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Subject: US Baseball
Category: Sports and Recreation > Team Sports
Asked by: laker-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 09 Nov 2002 14:55 PST
Expires: 09 Dec 2002 14:55 PST
Question ID: 104284
How many professional baseball clubs are there in the United States? 
Please indicate the number of (a) major, and (b) minor clubs.
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Subject: Re: US Baseball
Answered By: skermit-ga on 09 Nov 2002 15:21 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello,

The short of your answer is 31 Major League Teams, and 183 Minor
League Teams. The long of your answer follows below. Hope I could help
answer your question!

Major League Teams (taken from www.mlb.com):

American League Teams:
1.	American League
2.	Anaheim Angels
3.	Baltimore Orioles
4.	Boston Red Sox
5.	Chicago White Sox
6.	Cleveland Indians
7.	Detroit Tigers
8.	Kansas City Royals
9.	Minnesota Twins
10.	New York Yankees
11.	Oakland Athletics
12.	Seattle Mariners
13.	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
14.	Texas Rangers
15.	Toronto Blue Jays

National League Teams:
1.	Arizona Diamondbacks
2.	Atlanta Braves
3.	Chicago Cubs
4.	Cincinnati Reds
5.	Colorado Rockies
6.	Florida Marlins
7.	Houston Astros
8.	Los Angeles Dodgers
9.	Milwaukee Brewers
10.	Montreal Expos
11.	New York Mets
12.	Philadelphia Phillies
13.	Pittsburgh Pirates
14.	San Diego Padres
15.	San Francisco Giants
16.	St. Louis Cardinals

Minor League Teams (taken from www.minorleaguebaseball.com):

Teams:
1.	Aberdeen IronBirds
2.	Akron Aeros
3.	Albuquerque Isotopes
4.	Altoona Curve
5.	Arizona Brewers
6.	Arizona Giants
7.	Arkansas Travelers
8.	Asheville Tourists
9.	Auburn Doubledays
10.	Augusta GreenJackets
11.	Bakersfield Blaze
12.	Batavia Muckdogs
13.	Beloit Snappers
14.	Billings Mustangs
15.	Binghamton Mets
16.	Birmingham Barons
17.	Bluefield Orioles
18.	Boise Hawks
19.	Bowie Baysox
20.	Brevard County
21.	Bristol White Sox
22.	Brooklyn Cyclones
23.	Buffalo Bisons
24.	Burlington Bees
25.	Burlington Indians
26.	Campeche Pirates
27.	Cancun Lobstermen
28.	Capital City Bombers
29.	Carolina Mudcats
30.	Casper Rockies
31.	Cedar Rapids Kernels
32.	Charleston Alley Cats
33.	Charleston RiverDogs
34.	Charlotte Knights (AAA)
35.	Charlotte Rangers (A)
36.	Chattanooga Lookouts
37.	Clearwater Phillies
38.	Clinton LumberKings
39.	Colorado Springs
40.	Columbus Clippers
41.	Cordoba Cafeteros
42.	Danville Braves
43.	Dayton Dragons
44.	Daytona Cubs
45.	Delmarva Shorebirds
46.	Dos Laredos Owls
47.	Dunedin Blue Jays
48.	Durham Bulls
49.	Edmonton Trappers
50.	El Paso Diablos
51.	Elizabethton Twins
52.	Erie SeaWolves
53.	Eugene Emeralds
54.	Everett AquaSox
55.	Fort Myers Miracle
56.	Fort Wayne Wizards
57.	Frederick Keys
58.	Fresno Grizzlies
59.	Frisco RoughRiders
60.	Great Falls Dodgers
61.	Greensboro Bats
62.	Greenville Braves
63.	Hagerstown Suns
64.	Harrisburg Senators
65.	Hickory Crawdads
66.	High Desert Mavericks
67.	Hudson Valley
68.	Huntsville Stars
69.	Idaho Falls Padres
70.	Indianapolis Indians
71.	Inland Empire 66ers
72.	Iowa Cubs
73.	Jacksonville Suns
74.	Jamestown Jammers
75.	Johnson City Cardinals
76.	Jupiter Hammerheads
77.	Kane County Cougars
78.	Kannapolis Intimidators
79.	Kingsport Mets
80.	Kinston Indians
81.	Lake County Captains
82.	Lake Elsinore Storm
83.	Lakeland Tigers
84.	Lakewood BlueClaws
85.	Lancaster JetHawks
86.	Lansing Lugnuts
87.	Las Vegas 51s
88.	Lexington Legends
89.	Louisville Bats
90.	Lowell Spinners
91.	Lynchburg Hillcats
92.	Mahoning Valley
93.	Martinsville Astros
94.	Medicine Hat Blue Jays
95.	Memphis Redbirds
96.	Mesa Angels
97.	Mesa Cubs
98.	MC Red Devils
99.	MC Tigers
100.	Michigan Battle Cats
101.	Midland RockHounds
102.	Missoula Osprey
103.	Mobile BayBears
104.	Modesto A's
105.	Monclova Steelers
106.	Monterrey Sultans
107.	Myrtle Beach Pelicans
108.	Nashville Sounds
109.	New Britain Rock Cats
110.	New Haven Ravens
111.	New Jersey Cardinals
112.	New Orleans Zephyrs
113.	Norfolk Tides
114.	Norwich Navigators
115.	Oaxaca Warriors
116.	Ogden Raptors
117.	Oklahoma RedHawks
118.	Omaha Royals
119.	Oneonta Tigers
120.	Orlando Rays
121.	Ottawa Lynx
122.	Pawtucket Red Sox
123.	Peoria Chiefs
124.	Peoria Mariners
125.	Phoenix Athletics
126.	Phoenix White Sox
127.	Portland Beavers
128.	Portland Sea Dogs
129.	Potomac Cannons
130.	Princeton Devil Rays
131.	Provo Angels
132.	Puebla Parrots
133.	Pulaski Rangers
134.	Quad City River Bandits
135.	Rancho Cucamonga
136.	Reading Phillies
137.	Reynosa Broncos
138.	Richmond Braves
139.	Rochester Red Wings
140.	Rome Braves
141.	Round Rock Express
142.	Sacramento River Cats
143.	Salem Avalanche
144.	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
145.	Salt Lake Stingers
146.	Saltillo Sarape Makers
147.	San Antonio Missions
148.	San Jose Giants
149.	Sarasota Red Sox
150.	Savannah Sand Gnats
151.	Scranton/W-B
152.	South Bend
153.	South Georgia Waves
154.	Spokane Indians
155.	St. Lucie Mets
156.	Staten Island Yankees
157.	Stockton Ports
158.	Syracuse SkyChiefs
159.	Tabasco Cattlemen
160.	Tacoma Rainiers
161.	Tampa Yankees
162.	Tennessee Smokies
163.	Toledo Mud Hens
164.	Trenton Thunder
165.	Tri-City Dust Devils
166.	Tri-City ValleyCats
167.	Tucson Sidewinders
168.	Tulsa Drillers
169.	Union Laguna
170.	Vancouver Canadians
171.	Veracruz Eagles
172.	Vermont Expos
173.	Vero Beach Dodgers
174.	Visalia Oaks
175.	West Michigan
176.	West Tenn
177.	Wichita Wranglers
178.	Williamsport
179.	Wilmington Blue Rocks
180.	Winston-Salem
181.	Wisconsin
182.	Yakima Bears
183.	Yucatan Lions


Search Strategy:

major league baseball on google:
://www.google.com/search?q=major+league+baseball

minor league baseball on google:
://www.google.com/search?q=minor+league+baseball


Additional Links:

Major League Baseball Teams:
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/team/mlb_team_index.jsp

Minor League Baseball Teams (see dropdown list under "Teams" on upper
left):
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/


Thank you for the opportunity to answer your question, if you require
more information, please clarify the question, or if you find this
answer satisfactory, please feel free to rate it. Thank you!

skermit-ga

Clarification of Answer by skermit-ga on 09 Nov 2002 15:24 PST
Oops... 30 Major League Teams, this is the correct list, I accidently
put American League as one of the teams, sorry!

American League Teams: 
1.	Anaheim Angels
2.	Baltimore Orioles Roster
3.	Boston Red Sox Roster
4.	Chicago White Sox Roster
5.	Cleveland Indians Roster
6.	Detroit Tigers Roster
7.	Kansas City Royals Roster
8.	Minnesota Twins Roster
9.	New York Yankees Roster
10.	Oakland Athletics Roster
11.	Seattle Mariners Roster
12.	Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster
13.	Texas Rangers Roster
14.	Toronto Blue Jays Roster

skermit-ga

Clarification of Answer by skermit-ga on 09 Nov 2002 15:26 PST
Arrgh, now I left in the " Roster" after each name, sorry here's the correct list:

1.	Anaheim Angels
2.	Baltimore Orioles
3.	Boston Red Sox
4.	Chicago White Sox
5.	Cleveland Indians
6.	Detroit Tigers
7.	Kansas City Royals
8.	Minnesota Twins
9.	New York Yankees
10.	Oakland Athletics
11.	Seattle Mariners
12.	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
13.	Texas Rangers
14.	Toronto Blue Jays

Sorry for yet another clarification.

skermit-ga
laker-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Skermit provided a quick and thorough answer.

Comments  
Subject: Re: US Baseball
From: mwalcoff-ga on 09 Nov 2002 15:48 PST
 
In addition, there are independent minor-league teams who would not be
listed on the official Minor League Baseball site.

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