List of St. Louis Cardinals 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	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs		Johnson City Cardinals
2019	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs		Johnson City Cardinals
2018	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs		Johnson City Cardinals
2017	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs		Johnson City Cardinals
2016	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs	State College Spikes	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2015	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs	State College Spikes	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2014	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs	State College Spikes	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2013	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs	State College Spikes	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2012	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Quad Cities River Bandits	Batavia Muckdogs	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2011	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Quad Cities River Bandits	Batavia Muckdogs	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2010	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Quad Cities River Bandits	Batavia Muckdogs	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals	DSL Cardinals VSL Cardinals
2009	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Quad Cities River Bandits	Batavia Muckdogs	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals	DSL Cardinals VSL Cardinals
2008	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Quad Cities River Bandits	Batavia Muckdogs	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals	DSL Cardinals VSL Cardinals
2007	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Swing of the Quad Cities	Batavia Muckdogs	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals	DSL Cardinals VSL Cardinals
2006	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Swing of the Quad Cities	State College Spikes	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals VSL Cardinals
2005	Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals	Swing of the Quad Cities	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2004	Memphis Redbirds	Tennessee Smokies	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
2003	Memphis Redbirds	Tennessee Smokies	Palm Beach Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2002	Memphis Redbirds	New Haven Ravens	Potomac Cannons	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2001	Memphis Redbirds	New Haven Ravens	Potomac Cannons	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
2000	Memphis Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	Potomac Cannons	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
1999	Memphis Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	Potomac Cannons	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
1998	Memphis Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	Prince William Cannons	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
1997	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	Prince William Cannons	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
1996	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals	DSL Cardinals
1995	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Peoria Chiefs Savannah Cardinals	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
1994	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Madison Hatters Savannah Cardinals	New Jersey Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals AZL Cardinals
1993	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Springfield Cardinals Savannah Cardinals	Glens Falls Redbirds	Johnson City Cardinals AZL Cardinals
1992	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Springfield Cardinals Savannah Cardinals	Hamilton Redbirds	Johnson City Cardinals AZL Cardinals
1991	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Springfield Cardinals Savannah Cardinals	Hamilton Redbirds	Johnson City Cardinals AZL Cardinals
1990	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Springfield Cardinals Savannah Cardinals	Hamilton Redbirds	Johnson City Cardinals AZL Cardinals

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	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Savannah Cardinals	Hamilton Redbirds	Johnson City Cardinals AZL Cardinals
1988	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Savannah Cardinals	Hamilton Redbirds	Johnson City Cardinals
1987	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Savannah Cardinals	Erie Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
1986	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Savannah Cardinals	Erie Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
1985	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Savannah Cardinals	Erie Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
1984	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Savannah Cardinals	Erie Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
1983	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Macon Redbirds	Erie Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
1982	Louisville Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals	Erie Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
1981	Springfield Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals	Erie Cardinals	Johnson City Cardinals
1980	Springfield Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals		Johnson City Cardinals
1979^[2]	Springfield Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals		Johnson City Cardinals
1978	Springfield Redbirds	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals		Johnson City Cardinals Calgary Cardinals
1977	New Orleans Pelicans	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals		Johnson City Cardinals Calgary Cardinals
1976	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals		Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals
1975	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals		Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals
1974^[3]	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds		GCL Cardinals
1973	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds		GCL Cardinals GCL Red Birds
1972	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Cedar Rapids Cardinals		GCL Cardinals GCL Red Birds
1971	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Cedar Rapids Cardinals		GCL Cardinals
1970	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Cedar Rapids Cardinals	Lewiston Broncs	GCL Cardinals
1969	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Cedar Rapids Cardinals	Lewiston Broncs	GCL Cardinals
1968	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Cedar Rapids Cardinals	Lewiston Broncs	GCL Cardinals
1967	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Cedar Rapids Cardinals	Lewiston Broncs	GCL Cardinals
1966	Tulsa Oilers	Arkansas Travelers	St. Petersburg Cardinals, Cedar Rapids Cardinals, Rock Hill Cardinals		GCL Cardinals
1965^[4]	Jacksonville Suns	Tulsa Oilers	Raleigh Cardinals, Cedar Rapids Cardinals, Rock Hill Cardinals
1964	Jacksonville Suns	Tulsa Oilers	Raleigh Cardinals, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Rock Hill Cardinals
1963^[5]	Atlanta Crackers	Tulsa Oilers	Billings Mustangs, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Brunswick Cardinals

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	Atlanta Crackers	Tulsa Oilers	Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides		Billings Mustangs Winnipeg Goldeyes	Brunswick Cardinals
1961	San Juan/Charleston Marlins Portland Beavers	Tulsa Oilers	Lancaster Red Roses		Billings Mustangs Winnipeg Goldeyes
1960	Rochester Red Wings	Tulsa Oilers Memphis Chickasaws			Billings Mustangs Winnipeg Goldeyes
1959	Rochester Red Wings Omaha Cardinals	Tulsa Oilers	York White Roses		Billings Mustangs Winnipeg Goldeyes
1958	Rochester Red Wings Omaha Cardinals	Houston Buffaloes	York White Roses		Billings Mustangs Winnipeg Goldeyes
1957^[6]	Rochester Red Wings Omaha Cardinals	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Foxes		Billings Mustangs Winnipeg Goldeyes
1956	Rochester Red Wings Omaha Cardinals	Houston Buffaloes	Allentown Cardinals Sioux City Soos		Winnipeg Goldeyes
1955	Rochester Red Wings Omaha Cardinals	Houston Buffaloes	Allentown Cardinals Columbus Cardinals		Winnipeg Goldeyes
1954	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Allentown Cardinals Columbus Cardinals Omaha Cardinals		Winnipeg Goldeyes
1953	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Cardinals Omaha Cardinals
1952	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Cardinals Omaha Cardinals
1951	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Cardinals Omaha Cardinals
1950	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Cardinals Omaha Cardinals
1949	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Cardinals Omaha Cardinals
1948^[7]	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Cardinals Omaha Cardinals
1947	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Cardinals Omaha Cardinals
1946	Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes	Columbus Cardinals
1945		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds
1944		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons
1943		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons
1942		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons
1941		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons
1940		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons
1939		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons
1938		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons
1937		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons	Cedar Rapids Raiders
1936		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds Sacramento Solons	Cedar Rapids Raiders
1935		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes
1934		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes Elmira Red Wings
1933		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes Elmira Red Wings Springfield Cardinals
1932		Rochester Red Wings Columbus Red Birds	Houston Buffaloes Denver Bears	Mobile Red Warriors	Springfield Cardinals	Keokuk Indians Monroe Twins
1931		Rochester Red Wings	Houston Buffaloes			Keokuk Indians
1930		Rochester Red Wings	Houston Buffaloes			Keokuk Indians
1929		Rochester Red Wings	Houston Buffaloes
1928		Rochester Red Wings	Houston Buffaloes
1927		Syracuse Stars	Houston Buffaloes
1926			Houston Buffaloes
1925			Houston Buffaloes
1924			Houston Buffaloes
1923			Houston Buffaloes
1922			Houston Buffaloes
1921			Houston Buffaloes
1920				Houston Buffaloes
1919				Houston Buffaloes

References

1 2 3 Cronin, John "Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors" The Baseball Research Journal (Society for American Baseball Research), Spring 2013
↑ Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1979.
↑ Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1974.
↑ Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1965.
↑ Official Baseball Record Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1963.
↑ Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1957.
↑ Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1948.

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