Winston-Salem, NC

Winston-Salem, North Carolina has had a team in the Carolina League every season since the circuit was formed in 1945. They are the only city to have that distinction. The city is located in northern North Carolina and is the fourth largest in the state; it was a traditional center of the tobacco industry. It was formed in 1913 when the adjoining towns of Salem and Winston were officially joined, although the two had functioned as a single city for decades beforehand.

Teams that have played here

• Winston-Salem Twins, Virginia-North Carolina League (1905)
• Winston-Salem Twins, Carolina Association (1908-1912)
• Winston-Salem Twins, North Carolina State League (1913-1917)
• Winston-Salem Twins, Piedmont League (1920-1933, 1937-1942)
• Winston-Salem Cardinals, Carolina League (1945-1953)
• Winston-Salem Twins, Carolina League (1954-1956)
• Winston-Salem Red Birds, Carolina League (1957-1960)
• Winston-Salem Red Sox, Carolina League (1961-1983)
• Winston-Salem Spirits, Carolina League (1984-1994)
• Winston-Salem Warthogs, Carolina League (1995-2008)
• Winston-Salem Dash, Carolina League (2009-2019)
• Winston-Salem Dash, High-A East (2021)
• Winston-Salem Dash, South Atlantic League (2022- )

Persons who were born here

• Dustin Ackley, infielder
• C.J. Beatty, minor league infielder
• Paul Bennett, minor league infielder
• Don Cardwell, pitcher
• Howard Cosell, broadcaster
• Alvin Crowder, pitcher
• Spencer Davis, infielder
• Ryan Dull, pitcher
• Harvey Gentry, pinch-hitter
• Mark Grace, infielder
• Napoleon Hairston, outfielder
• John Hendricks, scout
• Chris Jacobs, minor league infielder
• Ed Lyons, infielder
• Levi Michael, minor league infielder
• D.J. Mitchell, pitcher
• Seth Simmons, minor league pitcher
• Erik Walker, minor league pitcher
• Carson Whisenhunt, minor league pitcher
• Dennis Womack, college coach

Persons who died here

• Tom Alston, infielder
• Fred Anderson, pitcher
• Nate Andrews, pitcher
• Hadley Badgett, minor league infielder
• Don Cardwell, pitcher
• Alvin Crowder, pitcher
• Alex Crumbley, outfielder
• Bunny Downs, infielder, manager
• Beattie Feathers, minor league outfielder
• Rufe Gentry, pitcher
• Bob Gillespie, pitcher
• Don Hankins, pitcher
• Garrell Hartman, outfielder
• Cal Koonce, pitcher
• Jack Krol, manager
• Glenn Liebhardt, pitcher
• Wes Livengood, pitcher
• Ed Lyons, infielder
• Duke Markham, outfielder
• Johnny Meador, pitcher
• Howie Nunn, pitcher
• Dave Poole, college coach
• Buck Rogers, pitcher
• Ernie Shore, pitcher
• Luke Stuart, infielder
• Tom Videtich, minor league catcher
• Todd Welborn, minor league pitcher
• Ducky Yount, pitcher
• Eddie Yuhas, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Calvary Baptist Day School
• Carolina University
• James A. Gray High School
• Mt. Tabor High School
• North Forsyth High School
• Parkland High School
• Richard J. Reynolds High School
• Wake Forest University
• Winston-Salem State University