AAA affliates were the Kansas City Blues (1950-1954), Denver Bears (1955-1958), Syracuse Chiefs (1953), San Francisco Seals (1951), and Richmond Virginians (1956-1959). AA affliates were the Beaumont Roughnecks (1950-1952), Birmingham Barons (1953-1956), and New Orleans Pelicans (1957-1958). They had countless A, B, C, and D league affliates during the 50s. Click on the 'Yankees Minor League Affiliates' llink below to see all the minor league teams associated with the Yankees over the years.
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The New York Yankees 1954 Minor League teams ...
Kansas City Blues AAA
Newark Bears AAA
Beaumont Exporters AA
Binghamton Triplets A
Augusta Tigers A
Norfolk Tars B
Quincy Gems B
Victoria Athletics B
Manchester Yankees B
Amsterdam Rugmakers C
Grand Forks Chiefs C
Ventura Yankees C
Joplin Miners C
Twin Falls Cowboys C
Independence Yankees D
La Grange Troupers D
Fond du Lac Panthers D
Belleville Stags D
Newark Yankees D
Easton Yankees D
McAlester Rockets D
Early Yankee Farm TeamsFarm Teams in Early 1900's were not recorded anywhere and Newly reqiured franchise teams didnt have Farms team until their 5th year as the franchise.
It is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
Lew Burdette was a product of the New York Yankees farm system. Burdette was sent to Milwaukee in 1951 by the Yankees along with $50,000 in a trade that brought Johnny Sain to New York.
Too many to list. Hundreds of players at one time or another played in the N.Y. Yankee farm system.
1921--An agreement was signed which allowed a Major League team to own Minor League teams. Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals used this to establish the farm system, controlling players at different classifications of Minor League Baseball and developing them for his team. More info at http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com