In the 1930's, the Goshen Red Wings were organized on this site as a community Negro baseball team by F.B. Morris, principal of Goshen School, and the original school and ballfield are located here. In 1947, the Goshen Red Wings became the Greensboro Red Wings and joined the Carolina League, playing other Negro baseball teams in N.C. and V.A. Organizers of the team were A. Crump, S. Kelly, F.B. Morris, E. Alexander, and M. Watkins. Several members of the Red Wings played with National Negro League Baseball Teams. In 1954, Thomas E. Alston, first baseman for the Red Wings, became the first Black man to play with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is buried on this site. The contributions made by these men helped to shape baseball in Greensboro and nationally.