The Appalachian League is a Rookie-class minor league that began play in 1937 with one year of inactivity in 1956. From 1937 to 1962, it was a Class D League. Teams are located in the Appalachian Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Tennessee region. The league operated in 2007 as a two division, nine team circuit but will return to a ten-team lineup in 2008 with the return of the Pulaski franchise. The league's season starts in June, after major league teams have signed players that they selected in the annual amateur draft, and ends in September.
Earlier incarnations of the league operated, more centrally around Tennessee, from 1911 to 1914 and 1921 to 1925 at the Class D level.
Current teams
| Division |
Team |
MLB Affiliation |
City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
| East |
Bluefield Orioles |
Baltimore Orioles |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
Bowen Field |
3,000 |
| Burlington Royals |
Kansas City Royals |
Burlington, North Carolina |
Burlington Athletic Stadium |
3,500 |
| Danville Braves |
Atlanta Braves |
Danville, Virginia |
American Legion Field |
2,588 |
| Princeton Devil Rays |
Tampa Bay Rays |
Princeton, West Virginia |
H. P. Hunnicutt Field |
3,000 |
| Pulaski Mariners |
Seattle Mariners |
Pulaski, Virginia |
Calfee Park |
2,500 |
| West |
Bristol White Sox |
Chicago White Sox |
Bristol, Virginia |
Devault Memorial Stadium |
2,000 |
| Elizabethton Twins |
Minnesota Twins |
Elizabethton, Tennessee |
Joe O'Brien Field |
2,000 |
| Greeneville Astros |
Houston Astros |
Greeneville, Tennessee |
Pioneer Park |
4,000 |
| Johnson City Cardinals |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Johnson City, Tennessee |
Howard Johnson Field |
3,800 |
| Kingsport Mets |
New York Mets |
Kingsport, Tennessee |
Hunter Wright Stadium |
2,000 |
Complete team list (1937-55, 1956-present)
- Bluefield Orioles (1946-55, 1957-present, as Bluefield Blue-Grays in 1946-55; as Bluefield Dodgers in 1957)
- Bristol Twins (1940-55)
- Bristol White Sox (1969-present, as Bristol Tigers in 1969-94)
- Burlington Royals (1969-84, 1986-present, as Pulaski Phillies in 1969-77; as Paintsville Highlanders in 1978; as Paintsville Yankees in 1979-82; as Paintsville Brewers in 1983-84; suspended operations in 1985; as Burlington Indians in 1986-2006)
- Covington Astros (1965-76, as Harlan Red Sox in 1965; as Covington Red Sox in 1966)
- Danville Braves (1982-present, as Pulaski Braves in 1982-92)
- Elizabethton Twins (1969, 1971-present, as Wytheville Senators in 1969; suspended operations in 1970; as Wytheville Braves in 1971-73)
- Erwin Mountaineers (1940)
- Greeneville Burley Cubs (1938-42)
- Greeneville Astros (1988-present, as Martinsville Phillies in 1988-98; as Martinsville Astros 1999-2003)
- Johnson City Cardinals (1937-55, 1957-61, as Johnson City Soldiers in 1937-38; as Johnson City Cardinals in 1939-55; as Johnson City Phillies from 1957-60)
- Johnson City Cardinals (1961-present, as Harlan Smokies in 1961-62; as Harlan Yankees in 1963; as Johnson City Yankees in 1964-74)
- Kingsport Pirates (1955, 1957, 1959-63, as Kingsport Cherokees in 1955; as Kingsport Orioles in 1957; suspended operations in 1958; as Kingsport Senators in 1959)
- Kingsport Mets (1969-82, 1984-present, as Kingsport Royals in 1969-73; as Kingsport Braves in 1974-79; suspended operations in 1983)
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- Lynchburg Senators (1959)
- Marion A's (1946-55, as Welch Miners in 1946-55; moved to Marion during 1955 season)
- Marion Mets (1965-76)
- Middlesboro Cubsox (1961-63, as Middlesboro Senators in 1961-62)
- Morristown Cubs (1937-55, 1957-60, as Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox in 1937-42; as Erwin Aces in 1943; as Erwin Cubs in 1944; as Elizabethton Betsy Cubs in 1945-48; as Elizabethton Betsy Local in 1949-50; as Elizabethton Phils in 1951; as Pulaski Phillies in 1952-55; as Pulaski Cubs in 1957-58)
- New River Rebels (1946-50)
- Newport Canners (1937-42)
- Pennington Gap Miners (1937-40, as Pennington Gap Lee Bears in 1937-38; as Pennington Gap Bears in 1939)
- Princeton Devil Rays (1988-present, as Princeton Pirates in 1988-89; as Princeton Patriots in 1990; as Princeton Reds in 1991-96)
- Pulaski Counts (1946-50)
- Pulaski Mariners (1982-95, 1997-2006, 2008-present as Pikeville Brewers in 1982; as Pikeville Cubs in 1983-84; as Wytheville Cubs 1985-89; as Huntington Cubs in 1990-94; as River City Rumblers in 1995; suspended operations in 1996; as Pulaski Rangers in 1997-2002; as Pulaski Blue Jays in 2003-2006; suspended operations in 2007)
- Salem Rebels (1955, 1957-67)
- Wytheville Reds (1938-55, 1957-65, 1967, as Kingsport Cherokees in 1938-41; as Kingsport Dodgers in 1942; as Kingsport Cherokees in 1943-52; as Wytheville Statesmen in 1953-55; as Wytheville Cardinals in 1957-59; as Wytheville Senators in 1960; as Wytheville Twins in 1961-63; as Wytheville A's in 1964; as Wytheville Senators in 1965; suspended operations in 1966)
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Complete team list (1921-25)
Complete team list (1911-14)
See also
External links
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