List of Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates

1990–present

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	Charlotte Knights[2]		Winston-Salem Dash[3]
2019	Charlotte Knights		Winston-Salem Dash
2018	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons[4]	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators[2]		Great Falls Voyagers[2]
2017	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers
2016	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers AZL White Sox	DSL White Sox
2015	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers AZL White Sox	DSL White Sox
2014	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers AZL White Sox	DSL White Sox
2013	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2012	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2011	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2010	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2009	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Dash[5]	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2008	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox 1 DSL White Sox 2
2007	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox 1 DSL White Sox 2
2006	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2005	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2004	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2003	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Kannapolis Intimidators		Great Falls Voyagers[2] Bristol White Sox	DSL White Sox
2002	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Kannapolis Intimidators		Bristol White Sox AZL White Sox	DSL White Sox
2001	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Kannapolis Intimidators[2]		Bristol White Sox AZL White Sox	DSL White Sox
2000	Charlotte Knights	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Burlington Bees[6]		Bristol White Sox AZL White Sox	DSL White Sox
1999	Charlotte Knights[2]	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Burlington Bees[6]		Bristol White Sox AZL White Sox	DSL White Sox
1998	Calgary Cannons[7]	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Hickory Crawdads[8]		Bristol White Sox AZL White Sox
1997	Nashville Sounds[9]	Birmingham Barons	Winston-Salem Warthogs[10]	Hickory Crawdads		Bristol White Sox GCL White Sox
1996	Nashville Sounds	Birmingham Barons	Prince William Cannons	South Bend Silver Hawks[11] Hickory Crawdads		Bristol White Sox GCL White Sox
1995	Nashville Sounds	Birmingham Barons	Prince William Cannons	South Bend Silver Hawks Hickory Crawdads		Bristol White Sox GCL White Sox
1994	Nashville Sounds	Birmingham Barons	Prince William Cannons[12]	South Bend Silver Hawks[13] Hickory Crawdads		GCL White Sox
1993	Nashville Sounds[9]	Birmingham Barons	Sarasota White Sox	South Bend White Sox Hickory Crawdads[8]		GCL White Sox
1992	Vancouver Canadians[14]	Birmingham Barons	Sarasota White Sox	South Bend White Sox	Utica Blue Sox	GCL White Sox
1991	Vancouver Canadians	Birmingham Barons	Sarasota White Sox	South Bend White Sox	Utica Blue Sox	GCL White Sox
1990	Vancouver Canadians	Birmingham Barons	Sarasota White Sox	South Bend White Sox	Utica Blue Sox	GCL White Sox

1963–1989

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	Vancouver Canadians	Birmingham Barons	Sarasota White Sox,[15] South Bend White Sox	Utica Blue Sox	GCL White Sox
1988	Vancouver Canadians[14]	Birmingham Barons	Tampa White Sox, South Bend White Sox[13]	Utica Blue Sox	GCL White Sox
1987	Hawaii Islanders[16]	Birmingham Barons	Peninsula White Sox, Daytona Beach Admirals		GCL White Sox
1986	Buffalo Bisons[17]	Birmingham Barons[4]	Peninsula White Sox, Appleton Foxes[18]		GCL White Sox
1985	Buffalo Bisons[17]	Glens Falls White Sox[19]	Appleton Foxes	Niagara Falls Sox	GCL White Sox
1984	Denver Bears	Glens Falls White Sox	Appleton Foxes	Niagara Falls Sox	GCL White Sox
1983	Denver Bears	Glens Falls White Sox	Appleton Foxes	Niagara Falls Sox	GCL White Sox
1982	Edmonton Trappers	Glens Falls White Sox	Appleton Foxes	Niagara Falls Sox	GCL White Sox
1981	Edmonton Trappers	Glens Falls White Sox	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1980	Iowa Oaks[20]	Glens Falls White Sox[19]	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1979[21]	Iowa Oaks	Knoxville Sox	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1978	Iowa Oaks	Knoxville Sox	Appleton Foxes
1977	Iowa Oaks	Knoxville Sox	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1976	Iowa Oaks[20]	Knoxville Sox	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1975	Denver Bears[22]	Knoxville Sox	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1974[23]	Iowa Oaks[20]	Knoxville Sox	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1973	Iowa Oaks[20]	Knoxville Sox	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1972	Tucson Toros	Knoxville Sox	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1971	Tucson Toros	Asheville Tourists	Appleton Foxes		GCL White Sox
1970	Tucson Toros	Mobile White Sox	Appleton Foxes	Duluth–Superior Dukes	GCL White Sox
1969	Tucson Toros[24]	Columbus White Sox	Lynchburg White Sox, Appleton Foxes	Duluth–Superior Dukes	GCL White Sox
1968	Hawaii Islanders[16]	Evansville White Sox	Lynchburg White Sox, Appleton Foxes	Duluth–Superior Dukes	GCL White Sox
1967	Indianapolis Indians	Evansville White Sox	Lynchburg White Sox, Appleton Foxes[18]		GCL White Sox
1966	Indianapolis Indians	Evansville White Sox	Lynchburg White Sox, Deerfield Beach/Winter Haven Sun Sox Fox Cities Foxes[18]		GCL White Sox
1965[25]	Indianapolis Indians	Lynchburg White Sox	Tidewater Tides, Sarasota Sun Sox, Clinton C-Sox
1964	Indianapolis Indians	Lynchburg White Sox	Tidewater Tides, Sarasota Sun Sox, Clinton C-Sox
1963[26]	Indianapolis Indians	Lynchburg White Sox	Sarasota Sun Sox, Clinton C-Sox, Eugene Emeralds[14]

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	Indianapolis Indians		Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox[27]		Visalia White Sox	Sarasota Sun Sox Clinton C-Sox
1961	San Diego Padres		Charleston White Sox	Lincoln Chiefs	Idaho Falls Russets	Daytona Beach Islanders Clinton C-Sox
1960	San Diego Padres		Charleston White Sox	Lincoln Chiefs	Idaho Falls Russets	Clinton C-Sox Pensacola Angels
1959	Indianapolis Indians		Charleston White Sox	Lincoln Chiefs	Duluth-Superior White Sox	Clinton C-Sox Holdrege White Sox
1958	Indianapolis Indians		Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Davenport DavSox	Duluth-Superior White Sox	Dubuque Packers Holdrege White Sox
1957[28]	Indianapolis Indians		Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Davenport DavSox	Duluth-Superior White Sox	Dubuque Packers Holdrege White Sox
1956		Memphis Chickasaws	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Waterloo White Hawks	Duluth-Superior White Sox	Dubuque Packers Holdrege White Sox
1955		Memphis Chickasaws	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Waterloo White Hawks	Superior Blues	Dubuque Packers Madisonville Miners
1954	Charleston Senators	Memphis Chickasaws	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Waterloo White Hawks	Topeka Owls	Dubuque Packers Madisonville Miners
1953	Charleston Senators	Memphis Chickasaws	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Waterloo White Hawks	Topeka Owls	Madisonville Miners Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Danville Dans
1952	Charleston Senators Toledo Mud Hens	Memphis Chickasaws	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Waterloo White Hawks Gastonia Rockets	Superior Blues	Madisonville Miners Wisconsin Rapids White Sox
1951	Sacramento Solons	Memphis Chickasaws	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Waterloo White Hawks	Superior Blues Hot Springs Bathers	Madisonville Miners Wisconsin Rapids White Sox
1950	Sacramento Solons	Memphis Chickasaws	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Waterloo White Hawks	Superior Blues Hot Springs Bathers	Madisonville Miners Wisconsin Rapids White Sox
1949		Memphis Chickasaws	Muskegon Clippers Charleston Rebels	Waterloo White Hawks Fall River Indians	Superior Blues Hot Springs Bathers Oil City Refiners Stockton Ports	Madisonville Miners Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Seminole Oilers
1948[29]	Hollywood Stars	Memphis Chickasaws	Muskegon Clippers	Waterloo White Hawks Fall River Indians	Superior Blues Hot Springs Bathers Oil City Refiners	Madisonville Miners Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Lima Terriers Seminole Oilers Kingsport Cherokees
1947	Hollywood Stars			Waterloo White Hawks Fall River Indians	Superior Blues Oil City Refiners	Madisonville Miners Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Lima Terriers
1946	Milwaukee Brewers	Shreveport Sports Little Rock Travelers	Greenville Spinners	Waterloo White Hawks	Superior Blues Texarkana Bears	Madisonville Miners Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Lima Terriers New River Rebels Alexandria Aces Brewton Millers Cordele White Sox
1945			Little Rock Travelers
1944			Little Rock Travelers
1942			Shreveport Sports	Waterloo Hawks	Grand Forks Chiefs Superior Blues	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Lockport White Sox
1941				Waterloo Hawks	Grand Forks Chiefs Saginaw White Sox	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Lubbock Hubbers Jonesboro White Sox
1940				Waterloo Hawks	Grand Forks Chiefs	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Lubbock Hubbers Jonesboro White Sox
1939		St. Paul Saints	Shreveport Sports	Anniston Rams	Longview Cannibals	Lubbock Hubbers Jonesboro White Sox Greenville Lions
1938		St. Paul Saints	Dallas Steers	Anniston Rams	Longview Cannibals	Lubbock Hubbers Rayne Rice Birds DeLand Reds
1937		St. Paul Saints	Dallas Steers		Longview Cannibals Dayton Ducks Vicksburg Hill Billies Marshall Tigers	Rayne Rice Birds
1936		Kansas City Blues	Dallas Steers		Longview Cannibals	Rayne Rice Birds Moultrie Packers Crookston Pirates
1935		St. Paul Saints	Dallas Steers		Longview Cannibals	Moultrie Steers
1934					Longview Cannibals
1932						Waterloo Hawks

References

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2. "White Sox agree on Player Development extensions", Chicago White Sox press release, Tuesday, December 10, 2013.
3. Garber, Paul. "Winston-Salem Dash to Get New Ownership, Lease Deal", WFDD-FM 88.5 (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), Tuesday, March 25, 2014.
4. "Barons, White Sox Announce 4-Year PDC Extension", Birmingham Barons, Tuesday, February 11, 2014.
5. "Winston-Salem now the 'Dash,'" Winston-Salem Dash, Thursday, December 4, 2008.
6. Team History – Burlington Bees.
7. Gilbertson, Wes "The Final Out: When Calgary lost the Cannons" Calgary Sun, Saturday, September 22, 2012
8. Cox, Aaron. "Crawdads Re-sign with Texas Rangers", Hickory Crawdads, Friday, August 29, 2014.
9. Organ, Mike "Sounds may change major league affiliate" The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee), Wednesday, September 17, 2014
10. "Warthogs renew affiliation with Chicago White Sox" Triad Business Journal (Greensboro, North Carolina), Thursday, September 26, 2002
11. Chang, Annie. "South Bend Silver Hawks seeking new affiliate", WSBT-TV 22 (South Bend, Indiana), Thursday, September 11, 2014.
12. "White Sox seek new affiliation for Class-A team" The Free Lance–Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Wednesday, August 28, 1996
13. Eig, Jonathan "America's Only Ballpark Synagogue" The New Yorker, May 14, 2014
14. Northwest League of Professional Baseball 2012 Media Guide.
15. "Sox Complete Deal for Tarpons" Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune, Wednesday, December 21, 1988
16. Luis, Cindy "Islanders among best ever" Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Sunday, July 29, 2001
17. "Buffalo Bisons Sign Up With the Cleveland Indians" Associated Press, Sunday, September 28, 1986
18. Team History – Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
19. Palmer, Bill "Glens Falls Keeps EL Franchise, Signs One-Year Pact With Tigers" Schenectady (NY) Gazette, Thursday, October 31, 1985
20. "Register's weekly old time photo: Iowa Oaks top parent Chicago Cubs" The Des Moines (IA) Register, Thursday, July 17, 2014
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22. Repplinger II, Matthew Kasper. Baseball in Denver. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2013.
23. Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1974.
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26. Official Baseball Record Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1963.
27. Nagy, John. "The Survival of Professional Baseball in Lynchburg, Virginia, 1950s–1990s", Essays in History (University of Virginia), 1995.
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29. Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1948.

External links

• Chicago White Sox Minor League Affiliates Baseball-Reference.com