List of Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates

Atlanta Braves

1990–present

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

1966–1989

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

1963–1965

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

1953–1962

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. 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.

External links

• Atlanta/Milwaukee/Boston Braves Minor League Affiliates – Baseball-Reference.com.