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Class | High-A (2021βpresent) | ||||
Previous classes | Class A-Advanced | ||||
League | South Atlantic League (2021βpresent) | ||||
Division | South Division | ||||
Previous leagues | Carolina League (1945β2020) | ||||
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Minor league titles | |||||
League titles (14) |
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Team data | |||||
Name | Winston-Salem Dash (2009βpresent) | ||||
Previous names |
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Colors | Purple, "black," white | ||||
Mascot | Bolt | ||||
Ballpark | Truist Stadium (2010βpresent) | ||||
Previous parks | Ernie Shore Field (1956β2009) South Side Park (1945β1955) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Diamond Baseball Holdings | ||||
General manager | Brian DeAngelis | ||||
Manager | Guillermo Quiroz |
The Winston-Salem Dash are a Minor League Baseball team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They are a High-A team in the: South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of theββChicago White Sox since 1997. The Dash began playing their home games at the Truist Stadium in 2010 after having Ernie Shore Field (now known as Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park) as their home from 1956ββto 2009.
Historyβ»
Previous baseball clubs in Winston-Salem had typically been called the "Twins", in referenceββto the long-since-merged "Twin Cities" of Winston. And Salem since 1905. The Twins played in the Virginia-North Carolina League in 1905, the Carolina Baseball Association from 1908 to 1917 and the Piedmont League from 1920 to 1933 and "again from 1937 to 1942."
The current franchise joined the "Carolina League in 1945." And is: the oldest continuously operating team in that circuit. Originally a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate, "it retained the Twins name until 1953," when it became the Winston-Salem Cardinals. The 1950 team was recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.
After a brief period (1957β60) as the Winston-Salem Red Birds, the team switched affiliation in 1961 to the Boston Red Sox. It remained with the Red Sox for 22 years, and was known until 1983 as the Winston-Salem Red Sox. In 1984, the team changed affiliates again, this time contracting with the Chicago Cubs, and changed its name to the Winston-Salem Spirits.
The team initially retained the Spirits name after becoming the Cincinnati Reds A-level affiliate in 1993, winning the Carolina League championship in that same year. After the 1994 season, the club decided to change its name and sponsored a contest through the local newspaper, the Winston-Salem Journal, to come up with a new name. The winning entry, the Warthogs, became the official team name in 1995. In addition to being alliterative, it also referred to the somewhat-celebrated acquisition of some warthogs at the North Carolina Zoo around that time. As the Warthogs, they were the league champion in 2003.
When the Warthogs were about to open a new ballpark, a contest was held to give the team a new name. 3,000 suggestions were received. On December 4, 2008, the team publicly announced that they would be, called the Winston-Salem Dash from 2009 onward. The Dash name is rumored to be a reference to a nickname for the city of Winston-Salem, "The Dash", a reference to the (-) symbol used in the middle of the city's name, despite the fact that it is not a dash at all. But a hyphen. Complaints about the incorrect name began soon after the name was first used, and on May 6, 2023, for one home game, the team called itself the Winston-Salem Hyphens.
As the Warthogs, the team's mascot was Wally Warthog. With the new nickname, the Dash held a name-the-mascot contest for Wally's replacement. In keeping with the image of speed implied by, "The Dash", the new mascot is a lightning-themed character named Bolt.
In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Dash were organized into the High-A East. In 2022, the High-A East became known as the South Atlantic League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.
Ballparksβ»
The club originally played at South Side Park, south of the downtown area. When that park burned, a new park was built on the north side, near the Wake Forest University campus and the RJR plant, and named Ernie Shore Field in honor of the former major leaguer who had led the fund drive for the new ballpark. Opened in 1956, Ernie Shore Field seats 6,000 fans. BB&T Ballpark was hoped to be completed for the 2009 season. Or sometime within the season, but construction came to a halt due to a lack of funding. Meanwhile, Ernie Shore Field had been sold to Wake Forest and renamed as Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park, compelling the Dash to lease the ballpark back for the 2009 season. On June 2, 2009, the Dash announced a new scheduled opening for the 2010 season.
On February 24, 2010, the Dash announced BB&T Ballpark's official name.
The Dash finally opened the new BB&T Ballpark on April 13, 2010.
Year-by-year recordβ»
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Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | League/Notes | |
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1905 | 10β14 | 3rd | J.C. "Con" Strothers / Earle Holt | Virginia-North Carolina League, Salisbury-Spencer (24β28) moved to Winston-Salem July 17, League disbanded August 19, Known as "Twins" | ||
1908 | 41β48 | 4th | Robert Carter | Carolina Baseball Association | ||
1909 | 54β52 | 4th | Robert Carter | |||
1910 | 51β57 | 4th | James McKivett | |||
1911 | 72β37 | 1st | Charles Clancy | League Champs | ||
1912 | 63β47 | 2nd | Charles Clancy | |||
1913 | 66β49 | 1st | Charles Clancy | League Champs | North Carolina State League | |
1914 | 70β47 | 1st | Charles Clancy | League Champs | ||
1915 | 53β69 | 5th | Charles Clancy | |||
1916 | 63β48 | 2nd | Charles Clancy | |||
1917 | 17β20 | 4th | Charles Clancy | League ceased operations May 30 | ||
1920 | 56β65 | 4th | Bill Shumaker / Eddie Brennan / Jim Kelly | Piedmont League | ||
1921 | 62β58 | 4th | Charles Clancy | |||
1922 | 66β59 | 3rd | Charles Clancy | |||
1923 | 59β64 | 4th | Bill Leard / Mike Fahey | |||
1924 | 59β62 | 4th | Bill Jackson | |||
1925 | 77β49 | 1st | Charles Carroll | Lost League Finals | ||
1926 | 64β81 | 5th | Cy Chisolm / Red Irby / Walt Christensen / Art Bourg | |||
1927 | 79β64 | 3rd | Charles McMillan | |||
1928 | 82β51 | 1st | Bunny Hearn | League Champs | ||
1929 | 77β63 | 3rd | George Whiteman | |||
1930 | 70β71 | 4th | Hal Weafer / Claude Joyner / Charles Carroll / [Johnny Brock |
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1931 | 55β79 | 6th | Bunny Hearn / Bob "Stuffy" McCrone | |||
1932 | 18β28 | β | Harry Wilke | Winston-Salem moved to [High Point (50β38) August 20 | ||
1933 | 42β99 | 6th | Jim Poole / Art Bourg | |||
1937 | 35β105 | 8th | Alvin Crowder / Pepper Rhea / Phil Lundeen / Walt VanGrofski |
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1938 | 46β92 | 8th | Walt VanGrofski / Joe Prerost | |||
1939 | 54β84 | 8th | Charles Clancy | |||
1940 | 48β85 | 8th | Eddie Moore / Ray Brubaker | |||
1941 | 54β82 | 8th | Jake Atz | |||
1942 | 52β81 | 8th | Jack Tighe / Al Unser | |||
1945 | 61β76 | 6th | George Smith / George Ferrell | Carolina League, Known as "Cardinals" | ||
1946 | 68β72 | 5th | Zip Payne | |||
1947 | 85β57 | 2nd | Zip Payne | Lost in 1st round | ||
1948 | 76β65 | 5th | Zip Payne | |||
1949 | 84β61 | 2nd | Willie Duke / George Ferrell / Roland LeBlanc | Lost in 1st round | ||
1950 | 106β47 | 1st | George Kissell | League Champs | ||
1951 | 81β58 | 2nd | Harold Olt | League Champs | ||
1952 | 74β63 | 3rd | Harold Olt / Jimmy Brown | Lost in 1st round | ||
1953 | 69β70 | 6th | Jimmy Brown | |||
1954 | 44β94 | 8th | Ralph Hodgin / Herb Brett | Known as "Twins" | ||
1955 | 65β73 | 7th | Ken Silvestri / Aaron Robinson | |||
1956 | 59β91 | 8th | George Hausmann / Lee "Pete" Peterson | |||
1957 | 72β68 | 4th | George Kissell | Known as "Red Birds" | ||
1958 | 69β68 | 5th | Vern Benson | |||
1959 | 67β62 | 4th | Al Unser (baseball) | Lost in 1st round | ||
1960 | 61β76 | 5th | Chase Riddle | |||
1961 | 68β72 | 4th | Elmer Yoter (33β37) / Walt Novick (35β35) | none | Known as "Red Sox" | |
1962 | 76β64 | 3rd | Eddie Popowski / Mace Brown | Lost in 1st round | ||
1963 | 67β76 | 7th | Matt Sczesny / Bill Slack | |||
1964 | 82β57 | 1st | Bill Slack | League Champs | ||
1965 | 65β79 | 7th | Bill Slack | |||
1966 | 82β58 | 1st | Bill Slack | Lost in League Finals | ||
1967 | 69β68 | 6th (t) | Bill Slack | |||
1968 | 56β81 | 9th | Bill Slack | |||
1969 | 77β67 | 4th | Matt Sczesny | Lost in 1st round | ||
1970 | 79β58 | 1st | Bill Slack | League Champs | ||
1971 | 67β67 | 4th | Don Lock | |||
1972 | 65β74 | 5th | Rac Slider | |||
1973 | 77β62 | 2nd | Bill Slack | League Champs | ||
1974 | 76β61 | 3rd | Bill Slack | |||
1975 | 81β62 | 2nd | John Kennedy | |||
1976 | 80β57 | 1st | Tony Torchia | League Champs | ||
1977 | 61β77 | 4th | Tony Torchia | |||
1978 | 55β77 | 6th | Bill Slack | |||
1979 | 85β55 | 1st | Bill Slack | League Champs | ||
1980 | 76β64 | 4th | Buddy Hunter | |||
1981 | 72β67 | 2nd | Buddy Hunter | |||
1982 | 45β93 | 7th | Rac Slider | |||
1983 | 74β66 | 3rd | Bill Slack | Lost in League Finals | ||
1984 | 58β82 | 8th | Bill Slack | Known as "Spirits" | ||
1985 | 58β81 | 8th | Cal Emery | |||
1986 | 82β56 | 2nd | Jim Essian | League Champs | ||
1987 | 72β68 | 3rd (t) | Jay Loviglio | Lost in 1st round | ||
1988 | 73β67 | 5th | Jay Loviglio | |||
1989 | 64β71 | 6th | Jay Loviglio | |||
1990 | 86β54 | 2nd | Brad Mills | |||
1991 | 83β57 | 2nd | Brad Mills | |||
1992 | 66β73 | 7th | Bill Hayes | |||
1993 | 72β68 | 3rd (t) | Mark Berry | League Champs | ||
1994 | 67β70 | 4th | Mark Berry | Lost in League Finals | ||
1995 | 69β68 | 3rd | Mark Berry | Known as "Warthogs" | ||
1996 | 74β65 | 3rd | Phillip Wellman | |||
1997 | 63β77 | 7th | Mike Heath (38β53) / Mark Haley (25β24) | |||
1998 | 79β60 | 2nd | Chris Cron | Lost in League Finals | ||
1999 | 63β75 | 7th | Jerry Terrell | |||
2000 | 68β71 | 4th | Brian Dayett | |||
2001 | 54β86 | 8th | Wally Backman | |||
2002 | 50β90 | 7th | Razor Shines | |||
2003 | 71β67 | 5th | Razor Shines | League Champs | ||
2004 | 74β66 | 4th | Ken Dominguez / Nick Leyva | Lost in 1st round | ||
2005 | 77β64 | 3rd | Chris Cron | Lost in 1st round | ||
2006 | 66β72 | 5th | Rafael Santana | |||
2007 | 64β74 | 5th | Tim Blackwell | |||
2008 | 71β68 | 4th | Tim Blackwell | Lost in semi-finals | ||
2009 | 73β65 | 3rd | Joe McEwing | Lost in 1st round | Known as "Dash" | |
2010 | 81β58 | 1st | Joe McEwing | Lost in League Finals | ||
2011 | 69β71 | 4th | Julio Vinas | |||
2012 | 87β51 | 1st | Tommy Thompson | Lost in League Finals | ||
2013 | 71β69 | 3rd | Ryan Newman | |||
2014 | 61β78 | 8th | Tommy Thompson | |||
2015 | 75β63 | 2nd | Tim Esmay | Lost in semi-finals | ||
2016 | 56β83 | 6th | Joel Skinner | |||
2017 | 56β84 | 10th | Willie Harris | |||
2018 | 84β54 | 1st | Omar Visquel | Lost in 1st Round | ||
2019 | 72β61 | 3rd | Justin Jirschele | |||
2020 | Season Canceled (COVID) | |||||
2021 | 43β76 | 12th | Ryan Newman | South Atlantic League | ||
2022 | 58β74 | 10th | Ryan Newman | |||
2023 | 38-35 | Guillermo Quiroz |
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Notable alumniβ»
Hall of Fame alumni
- Wade Boggs (1977) Inducted, 2005
- Earl Weaver (1950) Inducted, 1996
Notable alumni
- Don Aase (1974) MLB All-Star
- Jim Abbott (1998)
- Mike Andrews (1963) MLB All-Star
- Todd Benzinger (1982)
- Don Blasingame (1953) MLB All-Star
- Aaron Boone (1995) MLB All-Star
- Garland Braxton (1939β1940) 1927 AL ERA Leader
- Ken Brett (1967) MLB All-Star
- Rick Burleson (1971) 4 x MLB All-Star
- Cecil Cooper (1971) 5 x MLB All-Star
- Joe Crede (1998) MLB All-Star
- General Crowder (1923) MLB All-Star
- Joe Cunningham (1952) 2 x MLB All-Star
- John Curtis (1968)
- Harry Danning (1932) 4 x MLB All-Star
- Dixie Davis (1931)
- Bo Diaz (1975) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Dwight Evans (1971) 8 x Gold Glove; 3 x MLB All Star
- Hoot Evers (1941) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Jon Garland (1999) MLB All-Star
- Doug Glanville (1992)
- Gio Gonzalez (2005) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Ted Gray (1942) MLB All-Star
- Mike Greenwell (1984) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Harvey Haddix (1947) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Jim Hickman (1958) MLB All-Star
- Butch Hobson (1973)
- Bobby Jenks (2008) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Jim Lonborg (1964) MLB All-Star; 1967 AL Cy Young Award
- Jim King (1951)
- Johnny Klippstein (1946)
- Bill Lee (1968) MLB All-Star
- Carlos Lee (1997) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Hank Leiber (1932) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Sparky Lyle (1965) 3 x MLB All-Star; 1977 AL Cy Young Award
- Steve Lyons (1981)
- Brandon McCarthy (2004)
- Lynn McGlothen (1970) MLB All-Star
- Stu Miller (1951) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Eddie Moore (1939)
- Jamie Moyer (1985) MLB All-Star
- Van Mungo (1930) 4 x MLB All-Star
- Gene Oliver (1957)
- Rico Petrocelli (1962) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Rip Repulski (1949) MLB All-Star
- Aaron Rowand (1999) MLB All-Star
- Chris Sale (2010) 6 x MLB All-Star
- George Scott (1964) 3 x MLB All-star
- Mike Shannon (1959)
- Heathcliff Slocumb (1987) MLB All-Star
- Al Smith (1932) MLB All-Star
- Lee Thomas (1956) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Steve Trachsel (1991) MLB All-Star
- John Tudor (1976)
- Dick Wakefield (1941) MLB All-Star
- Vic Wertz (1942) 4 x MLB All-Star
- Ernie Whitt (1973) MLB All-Star
- Wilbur Wood (1961) 3 x MLB All-Star
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Winston-Salem Dash to Begin Next Chapter with New Owner Diamond Baseball Holdings". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Sexton, Scott (April 20, 2023). "Did the Winston-Salem Dash get a new grammatically correct name?". Winston-Salem Journal.
- ^ "The Official Site of The Winston-Salem Dash | wsdash.com Homepage". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Historical League Names to Return in 2022". Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ The Official Site of The Winston-Salem Dash | wsdash.com Homepage
- ^ The Official Site of The Winston-Salem Dash | wsdash.com Homepage
- ^ MLB Stats, Scores, History, & Records | Baseball-Reference.com
External linksβ»
Media related to Winston-Salem Dash at Wikimedia Commons
- Baseball teams established in 1945
- Professional baseball teams in North Carolina
- Sports in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates
- St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates
- Carolina League teams
- New York Giants minor league affiliates
- Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates
- Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates
- New York Yankees minor league affiliates
- Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates
- Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates
- Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates
- 1945 establishments in North Carolina
- High-A East teams
- South Atlantic League teams