Cleveland Indians Affiliate History

Posted by tlastoria on 19 Apr 2010 | AL Central, Cleveland Indians

Here is a listing of the Cleveland Indians affiliates going back to 1932. This listing is as complete as possible, though as new information comes in it will be updated (feedback is welcomed). If you need to reference this listing again in the future, it will be housed in the resource section for easy access in the future. I apologize for the formatting….I will continue to work on it to see if it can be cleaned up at all.

Note: The minor leagues were much different prior to the early 1960s, so it is hard to get into on those leagues and teams. With travel not nearly as easy, as you can see the teams had a lot of affiliates in order to strategically place players all over the country that they had just signed.

Triple-A to Single-A Levels
Year	Triple-A	Double-A	High-A	Low-A
2009	Columbus	Akron	Kinston	Lake County
2008	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Lake County
2007	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Lake County
2006	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Lake County
2005	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Lake County
2004	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Lake County
2003	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Lake County
2002	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
2001	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
2000	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1999	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1998	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1997	Buffalo	Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1996	Buffalo	Canton-Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1995	Buffalo	Canton-Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1994	Charlotte	Canton-Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1993	Charlotte	Canton-Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1992	Colorado Springs	Canton-Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1991	Colorado Springs	Canton-Akron	Kinston	Columbus (GA)
1990	Colorado Springs	Canton-Akron	Kinston
1989	Colorado Springs	Canton-Akron		Kinston
1988	Colorado Springs	Williamsport		Kinston, Waterloo
1987	Buffalo	Williamsport		Kinston, Waterloo
1986	Maine	Waterbury		Waterloo
1985	Maine	Waterbury		Waterloo
1984	Maine	Buffalo		Waterloo
1983	Charleston	Buffalo		Waterloo
1982	Charleston	Chattanooga		Waterloo
1981	Charleston	Chattanooga		Waterloo
1980	Tacoma	Chattanooga		Waterloo
1979	Tacoma	Chattanooga		Waterloo
1978	Portland	Chattanooga		Waterloo
1977	Toledo	Jersey City		Waterloo
1976	Toledo	Williamsport		San Jose
1975	Oklahoma City	San Antonio		San Jose
1974	Oklahoma City	San Antonio		Reno
1973	Oklahoma City	San Antonio		Reno
1972	Portland	Elmira		Reno
1971	Wichita	Savannah		Reno
1970	Wichita	Savannah		Reno, Sumter
1969	Portland	Waterbury		Reno, Statesville/Monroe
1968	Portland	Waterbury		Reno, Rock Hill
1967	Portland	Pawtucket		Reno, Rock Hill
1966	Portland	Pawtucket		Dubuque, Reno
1965	Portland	Reading		Dubuque, Salinas
1964	Portland	Charleston		Burlington, Dubuque
1963	Jacksonville	Charleston		Burlington, Dubuque, Grand Forks
1962	Jacksonville, Salt Lake City
1961	Salt Lake City
1960	Toronto	Mobile
1959	San Diego	Mobile
1958	San Diego	Mobile
1957	San Diego	Mobile
1956	Indianapolis, San Diego	Mobile
1955	Indianapolis	Tulsa
1954	Indianapolis
1953	Indianapolis
1952	Indianapolis	Dallas
1951	San Diego	Dallas
1950	San Diego	Oklahoma City
1949	San Diego	Oklahoma City
1948	Baltimore	Oklahoma City
1947	Baltimore	Oklahoma City
1946	Baltimore	Oklahoma City
1945		Baltimore
1944		Baltimore
1943		Baltimore
1942		Baltimore
1941
1940
1939		Buffalo
1938		Milwaukee
1937		Milwaukee
1936		Minneapolis
1935		Minneapolis
1934
1933
1932

Short-Season, Rookie, and Class A-D Levels

Year	Short Season A	Rookie	Latin Rookie
2009	Mahoning Valley	AZL Indians	DSL Indians
2008	Mahoning Valley	GCL Indians	DSL Indians
2007	Mahoning Valley	GCL Indians	DSL Indians
2006	Mahoning Valley	Burlington, GCL Indians	DSL Indians
2005	Mahoning Valley	Burlington	DSL Indians 1 & 2
2004	Mahoning Valley	Burlington	DSL Indians 1 & 2
2003	Mahoning Valley	Burlington	San Felipe, DSL Indians 1 & 2
2002	Mahoning Valley	Burlington	San Felipe, DSL Indians 1 & 2
2001	Mahoning Valley	Burlington	DSL Indians, DSL Indians/Red Sox
2000	Mahoning Valley	Burlington	DSL Indians, DSL Twins/Indians
1999	Mahoning Valley	Burlington	DSL Indians
1998	Watertown	Burlington	DSL Indians
1997	Watertown	Burlington	DSL Indians
1996	Watertown	Burlington	DSL Indians
1995	Watertown	Burlington	DSL Indians
1994	Watertown	Burlington	DSL Indians
1993	Watertown	Burlington	DSL Indians
1992	Watertown	Burlington	DSL Indians
1991	Watertown	Burlington	DSL Indians
1990	Watertown	Burlington, GCL Indians	DSL Indians
1989	Watertown	Burlington, GCL Indians
1988		Burlington, GCL Indians
1987		Burlington
1986	Batavia	Burlington
1985	Batavia
1984	Batavia
1983	Batavia
1982	Batavia
1981	Batavia
1980	Batavia
1979	Batavia
1978	Batavia
1977	Batavia
1976	Batavia
1975		GCL Indians
1974		GCL Indians
1973		GCL Indians
1972		GCL Indians
1971		GCL Indians
1970		GCL Indians
1969		GCL Indians
1968		GCL Indians
1967		GCL Indians
1966
1965
1964
1963
	Class-A	Class-B	Class-C	Class-D
1962	Charleston	Burlington		Dubuque, Selma
1961	Reading	Burlington		Dubuque, Selma
1960	Reading	Burlington	Minot	Lakeland, Selma
1959	Reading	Burlington	Minot	Batavia, Selma, North Platte
1958	Reading	Burlington	Minot	Batavia, Cocoa, North Platte
1957	Reading	Keokuk	Fargo-Moorhead	Batavia, Cocoa, North Platte
1956	Reading	Fayetteville, Keokuk	Fargo-Moorhead	Daytona Beach, Vidalia, North Platte
1955	Reading	Keokuk, Spartanburg	Fargo-Moorhead, Sherbrooke	Lafayette, Vidalia
1954	Reading	Keokuk, Spartanburg	Fargo-Moorhead, Sherbrooke	Jacksonville Beach, Tifton
1953	Reading	Peoria, Spartanburg	Fargo-Moorhead, Sherbrooke	Daytona Beach, Green Bay
1952	Reading, Wichita	Cedar Rapids, Spartanburg	Bakersfield, Fort Smith	Daytona Beach, Green Bay
1951	Dayton, Wichita, Wilkes-Barre	Cedar Rapids, Spartanburg, Harrisburg	Bakersfield, Fort Smith	Batavia, Daytona Beach, Green Bay
1950	Dayton, Wilkes-Barre	Cedar Rapids, Spartanburg, Harrisburg, Tacoma	Bakersfield, Pittsfield, Tucson	Batavia, Daytona Beach, Green Bay, Zanesville
1949	Dayton, Wilkes-Barre	Spartanburg, Harrisburg, St. Petersburg	Bakersfield, Pittsfield, Tucson, Burlington	Batavia, Cordele, Green Bay, Iola, Stroudsburg, Union City, Zanesville
1948	Dayton, Wilkes-Barre	Spartanburg, Harrisburg, Meridian	Bakersfield, Pittsfield, Tucson, Burlington	Ardmore, Batavia, Bloomingdale, Cordele, Green Bay, Mattoon, Union City
1947	Wilkes-Barre	Spartanburg, Harrisburg, Meridian	Bakersfield, Pittsfield, Tucson, Burlington, Jacksonville	Ardmore, Batavia, Cordele, Dayton, Green Bay, Union City
1946	Wilkes-Barre	Harrisburg	Bakersfield, Pittsfield, Clovis	Appleton, Batavia, Centreville, Dayton
1945	Wilkes-Barre			Batavia
1944	Wilkes-Barre			Batavia
1943	Wilkes-Barre			Batavia
1942	Wilkes-Barre	Cedar Rapids	Charleston, Wausau	Appleton, Batavia, Thomasville
1941	Wilkes-Barre, Oklahoma City	Cedar Rapids	Charleston, Flint, Salina	Appleton, Mansfield, Thomasville
1940	Wilkes-Barre	Cedar Rapids	Charleston, El Paso, Flint	Fargo-Moorhead, Mansfield, Salem-Roanoke, Thomasville, Warren
1939	Wilkes-Barre	Cedar Repaids, Spartanburg, Winston-Salem	Springfield, Tyler	Fargo-Moorhead, Greeneville, Leaksville-Draper-Spray, Logan, Mansfield, Niagara Falls, Opelousas, Tallahassee, Troy
1938	New Orleans	Bloomington, Spartanburg	Oswego, Springfield	Fargo-Moorhead, Gainesville, Hopkinsville, Owensboro
1937	New Orleans	Montgomery	Oswego, Springfield	Fargo-Moorhead, Hopkinsville, Newton-Conover, Opelousas, Owensboro, Wausau
1936	New Orleans		Clarksdale, Zanesville	Fargo-Moorhead, Mansfield, Monessen, Opelousas, Wausau
1935	New Orleans		Zanesville	Butler, Fargo-Moorhead, Opelousas
1934	New Orleans		Zanesville	Fargo-Moorhead, Monessen
1933	New Orleans		Zanesville
1932		Fort Wayne, Quincy, Williamsport		Burlington

Author: tlastoria

My name is Tony Lastoria, I was born and raised in Northeast Ohio and have lived here all 35+ years of my life. Growing up I was always a Cleveland sports fan and I still love the Browns, Cavaliers and Buckeyes, but I grew up with a passion for baseball and have been following the Indians since I was 5-years old. Over the past 10+ years that passion for Major League Baseball has permeated the minor league baseball scene. With the numerous affiliates and future players of the Indians to follow, minor league baseball now rivals my love for the Indians and major league baseball. About six years ago (2003) I started to write about the Indians minor league system, which is where my main colum Minor Happenings came about. Minor Happenings is a weekly column posted here and on TheClevelandFan.com and SportsTimeOhio.com that follows the news and developments in the Cleveland Indians minor league system. Through my reltationship with TheClevelandFan.com and SportsTimeOhio.com, about three years ago (2006) I was able to expand that writing to go out and visit the affiliates to talk to players and various Indians personnel and use that information for other features. In addition to Minor Happenings I now also write many daily articles on the players, transactions, news, and many other things that occur over the course of the year. I am very fortunate to be able to travel around to all the Indians minor league affiliates, talking with the players themselves as well as the various Indians coaches, managers, front office executives, and coordinators in the organization. I make several visits a year to not only the local affiliates in Lake County, Akron and Mahoning Valley, but also those that are a bit farther away such as Columbus, Kinston, and Arizona. I also talk to several executives and scouts for other organizations as well. You'll get no better coverage of the Indians prospects in their farm system and the philosophies of the organization than right here. Everyday you can expect lots of analysis on prospects, scouting reports, interviews, news, inside information, and more. Thanks for reading!

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