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 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Philadelphia Phillies Minor League Affiliates
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