List of Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates
On April 14, 1934, the Phillies entered into an affiliation agreement with the New York-Penn League Hazelton Mountaineers. This was the first minor league affiliation for the Phillies.[1]
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[edit] 1963 to the present
The Philadelphia Phillies maintained eight minor league affiliates as of 2010. This list compiles the history of their minor league affiliates since the re-organization of the Minor League classification season prior to the 1963 season.
| Year | AAA | AA | High-A | Low-A | Short Season-A Affiliate | Rookie | Rookie | Rookie |
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| 2010 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Threshers | Lakewood BlueClaws | Williamsport Crosscutters | GCL Phillies | VSL Phillies | DSL Phillies |
| 2009 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Threshers | Lakewood BlueClaws | Williamsport Crosscutters | GCL Phillies | VSL Phillies | DSL Phillies |
| 2008 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Threshers | Lakewood BlueClaws | Williamsport Crosscutters | GCL Phillies | VSL Phillies | DSL Phillies |
| 2007 | Ottawa Lynx | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Threshers | Lakewood BlueClaws | Williamsport Crosscutters | GCL Phillies | VSL Phillies | DSL Phillies |
| 2006 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Threshers | Lakewood BlueClaws | Batavia Muckdogs | GCL Phillies | ||
| 2005 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Threshers | Lakewood BlueClaws | Batavia Muckdogs | GCL Phillies | ||
| 2004 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Threshers | Lakewood BlueClaws | Batavia Muckdogs | GCL Phillies | ||
| 2003 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Lakewood BlueClaws | Batavia Muckdogs | GCL Phillies | ||
| 2002 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Lakewood BlueClaws | Batavia Muckdogs | GCL Phillies | ||
| 2001 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Lakewood BlueClaws | Batavia Muckdogs | GCL Phillies | ||
| 2000 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Piedmont Boll Weevils | Batavia Muckdogs | GCL Phillies | ||
| 1999 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Piedmont Boll Weevils | Batavia Muckdogs | GCL Phillies | ||
| 1998 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Piedmont Boll Weevils | Batavia Muckdogs | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1997 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Piedmont Boll Weevils | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1996 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Piedmont Boll Weevils | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1995 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Piedmont Phillies | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1994 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1993 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1992 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1991 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1990 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | Princeton Patriots | |
| 1989 | Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1988 | Maine Phillies | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Batavia Clippers | Martinsville Phillies | ||
| 1987 | Maine Guides | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Utica Blue Sox | |||
| 1986 | Portland Beavers | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Utica Blue Sox | Bend Phillies | ||
| 1985 | Portland Beavers | Reading Phillies | Clearwater Phillies Peninsula Pilots |
Spartanburg Suns | Bend Phillies | |||
| 1984 | Portland Beavers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Suns | Bend Phillies | GCL Phillies | ||
| 1983 | Portland Beavers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Spinners | Bend Phillies | Helena Phillies | ||
| 1982 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Traders | Bend Phillies | Helena Phillies | ||
| 1981 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Traders | Bend Phillies | Helena Phillies | ||
| 1980 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Phillies | Central Oregon Phillies | Helena Phillies | ||
| 1979 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Phillies | Central Oregon Phillies | Helena Phillies | ||
| 1978 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Phillies | Helena Phillies | |||
| 1977 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Phillies | Auburn Phillies | |||
| 1976 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Pilots | Spartanburg Phillies | Auburn Phillies | |||
| 1975 | Toledo Mud Hens | Reading Phillies | Rocky Mount Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Auburn Phillies | Pulaski Phillies | ||
| 1974 | Toledo Mud Hens | Reading Phillies | Rocky Mount Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Auburn Phillies | Pulaski Phillies | ||
| 1973 | Eugene Emeralds | Reading Phillies | Rocky Mount Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Auburn Phillies | Pulaski Phillies | ||
| 1972 | Eugene Emeralds | Reading Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Auburn Phillies | Pulaski Phillies | |||
| 1971 | Eugene Emeralds | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Walla Walla Phillies | Pulaski Phillies | ||
| 1970 | Eugene Emeralds | Reading Phillies | Peninsula Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Walla Walla Phillies | Pulaski Phillies | ||
| 1969 | Eugene Emeralds | Reading Phillies | Raleigh-Durham Phillies | Spartanburg Phillies | Walla Walla Bears | Pulaski Phillies | ||
| 1968 | San Diego Padres | Reading Phillies | Portsmouth Tides | Spartanburg Phillies | Eugene Emeralds | Huron Phillies | ||
| 1967 | San Diego Padres | Reading Phillies | Portsmouth Tides | Spartanburg Phillies | Bakersfield Bears | Huron Phillies | Batavia Trojans | |
| 1966 | San Diego Padres | Macon Peaches | Portsmouth Tides | Spartanburg Phillies | Bakersfield Bears | Huron Phillies | ||
| 1965 | Arkansas Travelers | Chattanooga Lookouts | Miami Marlins | Spartanburg Phillies | Bakersfield Bears | Huron Phillies | Eugene Emeralds | |
| 1964 | Arkansas Travelers | Chattanooga Lookouts | Miami Marlins | Spartanburg Phillies | Bakersfield Bears | Eugene Emeralds | ||
| 1963 | Arkansas Travelers | Chattanooga Lookouts | Miami Marlins | Spartanburg Phillies | Bakersfield Bears | Magic Valley Cowboys |
[edit] 1962 and prior years
Organized baseball reclassified its minor league system prior to the 1963 season. The classification of leagues as B, C, D, and E changed to the current A-based rankings: AAA, AA, A, short-season A, and Rookie-Advanced. Many leagues were reclassified. Class D day would be equivalent to the Rookie level today.
The Eastern League and Southern League moved up to AA; the Carolina League changed from B to A; the Northern League and California League moved from C to A; the Florida State League, Midwest League, Western Carolinas League (later renamed the South Atlantic League), and the Georgia-Florida League all moved from D to A. The New York-Penn League became a A (short-season) league, having previously been a D League. The other short-season A league, the Northwest League, had been a B league. The new Rookie-Advanced class was filled by the formerly C Pioneer League and D Appalachian League.
| Year | AAA | AA | A | B | C | D |
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| 1962 | Buffalo Bisons Dallas-Ft Worth Rangers |
Williamsport Grays | Bakersfield Bears Magic Valley Cowboys |
Dothan Phillies Miami Marlins |
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| 1961 | Buffalo Bisons | Chattanooga Lookouts | Williamsport Grays | Des Moines Demons | Bakersfield Bears Magic Valley Cowboys |
Elmira Pioneers Dothan Phillies |
| 1960 | Buffalo Bisons Indianapolis Indians |
Chattanooga Lookouts | Williamsport Grays Asheville Tourists |
Des Moines Demons | Bakersfield Bears | Elmira Pioneers Johnson City Phillies Tampa Tarpons |
| 1959 | Buffalo Bisons | Williamsport Grays Asheville Tourists |
Des Moines Demons | Bakersfield Bears | Elmira Pioneers Johnson City Phillies Tampa Tarpons |
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| 1958 | Miami Marlins | Tulsa Oilers | Williamsport Grays | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | Bakersfield Bears | Olean Oilers Johnson City Phillies Brunswick Phillies Tampa Tarpons |
| 1957 | Miami Marlins | Tulsa Oilers | Schenectady Blue Jays | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Lewiston Broncos |
Salt Lake City Bees | Olean Oilers Johnson City Phillies Moultrie Phillies/Brunswick Phillies Tampa Tarpons |
| 1956 | Miami Marlins | Schenectady Blue Jays | Wilson Tobs | Salt Lake City Bees | Olean Oilers Tifton Phillies Mattoon Phillies |
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| 1955 | Syracuse Chiefs | Schenectady Blue Jays | Reidsville Phillies | Salt Lake City Bees Trois-Rivières Phillies |
Bradford Phillies Pulaski Phillies Mattoon Phillies |
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| 1954 | Syracuse Chiefs | Schenectady Blue Jays Salem Senators |
Terre Haute Phillies | Salt Lake City Bees Trois-Rivières Phillies |
Bradford Phillies Pulaski Phillies Mattoon Phillies |
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| 1953 | Baltimore Orioles | Schenectady Blue Jays Spokane Indians |
Terre Haute Phillies | Salt Lake City Bees Granby Phillies |
Bradford Phillies Pulaski Phillies Mattoon Phillies |
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| 1952 | Baltimore Orioles | Schenectady Blue Jays Tri-City Braves |
Terre Haute Phillies Wilmington Blue Rocks |
Salt Lake City Bees Granby Phillies Grand Forks Chiefs Salina Blue Jays |
Bradford Phillies Pulaski Phillies Miami Eagles |
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| 1951 | Baltimore Orioles | Schenectady Blue Jays | Terre Haute Phillies Wilmington Blue Rocks |
Salt Lake City Bees Grand Forks Chiefs Salina Blue Jays Pittsfield Phillies |
Bradford Phillies Elizabethton Phils Klamath Falls Gems Lima Phillies |
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| 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Utica Blue Sox | Terre Haute Phillies Wilmington Blue Rocks |
Salina Blue Jays Schenectady Blue Jays Vandergrift Pioneers |
Bradford Phillies Klamath Falls Gems Lima Phillies Americus Phillies Carbondale Pioneers |
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| 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Utica Blue Sox | Terre Haute Phillies Wilmington Blue Rocks Portland Pilots |
Salina Blue Jays Schenectady Blue Jays Vandergrift Pioneers |
Bradford Blue Wings Klamath Falls Gems Americus Phillies Carbondale Pioneers Appleton Papermakers Pulaski Counts Seaford Eagles |
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| 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Utica Blue Sox | Terre Haute Phillies Wilmington Blue Rocks Portland Pilots |
Salina Blue Jays Schenectady Blue Jays Vandergrift Pioneers |
Bradford Blue Wings Klamath Falls Gems Americus Phillies Carbondale Pioneers Appleton Papermakers Baton Rouge Red Sticks Dover Phillies |
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| 1947 | Utica Blue Sox | Terre Haute Phillies Wilmington Blue Rocks |
Salina Blue Jays Schenectady Blue Jays Vandergrift Pioneers |
Bradford Blue Wings Americus Phillies Carbondale Pioneers Appleton Papermakers Dover Phillies |
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| 1946 | Utica Blue Sox | Terre Haute Phillies Wilmington Blue Rocks |
Salina Blue Jays Schenectady Blue Jays |
Bradford Blue Wings Americus Phillies Dover Phillies Green Bay Bluejays |
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| 1945 | Utica Blue Sox | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Greensboro Patriots | Bradford Blue Wings Concord Weavers |
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| 1944 | Utica Blue Sox | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Bradford Blue Wings | |||
| 1943 | Utica Braves | Trenton Packers | ||||
| 1942 | Trenton Packers | Rome Colonels | ||||
| 1941 | Allentown Wings | Wausau Timberjacks | Martinsville Manufacturers | |||
| 1940 | Baltimore Orioles | Pensacola Pilots Portsmouth Cubs |
Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators | Martinsville Manufacturers Dover Orioles Moultrie Packers Wausau Timberjacks |
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| 1939 | Pensacola Pilots Portsmouth Cubs |
Moultrie Packers Johnstown Johnnies Mayodan Millers |
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| 1938 | Montgomery Bombers | Centreville Colts Jonesboro Giants |
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| 1937 | Centreville Colts | |||||
| 1936 | Hazleton Mountaineers | |||||
| 1935 | Hazleton Mountaineers | |||||
| 1934 | Hazleton Mountaineers |
[edit] References
- ^ "Hazelton to Be Phils' Farm". New York Times. 1934-04-15. http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F60C13FE3B5A107A93C7A8178FD85F408385F9.
[edit] External links
- Phillies Official Web Site: Minor League Affiliates
- BR Bullpen: Phillies Minor League Affiliates
- Baseball-Reference: Phillies Minor League Affiliates