List of Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates

Atlanta Braves

1990present

The current structure of minor league baseball has been in effect since the 1990 season when the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Advanced A. The Rookie level consists of domestic and foreign circuits, the latter based in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.[1]

Year AAA AA Advanced A A Short Season A Rookie Foreign Rookie
2020 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Rome Braves Danville Braves
2019 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Rome Braves Danville Braves
2018 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Rome Braves Danville Braves
2017 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Rome Braves Danville Braves
2016 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Carolina Mudcats Rome Braves Danville Braves
2015 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Carolina Mudcats Rome Braves Danville Braves
2014 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Lynchburg Hillcats Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2013 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Lynchburg Hillcats Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2012 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Lynchburg Hillcats Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2011 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Lynchburg Hillcats Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2010 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2009 Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2008 Richmond Braves Mississippi Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2007 Richmond Braves Mississippi Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2006 Richmond Braves Mississippi Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
2005 Richmond Braves Mississippi Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves 1
DSL Braves 2
2004 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves 1
DSL Braves 2
2003 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves 1
DSL Braves 2
2002 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Macon Braves Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves 1
DSL Braves 2
2001 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Macon Braves Jamestown Jammers Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves 1
DSL Braves 2
2000 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Macon Braves Jamestown Jammers Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1999 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Macon Braves Jamestown Jammers Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1998 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Danville 97s Macon Braves Eugene Emeralds Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1997 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Macon Braves Eugene Emeralds Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1996 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Macon Braves Eugene Emeralds Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1995 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Macon Braves Eugene Emeralds Danville Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1994 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Macon Braves Danville Braves
Idaho Falls Braves
GCL Braves
1993 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Macon Braves Danville Braves
Idaho Falls Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1992 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Macon Braves Pulaski Braves
Idaho Falls Gems
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1991 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Macon Braves Pulaski Braves
Idaho Falls Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves
1990 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Sumter Braves, Burlington Braves Pulaski Braves
Idaho Falls Braves
GCL Braves
DSL Braves

19661989

The foundation of the minors' current structure was the result of a reorganization initiated by Major League Baseball (MLB) before the 1963 season. The reduction from six classes to four (AAA, AA, A and Rookie) was a response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Short Season A in 1966.[1]

Year AAA AA A Short Season A Rookie
1989 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls, Sumter Braves, Burlington Braves Pulaski Braves, Idaho Falls Braves
GCL Braves, DSL Braves
1988 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls, Sumter Braves, Burlington Braves Pulaski Braves, Idaho Falls Braves
GCL Braves
1987 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls, Sumter Braves Pulaski Braves, Idaho Falls Braves
GCL Braves
1986 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls, Sumter Braves Pulaski Braves, Idaho Falls Braves
GCL Braves
1985 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls, Sumter Braves Pulaski Braves, GCL Braves
1984 Richmond Braves Greenville Braves Durham Bulls Pulaski Braves, GCL Braves
1983 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Durham Bulls Pulaski Braves, GCL Braves
1982 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Durham Bulls Pulaski Braves, GCL Braves
1981 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Durham Bulls GCL Braves
1980 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Durham Bulls GCL Braves
1979[2] Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Kingsport Braves, GCL Braves
1978 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Kingsport Braves, GCL Braves
1977 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Kingsport Braves, GCL Braves
1976 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Kingsport Braves, GCL Braves
1975 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Kingsport Braves
1974[3] Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Kingsport Braves
1973 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Wytheville Braves
1972 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Wytheville Braves
1971 Richmond Braves Savannah Braves Greenwood Braves Wytheville Braves
1970 Richmond Braves Shreveport Braves Greenwood Braves Magic Valley Cowboys
1969 Richmond Braves Shreveport Braves Greenwood Braves Magic Valley Cowboys
1968 Richmond Braves Shreveport Braves West Palm Beach Braves, Greenwood Braves Magic Valley Cowboys
1967 Richmond Braves Austin Braves West Palm Beach Braves, Kinston Eagles, Lexington Braves Jamestown Braves GCL Braves
1966 Richmond Braves Austin Braves West Palm Beach Braves, Kinston Eagles Yakima Braves GCL Braves

Milwaukee Braves

19631965

Year AAA AA A Short Season A Rookie
1965[4] Atlanta Crackers Austin Braves West Palm Beach Braves, Yakima Braves
1964 Denver Bears Austin Senators Yakima Braves, Greenville Braves, Binghamton Triplets
1963[5] Denver Bears, Toronto Maple Leafs Austin Senators Yakima Braves, Greenville Braves, Boise Braves, Waycross Braves

19531962

The minors operated with six classes (AAA, AA, A, B, C, D) from 1946 to 1962. The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was reclassified from AAA to Open in 1952 due to the possibility of becoming a third major league. This arrangement ended following the 1957 season when the relocation of the National League's Dodgers and Giants to the West Coast killed any chance of the PCL being promoted. The 1963 reorganization resulted in the Eastern and South Atlantic Leagues being elevated from A to AA, five of seven Class D circuits plus the ones in B and C upgraded to A and the Appalachian League reclassified from D to Rookie. The Alabama–Florida League folded following the 1962 campaign.[1]

Year AAA AA A B C D
1962 Louisville Colonels, Toronto Maple Leafs Austin Senators Yakima Braves Boise Braves
Eau Claire Braves
Cedar Rapids Braves
Dublin Braves
1961 Louisville Colonels, Vancouver Mounties Austin Senators Yakima Braves
Cedar Rapids Braves
Boise Braves
Eau Claire Braves
Wellsville Braves
Davenport Braves
Palatka Redlegs
Newton-Conover Twins
1960 Louisville Colonels, Sacramento Solons Austin Senators Jacksonville Braves Yakima Braves
Cedar Rapids Braves
Boise Braves
Eau Claire Braves
Wellsville Braves
Davenport Braves
1959 Louisville Colonels, Sacramento Solons Atlanta Crackers
Austin Senators
Jacksonville Braves Yakima Braves
Cedar Rapids Braves
Boise Braves
Eau Claire Braves
Wellsville Braves
McCook Braves
Midland Braves
1958 Wichita Braves Atlanta Crackers
Austin Senators
Jacksonville Braves
Topeka Hawks
Yakima Braves
Cedar Rapids Braves
Boise Braves
Eau Claire Braves
Salinas Packers
Wellsville Braves
McCook Braves
Waycross Braves
Midland Braves
1957[6] Wichita Braves Atlanta Crackers
Austin Senators
Jacksonville Braves
Topeka Hawks
Evansville Braves
Corpus Christi Clippers
Boise Braves
Eau Claire Braves
Salinas Packers
Wellsville Braves
Lawton Braves
McCook Braves
Waycross Braves
Leesburg Braves
1956 Wichita Braves Atlanta Crackers
Austin Senators
Jacksonville Braves
Topeka Hawks
Evansville Braves
Corpus Christi Clippers
Boise Braves
Eau Claire Braves
Salinas Packers
Wellsville Braves
Lawton Braves
McCook Braves
Waycross Braves
Leesburg Braves
1955 Toledo Sox Atlanta Crackers
Beaumont Exporters
Jacksonville Braves Evansville Braves
Corpus Christi Clippers
Boise Braves
Eau Claire Braves
Quebec Braves
Wellsville Braves
Lawton Braves
West Palm Beach Indians
1954 Toledo Sox Atlanta Crackers Jacksonville Braves
Lincoln Chiefs
Evansville Braves
Corpus Christi Clippers
Eau Claire Braves
Quebec Braves
Wellsville Braves
Lawton Braves
1953 Toledo Sox Atlanta Crackers Jacksonville Braves
Lincoln Chiefs
Evansville Braves
Hagerstown Braves
Wichita Falls Spudders
Eau Claire Bears
Quebec Braves
Modesto Reds
Wellsville Braves
Appleton Papermakers
Sandersville Wacos

Boston Braves/Bees

Year AAA AA A B C D
1952 Milwaukee Brewers Atlanta Crackers Hartford Chiefs Evansville Braves
Hagerstown Braves
Wichita Falls Spudders
Eau Claire Bears
Quebec Braves
Ventura Braves
Appleton Papermakers
Welch Miners
Harlan Smokies
Danville Dans
1951 Milwaukee Brewers Atlanta Crackers Hartford Chiefs, Denver Bears Evansville Braves
Hagerstown Braves
Wichita Falls Spudders
Eau Claire Bears
Quebec Braves
Ventura Braves
Bluefield Blue-Grays
1950 Milwaukee Brewers Atlanta Crackers Hartford Chiefs, Denver Bears Evansville Braves
Jackson Senators
Hagerstown Braves
Eau Claire Bears
Ventura Braves
Bluefield Blue-Grays
Owensboro Oilers
1949 Milwaukee Brewers Hartford Chiefs, Denver Bears Evansville Braves
Jackson Senators
Pawtucket Slaters
Eau Claire Bears Bluefield Blue-Grays
Owensboro Oilers
High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms
Marysville Braves
1948[7] Milwaukee Brewers Hartford Chiefs Evansville Braves
Jackson Senators
Pawtucket Slaters
Eau Claire Bears
Leavenworth Braves
Kingston Ponies
Bluefield Blue-Grays
Owensboro Oilers
Richmond Roses
High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms
Marysville Braves
Mount Vernon Blues
1947 Milwaukee Brewers Little Rock Travelers Hartford Chiefs Evansville Braves
Jackson Senators
Pawtucket Slaters
Eau Claire Bears
Leavenworth Braves
Fort Lauderdale Braves
Amarillo Gold Sox
Las Vegas Wranglers
Bluefield Blue-Grays
Owensboro Oilers
Richmond Roses
Bloomingdale Troopers
1946 Indianapolis Indians Hartford Chiefs Evansville Braves
Jackson Senators
Pawtucket Slaters
Vancouver Capilanos
Leavenworth Braves
Miami Beach Flamingos
Raleigh Capitals
Bluefield Blue-Grays
Owensboro Oilers
Richmond Roses
1945 Indianapolis Indians Hartford Bees Mooresville Braves
1944 Indianapolis Indians Hartford Laurels
1943 Hartford Bees
1942 Hartford Bees Evansville Bees Welch Miners Bradford Bees
Greeneville Burley Cubs
1941 Hartford Bees Evansville Bees
Bridgeport Bees
Bradford Bees
1940 Hartford Bees Evansville Bees
York Bees
Bradford Bees
Owensboro Oilers
1939 Hartford Bees Evansville Bees Utica Braves
Allentown Dukes
Charleston Senators
Bradford Bees
Owensboro Oilers
1938 Hartford Laurels Evansville Bees Erie Sailors Salisbury Bees
Lexington Bees
1937 Scranton Miners Columbia Senators Zanesville Greys
Ottawa Braves
Salisbury Bees
Beaver Falls Bees
1936 St. Paul Saints Knoxville Smokies Watertown Bucks/Massena Grays
1935 Harrisburg Senators McKeesport Braves
1934 Harrisburg Senators
1933 Harrisburg Senators
1932 Harrisburg Senators

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cronin, John. "Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors", The Baseball Research Journal (Society for American Baseball Research), Spring 2013.
  2. Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1979.
  3. Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1974.
  4. Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1965.
  5. Official Baseball Record Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1963.
  6. Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1957.
  7. Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1948.

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