List of Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates

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 Salem Red Sox
2019 Salem Red Sox
2018 Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox
2017 Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox
2016 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners
2015 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners
2014 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2013 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2012 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2011 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2010 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2009 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Salem Red Sox Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2008 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Lancaster JetHawks Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2007 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Lancaster JetHawks Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2006 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Wilmington Blue Rocks Greenville Drive Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2005 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Wilmington Blue Rocks Greenville Bombers Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2004 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Sarasota Red Sox Augusta GreenJackets Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
Ciudad Alianza
2003 Pawtucket Red Sox Portland Sea Dogs Sarasota Red Sox Augusta GreenJackets Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox 1
DSL Red Sox 2
2002 Pawtucket Red Sox Trenton Thunder Sarasota Red Sox Augusta GreenJackets Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2001 Pawtucket Red Sox Trenton Thunder Sarasota Red Sox Augusta GreenJackets Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
2000 Pawtucket Red Sox Trenton Thunder Sarasota Red Sox Augusta GreenJackets Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
1999 Pawtucket Red Sox Trenton Thunder Sarasota Red Sox Augusta GreenJackets Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
1998 Pawtucket Red Sox Trenton Thunder Sarasota Red Sox Michigan Battle Cats Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
1997 Pawtucket Red Sox Trenton Thunder Sarasota Red Sox Michigan Battle Cats Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox DSL Red Sox
1996 Pawtucket Red Sox Trenton Thunder Sarasota Red Sox Michigan Battle Cats Lowell Spinners GCL Red Sox
1995 Pawtucket Red Sox Trenton Thunder Sarasota Red Sox Michigan Battle Cats Utica Blue Sox GCL Red Sox
1994 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Sarasota Red Sox, Lynchburg Red Sox Utica Blue Sox GCL Red Sox
1993 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Fort Lauderdale Red Sox, Lynchburg Red Sox Utica Blue Sox GCL Red Sox
1992 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Lynchburg Red Sox Elmira Pioneers GCL Red Sox
1991 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Lynchburg Red Sox Elmira Pioneers GCL Red Sox
1990 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Lynchburg Red Sox Elmira Pioneers GCL Red Sox

19631989

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 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Lynchburg Red Sox Elmira Pioneers GCL Red Sox
1988 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Lynchburg Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1987 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Greensboro Hornets Elmira Pioneers
1986 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Greensboro Hornets Elmira Pioneers
1985 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Greensboro Hornets Elmira Pioneers
1984 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Spirits Elmira Pioneers
1983 Pawtucket Red Sox New Britain Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1982 Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1981 Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1980 Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1979[2] Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1978 Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1977 Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1976 Rhode Island Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1975 Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1974[3] Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1973 Pawtucket Red Sox Bristol Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Elmira Pioneers
1972 Louisville Colonels Pawtucket Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox Williamsport Red Sox
1971 Louisville Colonels Pawtucket Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox, Greenville Red Sox Williamsport Red Sox
1970 Louisville Colonels Pawtucket Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox, Greenville Red Sox Jamestown Falcons
1969 Louisville Colonels Pittsfield Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox, Greenville Red Sox Jamestown Falcons
1968 Louisville Colonels Pittsfield Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox, Greenville Red Sox, Waterloo Hawks Jamestown Falcons
1967 Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsfield Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox, Greenville Red Sox, Waterloo Hawks
1966 Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsfield Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox, Waterloo Hawks, Oneonta Red Sox Covington Red Sox
1965[4] Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsfield Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox, Waterloo Hawks, Wellsville Red Sox Harlan Red Sox
1964 Seattle Rainiers Reading Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox, Waterloo Hawks, Wellsville Red Sox
1963[5] Seattle Rainiers Reading Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox, Waterloo Hawks, Wellsville Red Sox

Pre-1963

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 Seattle Rainiers York White Roses Winston-Salem Red Sox Pocatello Chiefs Waterloo Hawks
Olean Red Sox
1961 Seattle Rainiers Johnstown Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox Waterloo Hawks
Alpine Cowboys
Olean Red Sox
1960 Minneapolis Millers Allentown Red Sox Raleigh Capitals Waterloo Hawks
Corning Red Sox
Alpine Cowboys
1959 Minneapolis Millers Allentown Red Sox Raleigh Capitals Waterloo Hawks
Corning Cor-Sox
Alpine Cowboys
1958 Minneapolis Millers Memphis Chickasaws Allentown Red Sox Raleigh Capitals Waterloo Hawks
Corning Red Sox
Lexington Red Sox
1957[6] San Francisco Seals (Open) Oklahoma City Indians Albany Senators Greensboro Patriots Corning Red Sox
Lexington Red Sox
Lafayette Red Sox
1956 San Francisco Seals (Open) Oklahoma City Indians Albany Senators Greensboro Patriots Corning Red Sox
Lexington Red Sox
Lafayette Red Sox
1955 Louisville Colonels Montgomery Rebels Greensboro Patriots San Jose Red Sox Corning Red Sox
Bluefield Blue-Grays
1954 Louisville Colonels Albany Senators Greensboro Patriots San Jose Red Sox Corning Red Sox
Bluefield Blue-Grays
1953 Louisville Colonels Albany Senators Roanoke Ro-Sox
Greensboro Patriots
San Jose Red Sox Salisbury Rocots
1952 Louisville Colonels Birmingham Barons Albany Senators Roanoke Ro-Sox San Jose Red Sox High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms
1951 Louisville Colonels Birmingham Barons Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Ro-Sox San Jose Red Sox
Oneonta Red Sox
Marion Red Sox
High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms
1950 Louisville Colonels Birmingham Barons Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox San Jose Red Sox
Oneonta Red Sox
Marion Red Sox
Kinston Eagles
1949 Louisville Colonels Birmingham Barons Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox San Jose Red Sox
Oneonta Red Sox
Marion Red Sox
Valley Rebels
Hornell Maple Leafs
1948[7] Louisville Colonels Birmingham Barons Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox
Lynn Red Sox
San Jose Red Sox
Oneonta Red Sox
Auburn Cayugas
El Paso Texans
Milford Red Sox
Wellsville Nitros
Valley Rebels
Oroville Red Sox
1947 Louisville Colonels
Toronto Maple Leafs
New Orleans Pelicans Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox
Lynn Red Sox
San Jose Red Sox
Oneonta Red Sox
Milford Red Sox
Wellsville Nitros
1946 Louisville Colonels New Orleans Pelicans Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox
Lynn Red Sox
Oneonta Red Sox Milford Red Sox
Tarboro Tars
Geneva Red Birds
New Iberia Cardinals
1945 Louisville Colonels Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox
1944 Louisville Colonels Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox Middletown Red Sox
1943 Louisville Colonels Scranton Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox
1942 Louisville Colonels Scranton Red Sox Greensboro Red Sox Canton Terriers
Oneonta Indians
Danville-Schoolfield Leafs
Owensboro Oilers
1941 Louisville Colonels Scranton Red Sox Greensboro Red Sox Canton Terriers
Oneonta Indians
Danville-Schoolfield Leafs
Centreville Red Sox
Owensboro Oilers
1940 Louisville Colonels Scranton Red Sox
Little Rock Travelers
Rocky Mount Red Sox Canton Terriers Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox
Danville-Schoolfield Leafs
Centreville Red Sox
1939 Louisville Colonels Scranton Red Sox
Little Rock Travelers
Rocky Mount Red Sox Canton Terriers
Clarksdale Red Sox
Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox
Danville-Schoolfield Leafs
Centreville Colts
1938 Minneapolis Millers Little Rock Travelers
Hazleton Red Sox
Rocky Mount Red Sox Canton Terriers
Clarksdale Red Sox
Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox
Crookston Pirates
1937 San Diego Padres
Minneapolis Millers
Little Rock Travelers
Hazleton Red Sox
Rocky Mount Red Sox Canton Terriers
Brockville Blues
Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox
Centreville Colts
Mansfield Red Sox
Moultrie Packers
1936 San Diego Padres
Syracuse Chiefs
Little Rock Travelers
Elmira Pioneers
Rocky Mount Red Sox Canton Terriers McKeesport Tubers
Eau Claire Bears
1935 Syracuse Chiefs Knoxville Smokies Charlotte Hornets Shreveport Sports/Gladewater Bears
1934 Syracuse Chiefs Reading Red Sox Columbia Sandlappers/Asheville Tourists Joplin Miners
1933 Reading Red Sox
1932 Hazleton Mountaineers
Wilmington Pirates

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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