Traveller's Guide to Minor League Baseball
=====Minor League Baseball cities
Update---2005
Welcome to the FIRST Website that ever listed every team in Minor League Baseball.
When I first created this website (in June, 1998), most minor league teams did not yet have their own homepage. I was wondering where the Capitol City Bombers played (Dover? Annapolis? Raleigh? Columbia?). Determined to find out, I went from there to offer the same information to web-surfers.
Since that time, quite a number of very good web-sites have been established, with excellent coverage of Minor League Baseball. Coverage I could not hope to keep up with. I updated my page for a couple of years, and then just let it go.
Thanks for checking in. Here's the last update (2002). I'm proud to have been a pioneer on the World Wide Web.
I am indebted to Bunko (see link below) for all his help in my quest for knowledge about the Minors, and I thank him for still carrying a link to my humble site.
NOTE: Driving Directions to stadiums can be found [HERE]
This link will not provide information about teams in the Frontier, Texas Louisiana, Western, Atlantic, North-East or Northern League since those independent leagues do not operate under the auspices of Minor League Baseball.
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Minor Leagues play from early April to early September, except for the "Short Season" leagues, which begin in early June. Short-season leagues include some Independent Leagues (above) as well as the Pioneer, Appalachian, Northwest, NY-Penn, and Gulf Coast.
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For teams playing in Historic ball parks (before 1952), I have indicated the year the stadium opened.
==========UNITED STATES
ALABAMA
...Birmingham Barons (Southern)
...Huntsville Stars (Southern)
...Mobile Bay Bears (Southern)
ARIZONA
...Tucson Sidewinders (Pacific Coast)
...Yuma Bullfrogs (Western)
ARKANSAS
...Little Rock-//-Arkansas Tavellers (Texas) 1952
CALIFORNIA
...Adelanto-//-High Desert Mavericks (Cal)
...Bakersfield Blaze (Cal) 1941
...Chico Heat (Western)
...Fresno Grizzlies (Pacific Coast)
...Lake Elsinore Storm (Cal)
...Lancaster Jet Hawks (Cal)
...Long Beach Breakers (Western) New in 2001
...Modesto A's (Cal) 1952
...Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Cal)
...Sacramento River Cats (Pacific Coast)
...San Bernardino Stampede (Cal)
...San Jose Giants (Cal) 1942
...Santa Rosa-//-Sonoma County Crushers (Western)
...Stockton-//-Mudville Nine (Cal) 1927
...Vacaville -//- Solano Steelheads (Western)
...Visalia Oaks (Cal) 1946
COLORADO
...Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Pacific Coast)
CONNECTICUT
...Bridgeport Blue Fish (Atlantic)
...New Britain Rock Cats (Eastern)
...New Haven Ravens (Eastern) 1927
...Norwich Navigators (Eastern)
DELAWARE
...Wilmington Blue Rocks (Carolina)
FLORIDA
...Charlotte Rangers (Fla-state)
...Clearwater Phillies (Fla-state)
...Daytona (Beach) Cubs (Fla-state)
...Dunedin Blue Jays (Fla-state)
...Ft. Myers Miracle (Fla-state)
...Jacksonville Suns (Southern)
...Jupiter Hammerheads (Fla-state)
...Lakeland Tigers (Fla-state)
...Melbourne -//-Brevard County Manatees (Fla-state)
...Orlando Rays (Southern)
...Sarasota Red Sox (Fla-state)
...St. Lucie Mets (Fla-state)
...Tampa Yankees (Fla State)
...Vero Beach Dodgers (Fla-state)
... Gulf Coast League (teams owned directly by major league teams) play at the MLB spring training sites in Bradenton, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Haines City, Lakeland, Melbourne, Orlando, Sarasota and Tampa. Free admission.
GEORGIA
...Augusta Green Jackets (S. Atlantic)
...Columbus Red Stixx (S. Atlantic) 1951
...Macon Braves (S. Atlantic) 1926
...Savannah Sand Gnats (S. Atlantic) 1941
IDAHO
...Boise Hawks (Northwest)
...Idaho Falls Padres (Pioneer)
ILLINOIS
...Collinsville -//-Gateway Grizzlies (Frontier) New in 2001
...Crestwood-//-Cook County Cheetahs (Frontier)
...Geneva-//-Kane County Cougars (Midwest)
...Joliet ??? (Frontier) Begin in 2002
...Peoria Chiefs (Midwest)
...Schaumburg Flyers (Northern)
...Springfield Capitals (Frontier)
INDIANA
...Evansville Otters (Frontier)
...Fort Wayne Wizards(Midwest)
...Gary ??? (Frontier) Begin in 2002
...Huntingburg-//-Dubois County Dragons (Frontier)
...Indianapolis Indians (International)
...Richmond Roosters (Frontier)
...South Bend Silver Hawks (Midwest)
IOWA
...Burlington Bees (Midwest)
...Cedar Rapids Kernels (Midwest) 1949
...Clinton Lumber Kings (Midwest) 1937
...Davenport-//-Quad Cities River Bandits (Midwest) 1931
...Des Moines-//-Iowa Cubs (Pacific Coast)
...Sioux City Explorers (Northern)
KANSAS
...Wichita Wranglers (Texas) 1934
KENTUCKY
...Lexington Legends (S. Atlantic) New in 2001
...Louisville River Bats(International)
LOUISIANA
...Alexandria Aces (Tex-La)
...Lafayette Moved to Edinburg TX
...New Orleans Zephyrs (Pacific Coast)
...Shreveport Swamp Dragons (Texas)
MAINE
...Portland Sea Dogs (Eastern)
MARYLAND
...Aberdeen Moved to Camden NJ
...Bowie Bay Sox (Eastern)
...Frederick Keys (Carolina)
...Hagerstown Suns (S. Atlantic) 1931
...Salisbury-//-Delmarva Shorebirds (S. Atlantic)
MASSACHUSETTS
...Lowell Spinners (NY-Penn)
...Pittsfield Astros (NY-Penn) 1924 Moving to Troy NY in 2002
MICHIGAN
...Battle Creek-//-Michigan Battle Cats Midwest)
...Grand Rapids-//-West Michigan White Caps (Midwest)
...Kalamazoo Kings (Frontier)
...Lansing Lugnuts (Midwest)
MINNESOTA
...Duluth-Superior Dukes (Northern)
...Morehead-Fargo Redhawks (Northern)
...Saint Paul Saints (Northern)
MISSISSIPPI
...Greenville Bluesmen (Tex-La)
...Jackson Diamond-Kats (Tex-La)
MISSOURI
...Springfield-Ozark Mountain-Ducks (Tex/La)
...St. Charles-//-River City Rascals (Frontier)
MONTANA
...Billings Mustangs (Pioneer) <> 1948
...Butte Copper Kings (Pioneer) Moved to Casper WY
...Great Falls Dodgers (Pioneer)
...Helena Brewers (Pioneer) Moved to Provo UT
...Missoula Ospreys (Pioneer)
NEBRASKA
...Lincoln Salt Dogs (Northern) New in 2001
...Omaha Golden Spikes (Pacific Coast) 1948
NEVADA
...Las Vegas 51's (Pacific Cost)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...Nashua Pride Atlantic)
NEW JERSEY
...Atlantic City Surf (Atlantic)
...Camden River Sharks (Atlantic) New in 2001
...Lakewood Blue Claws (S. Atlantic) New in 2001
...Little Falls-//-New Jersey Jackals (Northeast)
...Newark Bears (Atlantic)
...Somerset Patriots (Atlantic)
...Sussex County-//-New Jersey Cardinals (NY-Penn)
...Trenton Thunder (Eastern)
NEW MEXICO
...Albuquerque (Pacific Coast) Moving to Portland OR for 2001. New team from Calgary AB in 2002
NEW YORK
...Albany Diamond dogs (Northeast)
...Auburn Doubledays (NY-Penn)
...Batavia Clippers (NY-Penn)
...Binghamton Mets (Eastern)
...Buffalo Bisons (International)
...Elmira Pioneers (Northeast)
...Glens Falls-//-Adirondack Lumberjacks (Northeast)
...Islip-//-Long Island Ducks (Atlantic)
...Jamestown Jammers (NY-Penn) 1941
...New York-//-Staten Island Yankees (NY-Penn)
...New York-//-Brooklyn Cyclones (NY-Penn)
...Oneonta Tigers (NY-Penn) 1940
...Rochester Red Wings (International)
...Syracuse Sky Chiefs (International)
...Troy (NY-Penn) Begin in 2002, from Pittsfield MA
...Utica Blue Sox (NY-Penn)
...Wappingers Falls-//-Hudson Valley Renegades (NY-Penn)
NORTH CAROLINA
...Asheville Tourists (S. Atlantic)
...Burlington Indians (Appalachian)
...Charlotte Knights (International)
...Durham Bulls (International)
...Fayetteville-/Cape Fear Crocs Moved to Lakewood NJ
...Greensboro Bats (S. Atlantic) 1926
...Hickory Crawdads (S. Atlantic)
...Kannapolis Intimidators (S. Atlantic)
...Kinston Indians (Carolina) 1949
...Wilmington Waves (S. Atlantic) New in 2001
...WinstonSalem Warthogs (Carolina)
...Zebulon-//-Carolina Mudcats (Southern)
NORTH DAKOTA
...Fargo-Morehead Redhawks (Northern)
OHIO
...Akron Aeros (Eastern)
...Canton Crocodiles (Frontier)
...Chilicothe Paints (Frontier)
...Columbus Clippers (International)
...Dayton Dragons (Midwest)
...Toledo Mudhens (International)
...Youngstown (Niles) -//- Mahoning Valley Scrappers (NY-Penn)
OKLAHOMA
...Oklahoma City Red Hawks (Pacific Coast)
...Tulsa Drillers (Texas)
OREGON
...Eugene Emeralds (Northwest) 1938
...Portland Beavers (Pacific Coast) 1926 New in 2001, from Albuquerque NM
...Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Northwest)
PENNSYLVNIA
...Allentown Ambassadors (Northeast)
...Altoona Curve (Eastern)
...Erie Sea Wolves (Eastern)
...Harrisburg Senators (Eastern)
...Johnstown Johnnies (Frontier) 1926
...Quakertown, Bucks Co.-//- Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds (Atlantic)
...Reading Phillies (Eastern) 1950
...Scranton-Wilkes Barre Barons (International)
...Williamsport Crosscutters (NY-Penn) 1923
RHODE ISLAND
...Pawtucket Red Sox (International) 1942
SOUTH CAROLINA
...Charleston River Dogs (S. Atlantic)
...Columbia-//-Capital City Bombers (S. Atlantic)
...Greenville Braves (Southern)
...Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Carolina)
SOUTH DAKOTA
...Sioux Falls Canaries (Northern)
TENNESSEE
...Bristol White Sox (Appalachian)
...Chattanooga Lookouts (Southern)
...Elizabethton Twins (Appalachian)
...Jackson-//-West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (Southern)
...Johnson City Cardinals (Appalachian)
...Kingsport Mets (Appalachian)
...Knoxville-//-Tennessee Smokies (Southern)
...Memphis Redbirds (Pacific Coast)
...Nashville Sounds (Pacific Coast)
TEXAS
...Amarillo Dillas (Tex-La)
...Austin-//-Round Rock Express (Texas)
...Edinburg ??? (Tex-La) New in 2001 from Lafayette LA
...El Paso Diablos (Texas)
...Harlingen-//-Rio Grande Valley White Wings (Tex-La)
...Laredo-//-Laredo Owls (Mexican> Wed & Sat games played in Laredo, USA)
...McAllen-//-Reynosa Broncos (Mexican--see `Mexico' below)
...Midland Rock Hounds (Texas)
...San Angelo Colts (Tex-La)
...San Antonio Missions (Texas)
UTAH
...Ogden Raptors (Pioneer)
...Provo Angels (Pioneer) New in 2001
...Salt Lake Stingers (Pacific Coast)
...St. George-//-Zion Pioneerrzz (Western)
VERMONT
...Burlington-//-Vermont Expos (NY-Penn) 1922
VIRGINIA
...Bristol White Sox (Appalachian)
...Danville Braves (Appalachian)
...Lynchburg Hillcats (Carolina) 1940
...Martinsville Phillies (Appalachian)
...Norfolk Tides (International)
...Pulaski Rangers (Appalachian) 1935
...Richmond Braves (Inernational)
...Salem Avalanche (Carolina)
...Woodbridge-//-Potomac Cannons (Carolina)
WASHINGTON
...Everett Aqua Sox (Northwest)
...Pasco-//-Tri-Cities Dust Devils (Northwest) New in 2001
...Spokane Indians (Northwest)
...Tacoma Rainiers (Pacific Coast)
...Yakima Bears (Northwest)
WEST VIRGINIA
...Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian) 1939
...Charleston Alley Cats (S. Atlantic) 1949
...Princeton Devil Rays (Appalachian)
WISCONSIN
...Appleton-//-Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Midwest)
...Beloit Snappers (Midwest)
...Madison Moved to Lincoln NE
...Superior-Duluth Dukes (Northern)
WYOMING
...Casper (unnamed) Pioneer New in 2001
=====CANADA=====
ALBERTA
...Calgary Cannons (Pacific Coast) Moving to Albuquerque NM in 2002
...Edmonton Trappers (Pacific Coast)
...Medicine Hat Blue Jays (Pioneer)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
...Vancouver Canadians (Northwest)
MANITOBA
...Winnipeg Goldeneyes (Northern)
ONTARIO
...London Werewolves (Frontier) 1872 (field)
...Ottawa Lynx (International)
QUEBEC
...Quebec City -//-Les Capitales de Quebec (Northeast)
======MEXICO========
...Visitors to the Rio Grande Valley can see games in the Northern ......Division of the Mexican League.
...Laredo Owls play Wed & Sat games in Laredo, Texas USA.
...Reynosa Broncos, all games in Mexico, opposite McAllen TX
...Monterrey Sultans 125 miles from McAllen
...Saltillo Saraperos 175 miles from McAllen
...Monclova Steelers 150 miles from Eagle Pass
...Cancun Langosteros at a resort popular with American vacationers
...Other Mexican League teams are currently in:
Yucatan (Merida), Tabasco (Villahermosa), Campeche, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Aguascalientes, and Cordoba, as well as two entries (Tigers and Reds) in Mexico City.
==========WHERE DO THEY PLAY?==========
Arkansas Travellers--Little Rock AR
Capital City Bombers--Columbia SC
Carolina Mudcats--Zebulon NC
Catskill Cougars--Mountaindale NY
Cook County Cheetahs--Crestwood IL
Delmarva Shorebirds--Salisbury MD
Dubois County Dragons--Huntingburg IN
High Desert Mavericks--Adelanto CA
Hudson Valley Renegades--Wappinger's Falls NY
Kane County Cougars--Geneva IL
Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds--No home games in 2001
Mahoning Valley Scrappers--Niles OH
Michigan Battle Cats--Battle Creek MI
Mudville Nine--Stockton CA
New Jersey Cardinals--Augusta NJ
New Jersey Jackals--Little Falls NJ
Ozark Mountain Ducks--Ozark MO
Pacific Suns--Ventura CA
Potomac Cannons--Woodbridge, Virginia
Quad-City River Bandits--Davenport IA
Rio Grande Valley White Wings--Harlingen TX
River City Rascals--St. Charles MO
Round Rock Express--Round Rock TX (near Austin)
Sonoma County Crushers--Santa Rosa (Rohnert Park) CA
Solano Steelheads--Vacaville CA
Staten Island Yankees--New York City (Staten Island)
Tennessee Smokies--Knoxville TN
Tri-Cities Dust Devils--Pasco WA
Vermont Expos--Burlington VT
West Michigan White Caps--Grand Rapids MI
West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx--Jackson TN
Wilmington Blue Rocks--Wilmington DE
Wilmington Wave--Wilmington NC
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers--Appleton WI
Zion Poineerrzz--St. George UT
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