Eastern League (1995-2015) Born: November 15, 1994 – Re-branded from New Britain Red Sox Move Announced: June 4, 2014 (Franchise to become Hartford Yard Goats
Eastern League (1970-1972) International League (1973-2019) Born (Eastern League franchise): October 1969: The Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox relocate to Pawtucket, RI Born (International League franchise): November
The Reading Red Sox were a fleeting entry in the Class AA Eastern League in 1963 and 1964. As the name implies, the team served as farm club for the Boston Red Sox of the American League. Reading previously had an Eastern League club – the Indians – from 1952 until 1961. After a summer without baseball in 1962, the Red Sox arrived in town in April 1963. Reading helped to develop several key members of Boston’s 1967 “Impossible Dream” pennant winning club, including Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith.
Pacific Coast League (1978-1993) Born: 1978 – PCL expansion franchise Moved: 1993 (Salt Lake Buzz) First Game: April 15, 1978 (W 3-2, L 5-4 @ Salt
Winston-Salem, North Carolina served as a long-time Carolina League outpost of the Boston Red Sox from 1961 until 1984. For all but the last of those seasons, the Winston-Salem club played under the Red Sox name. Future Red Sox stars who developed at Winston-Salem’s Ernie Shore Field included future Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, Dwight Evans, Bill Lee, George Scott, Cecil Cooper, Sparky Lyle and more. The franchise changed its name to the Winston-Salem Spirits in 1984 and parted ways with the Red Sox organization to become a Chicago Cubs affiliate in 1985.
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