Winston-Salem Dash

Winston-Salem Dash Founded in 1945 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Advanced-A
Minor league affiliations
League	Carolina League
Division	Southern Division
Major league affiliations
Current	Chicago White Sox (1997-present) Cincinnati Reds (1993-1996) Chicago Cubs (1985-1992) Boston Red Sox (1961-1984) New York Yankees (1955-1956) St. Louis Cardinals (1945-1954, 1957-1960) Detroit Tigers (1941-1942) Cleveland Indians (1939) Brooklyn Dodgers (1938) Detroit Tigers (1937) New York Giants (1932)
Minor league titles
League titles	1928, 1950, 1951, 1964, 1970, 1973, 1986, 1993, 2003.
Team data
Nickname	Winston-Salem Dash (2009-present)
Previous names	Winston-Salem Warthogs (1995-2008) Winston-Salem Spirits (1984-1994) Winston-Salem Red Sox (1961-1983) Winston-Salem Red Birds (1957-1960) Winston-Salem Cardinals (1945-1953) Winston-Salem Twins (1905, 1908-1917, 1920-1933, 1937-1942, 1954-1956)
Ballpark	BB&T Ballpark (2010-present)
Previous parks	Ernie Shore Field (Now Called Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park) (1956-2009) * South Side Park (1945-1955)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Billy Prim / Sports Menagerie
Manager	Tommy Thompson
General manager	Geoff Lassiter

The Winston-Salem Dash is 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 Dash began playing their home games at the new BB&T Ballpark beginning in 2010 after having Ernie Shore Field (now known as Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park) as their home from 1956 to 2009.

History

The current franchise dates to 1945, and was originally known as the Cardinals. Previous baseball clubs in Winston-Salem had typically been called 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 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 logo of the Winston-Salem Warthogs, used from 1995 to 2008

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 state zoo around that time. As the Warthogs, they were the league champion in 2003.

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 attributed a nickname for the city of Winston-Salem, "The Dash," a reference to the dash (-) symbol used in the middle of the city's name, despite the fact that it is actually a hyphen.

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.

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. 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 record

(Compiled from )

Roster

2013 Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

External links

Media related to Winston-Salem Dash at Wikimedia Commons

• Winston-Salem Dash official website

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