List of Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates

The Philadelphia Phillies farm system consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Three teams are owned by the major league club, while three—the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Reading Fightin Phils, and Jersey Shore BlueClaws—are independently owned.

History On April 14, 1934, the Phillies entered into their first affiliation agreement with the New York–Penn League Hazleton Mountaineers. The Phillies have been affiliated with the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League since 2001, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Phillies. Their newest affiliate is the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the International League, which became the Phillies' Triple-A club in 2008.

Geography Geographically, the Phillies' closest domestic affiliate is the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, which play at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, approximately north-northwest of Philadelphia. Their furthest domestic affiliates are the Single-A Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League and Rookie Florida Complex League Phillies of the Florida Complex League, who play at adjacent ballparks some away in Clearwater, Florida.

Current affiliates

The Philadelphia Phillies farm system consists of six minor league affiliates.

ClassTeamLeagueLocationBallparkAffiliated Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs International League Allentown, Pennsylvania Coca-Cola Park 2008 Double-A Reading Fightin Phils Eastern League Reading, Pennsylvania FirstEnergy Stadium 1967 High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws South Atlantic League Lakewood, New Jersey ShoreTown Ballpark 2001 Single-A Clearwater Threshers Florida State League Clearwater, Florida BayCare Ballpark 1985 Rookie FCL Phillies Florida Complex League Clearwater, Florida Carpenter Complex 2021 DSL Phillies Dominican Summer League Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Philadelphia Phillies Complex 2017

Past affiliates

Key SeasonEach year is linked to an article about that particular Phillies season.

1934–1962 Minor League Baseball operated with five classes (Double-A, Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D) from 1934 to 1935. Class A1, between Double-A and Class A, was added in 1936. The minors continued to operate with these six levels through 1945. Triple-A was established as the highest classification in 1946, and Class A1 became Double-A, with Class A through D remaining. These six levels continued through 1962. The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was reclassified from Triple-A 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 ended any chance of the PCL being promoted.

SeasonTriple-A Double-AClass AClass BClass CClass D 1934 — — Hazleton Mountaineers — — — 1935 — — Hazleton Mountaineers — — — 1936 — — Hazleton Mountaineers — — — 1937 — — — — — — 1938 — — — Montgomery Rebels — Centreville Colts 1939 — — — Pensacola PilotsPortsmouth Cubs — Johnstown JohnniesMayodan MillersMoultrie Packers 1940 — Baltimore Orioles — Pensacola PilotsPortsmouth Cubs Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators Dover OriolesMartinsville ManufacturersMoultrie PackersWausau Timberjacks 1941 — — — Allentown Wings Wausau Timberjacks Martinsville Manufacturers 1942 — — — Trenton Packers Rome Colonels — 1943 — — Utica Braves Trenton Packers — — 1944 — — Utica Blue Sox Wilmington Blue Rocks — Bradford Blue Wings 1945 — — Utica Blue Sox Wilmington Blue Rocks Greensboro Patriots Bradford Blue WingsConcord Weavers 1946 — — Utica Blue Sox Terre Haute PhilliesWilmington Blue Rocks Salina Blue JaysSchenectady Blue Jays Americus PhilliesBradford Blue WingsDover PhilliesGreen Bay Bluejays 1947 — — Utica Blue Sox Terre Haute PhilliesWilmington Blue Rocks Salina Blue JaysSchenectady Blue JaysVandergrift Pioneers Americus PhilliesAppleton PapermakersBradford Blue WingsCarbondale PioneersDover Phillies 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs — Utica Blue Sox Portland PilotsTerre Haute PhilliesWilmington Blue Rocks Salina Blue JaysSchenectady Blue JaysVandergrift Pioneers Americus PhilliesAppleton PapermakersBaton Rouge Red SticksBradford Blue WingsCarbondale PioneersDover PhilliesKlamath Falls Gems 1949 Toronto Maple Leafs — Utica Blue Sox Portland PilotsTerre Haute PhilliesWilmington Blue Rocks Salina Blue JaysSchenectady Blue JaysVandergrift Pioneers Americus PhilliesAppleton PapermakersBradford Blue WingsCarbondale PioneersKlamath Falls GemsPulaski CountsSeaford Eagles 1950 Toronto Maple Leafs — Utica Blue Sox Terre Haute PhilliesWilmington Blue Rocks Salina Blue JaysSchenectady Blue JaysVandergrift Pioneers Americus PhilliesBradford PhilliesCarbondale PioneersKlamath Falls GemsLima Phillies 1951 Baltimore Orioles — Schenectady Blue Jays Terre Haute PhilliesWilmington Blue Rocks Grand Forks ChiefsSalina Blue JaysSalt Lake City BeesPittsfield Phillies Bradford PhilliesElizabethton PhilsKlamath Falls GemsLima Phillies 1952 Baltimore Orioles — Schenectady Blue JaysTri-City Braves Terre Haute PhilliesWilmington Blue Rocks Granby PhilliesGrand Forks ChiefsSalina Blue JaysSalt Lake City Bees Bradford PhilliesMiami EaglesPulaski Phillies 1953 Baltimore Orioles — Schenectady Blue JaysSpokane Indians Terre Haute Phillies Granby PhilliesSalt Lake City Bees Bradford PhilliesMattoon PhilliesPulaski Phillies 1954 Syracuse Chiefs — Salem SenatorsSchenectady Blue Jays Terre Haute Phillies Salt Lake City BeesTrois-Rivières Phillies Bradford PhilliesMattoon PhilliesPulaski Phillies 1955 Syracuse Chiefs — Schenectady Blue Jays Reidsville Phillies Salt Lake City BeesTrois-Rivières Phillies Bradford PhilliesMattoon PhilliesPulaski Phillies 1956 Miami Marlins — Schenectady Blue Jays Wilson Tobs Bakersfield BoostersSalt Lake City Bees Mattoon PhilliesOlean OilersTifton Phillies 1957 Miami Marlins Tulsa Oilers Schenectady Blue Jays High Point-Thomasville Hi-TomsLewiston Broncos Salt Lake City Bees Johnson City PhilliesMoultrie Phillies / Brunswick PhilliesOlean OilersTampa Tarpons 1958 Miami Marlins Tulsa Oilers Williamsport Grays High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Bakersfield Bears Brunswick PhilliesJohnson City PhilliesOlean OilersTampa Tarpons 1959 Buffalo Bisons — Asheville TouristsWilliamsport Grays Des Moines Demons Bakersfield Bears Elmira PioneersJohnson City PhilliesTampa Tarpons 1960 Buffalo BisonsIndianapolis Indians Chattanooga Lookouts Asheville TouristsWilliamsport Grays Des Moines Demons Bakersfield Bears Elmira PioneersJohnson City PhilliesTampa Tarpons 1961 Buffalo Bisons Chattanooga Lookouts Williamsport Grays Des Moines Demons Bakersfield BearsMagic Valley Cowboys Dothan PhilliesElmira Pioneers 1962 Buffalo BisonsDallas-Fort Worth Rangers — Williamsport Grays — Bakersfield BearsMagic Valley Cowboys Dothan PhilliesMiami Marlins

1963–1989 Prior to the 1963 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) initiated a reorganization of Minor League Baseball that resulted in a reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and Rookie) in 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 Class A Short Season in 1966.

SeasonTriple-ADouble-AClass AClass A Short SeasonRookie 1963 Arkansas Travelers Chattanooga Lookouts Bakersfield BearsMagic Valley CowboysMiami MarlinsSpartanburg Phillies — — 1964 Arkansas Travelers Chattanooga Lookouts Bakersfield BearsMiami MarlinsSpartanburg Phillies — — 1965 Arkansas Travelers Chattanooga Lookouts Bakersfield BearsEugene EmeraldsHuron PhilliesMiami MarlinsSpartanburg Phillies — — 1966 San Diego Padres Macon Peaches Bakersfield BearsSpartanburg PhilliesTidewater Tides Huron Phillies — 1967 San Diego Padres Reading Phillies Bakersfield BearsSpartanburg PhilliesTidewater Tides Batavia TrojansEugene EmeraldsHuron Phillies — 1968 San Diego Padres Reading Phillies Spartanburg PhilliesTidewater Tides Eugene EmeraldsHuron Phillies — 1969 Eugene Emeralds Reading Phillies Raleigh-Durham PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Walla Walla Bears Pulaski Phillies 1970 Eugene Emeralds Reading Phillies Peninsula PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Walla Walla Phillies Pulaski Phillies 1971 Eugene Emeralds Reading Phillies Peninsula PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Walla Walla Phillies Pulaski Phillies 1972 Eugene Emeralds Reading Phillies Spartanburg Phillies Auburn Phillies Pulaski Phillies 1973 Eugene Emeralds Reading Phillies Rocky Mount PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Auburn Phillies Pulaski Phillies 1974 Toledo Mud Hens Reading Phillies Rocky Mount PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Auburn Phillies Pulaski Phillies 1975 Toledo Mud Hens Reading Phillies Rocky Mount PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Auburn Phillies Pulaski Phillies 1976 Oklahoma City 89ers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Phillies Auburn Phillies — 1977 Oklahoma City 89ers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Phillies Auburn Phillies — 1978 Oklahoma City 89ers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Phillies Auburn Sunsets Helena Phillies 1979 Oklahoma City 89ers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Phillies Central Oregon Phillies Helena Phillies 1980 Oklahoma City 89ers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Phillies Central Oregon Phillies Helena Phillies 1981 Oklahoma City 89ers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Phillies Bend Phillies Helena Phillies 1982 Oklahoma City 89ers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Traders Bend Phillies Helena Phillies 1983 Portland Beavers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Spinners Bend Phillies Helena Phillies 1984 Portland Beavers Reading Phillies Peninsula PilotsSpartanburg Suns Bend Phillies GCL Phillies 1985 Portland Beavers Reading Phillies Clearwater PhilliesPeninsula PilotsSpartanburg Suns Bend Phillies — 1986 Portland Beavers Reading Phillies Clearwater PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Bend PhilliesUtica Blue Sox — 1987 Maine Guides Reading Phillies Clearwater PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Bend PhilliesUtica Blue Sox — 1988 Maine Phillies Reading Phillies Clearwater PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Batavia Clippers Martinsville Phillies 1989 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Reading Phillies Clearwater PhilliesSpartanburg Phillies Batavia Clippers Martinsville Phillies

1990–2020 Minor League Baseball operated with six classes from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Class A-Advanced. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.