Winston-Salem Warthogs
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| Winston-Salem Warthogs Founded in 1945 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| Owner(s)/Operated by: Billy Prim & Andrew Filipowski / Sports Menagerie |
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The Winston-Salem Warthogs are a minor league baseball team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class High-A team in the Carolina League and have been a farm team of the Chicago White Sox since 1997. The Warthogs play home games at Ernie Shore Field.
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[edit] History
The current franchise dates to 1945, and was originally known as the Cardinals. However, baseball clubs in Winston-Salem were known as the "Twins" in reference to the long-since-merged "Twin Cities" of Winston and Salem since 1905. Prior to the Carolina League years, 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.
After a brief period (1957-60) 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 indeed 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 two seasons with the Reds, however, 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 state zoo around that time.
The Warthogs were again the league champion in 2003.
[edit] Ballparks
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 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. The team's mascot is known as 'Wally Warthog'. The team is developing a new stadium and is working with the city of Winston-Salem to find the most cost-effective strategy for the project.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
(Compiled from [1])
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | League/Notes |
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| 1905 | 10-14 | 3rd | J.C. "Con" Strothers / Earle Holt | League disbanded August 19 | Virginia-North Carolina League, Salisbury-Spencer (24-28) moved to Winston-Salem July 17 |
| 1908 | 41-48 | 4th | Robert Carter | none | Carolina Baseball Association, Known as "Twins" |
| 1909 | 54-52 | 4th | Robert Carter | none | |
| 1910 | 51-57 | 4th | James McKivett | none | |
| 1911 | 72-37 | 1st | Charles Clancy | none League Champs | |
| 1912 | 63-47 | 2nd | Charles Clancy | none | |
| 1913 | 66-49 | 1st | Charles Clancy | none League Champs | |
| 1914 | 70-47 | 1st | Charles Clancy | none League Champs | |
| 1915 | 53-69 | 5th | Charles Clancy | none | |
| 1916 | 63-48 | 2nd | Charles Clancy | none | |
| 1917 | 17-20 | 4th | Charles Clancy | League ceased operations May 30 | |
| 1920 | 56-65 | 4th | Bill Shumaker / Eddie Brennan / Jim Kelly | Piedmont League | |
| 1921 | 62-58 | 4th | Charles Clancy | ||
| 1922 | 66-59 | 3rd | Charles Clancy | ||
| 1923 | 59-63 | 4th | Bill Leard / Mike Fahey | ||
| 1924 | 59-62 | 4th | Bill Jackson | none | |
| 1925 | 77-49 | 1st | Charles Carroll | Lost League Finals | |
| 1926 | 64-81 | 5th | Cy Chisolm / Red Irby / Walt Christensen / Art Bourg | ||
| 1927 | 79-64 | 3rd | Charles McMillan | ||
| 1928 | 82-51 | 1st | Bunn Hearn | League Champs | |
| 1929 | 77-63 | 3rd | George Whiteman | ||
| 1930 | 70-71 | 4th | Hal Weafer / Claude Joyner / Charles Carroll / Johnny Brock |
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| 1931 | 55-79 | 6th | Bunn Hearn / Bob "Stuffy" McCrone | ||
| 1932 | 18-28 | -- | Harry Wilke | Winston-Salem moved to High Point (50-38) August 20 | |
| 1933 | 42-99 | 6th | Jim Poole / Art Bourg | none | |
| 1937 | 35-105 | 8th | Alvin Crowder / Pepper Rhea / Phil Lundeen / Walt VanGrofski |
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| 1938 | 46-92 | 8th | Walt VanGrofski / Joe Prerost | ||
| 1939 | 54-84 | 8th | Charles Clancy | ||
| 1940 | 45-85 | 8th | Eddie Moore / Ray Brubaker | ||
| 1941 | 54-82 | 8th | Jake Atz | ||
| 1942 | 52-81 | 8th | Jack Tighe / Al Unser | ||
| 1945 | 61-76 | 6th | George Smith / George Ferrell | Carolina League Known as "Cardinals" | |
| 1946 | 68-72 | 5th | Zip Payne | ||
| 1947 | 85-57 | 2nd | Zip Payne | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1948 | 76-65 | 5th | Zip Payne | ||
| 1949 | 84-61 | 2nd | Willie Duke / George Ferrell / Roland LeBlanc | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1950 | 106-47 | 1st | George Kissell | League Champs | |
| 1951 | 81-58 | 2nd | Harold Olt | League Champs | |
| 1952 | 74-63 | 3rd | Harold Olt / Jimmy Brown | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1953 | 69-70 | 6th | Jimmy Brown | ||
| 1954 | 44-94 | 8th | Ralph Hodgin / Herb Brett | Known as "Twins" | |
| 1955 | 65-73 | 7th | Ken Silvestri / Aaron Robinson | ||
| 1956 | 59-91 | 8th | George Hausmann / Lee Peterson | ||
| 1957 | 72-68 | 4th | George Kissell | Known as "Red Birds" | |
| 1958 | 69-68 | 5th | Vern Benson | ||
| 1959 | 67-62 | 4th | Al Unser | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1960 | 61-76 | 5th | Chase Riddle | ||
| 1961 | 68-72 | 4th | Elmer Yoter (33-37) / Walt Novick (35-35) | none | Known as "Red Sox" |
| 1962 | 76-64 | 3rd | Eddie Popowski / Mace Brown | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1963 | 67-76 | 7th | Matt Sczesny / Bill Slack | ||
| 1964 | 82-57 | 1st | Bill Slack | League Champs | |
| 1965 | 65-79 | 7th | Bill Slack | ||
| 1966 | 82-58 | 1st | Bill Slack | Lost League Finals | |
| 1967 | 69-68 | 6th (t) | Bill Slack | ||
| 1968 | 56-81 | 9th | Bill Slack | ||
| 1969 | 77-67 | 4th | Matt Sczesny | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1970 | 79-58 | 1st | Bill Slack | League Champs | |
| 1971 | 67-67 | 4th | Don Lock | ||
| 1972 | 65-74 | 5th | Rac Slider | ||
| 1973 | 77-62 | 2nd | Bill Slack | League Champs | |
| 1974 | 76-61 | 3rd | Bill Slack | none | |
| 1975 | 81-62 | 2nd | John Kennedy | none | |
| 1976 | 80-57 | 1st | Tony Torchia | none League Champs | |
| 1977 | 61-77 | 4th | Tony Torchia | ||
| 1978 | 55-77 | 6th | Bill Slack | ||
| 1979 | 85-55 | 1st | Bill Slack | none League Champs | |
| 1980 | 76-64 | 4th | Buddy Hunter | ||
| 1981 | 72-67 | 2nd | Buddy Hunter | ||
| 1982 | 45-93 | 7th | Rac Slider | ||
| 1983 | 74-66 | 3rd | Bill Slack | Lost League Finals | |
| 1984 | 58-82 | 8th | Bill Slack | Known as "Spirits" | |
| 1985 | 58-81 | 8th | Cal Ermer | ||
| 1986 | 82-56 | 2nd | Jim Essian | League Champs | |
| 1987 | 72-68 | 3rd (t) | Jay Loviglio | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1988 | 73-67 | 5th | Jay Loviglio | ||
| 1989 | 64-71 | 6th | Jay Loviglio | ||
| 1990 | 86-54 | 2nd | Brad Mills | ||
| 1991 | 83-57 | 2nd | Brad Mills | ||
| 1992 | 66-73 | 7th | Bill Hayes | ||
| 1993 | 72-68 | 3rd (t) | Mark Berry | League Champs | |
| 1994 | 67-70 | 4th | Mark Berry | Lost League Finals | |
| 1995 | 69-68 | 3rd | Mark Berry | Known as "Warthogs" | |
| 1996 | 74-65 | 3rd | Phillip Wellman | ||
| 1997 | 63-77 | 7th | Mike Heath (38-53) / Mark Haley (25-24) | ||
| 1998 | 79-60 | 2nd | Chris Cron | Lost League Finals | |
| 1999 | 63-75 | 7th | Jerry Terrell | ||
| 2000 | 68-71 | 4th | Brian Dayett | ||
| 2001 | 54-86 | 8th | Wally Backman | ||
| 2002 | 50-90 | 7th | Razor Shines | ||
| 2003 | 71-67 | 5th | Razor Shines | League Champs | |
| 2004 | 74-66 | 4th | Ken Dominguez / Nick Leyva | Lost in 1st round | |
| 2005 | 77-64 | 3rd | Chris Cron | Lost in 1st round | |
| 2006 | 66-72 | 5th | Rafael Santana |
[edit] Current roster
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| Charlotte Knights | Birmingham Barons |
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