Milestones
Formed: March 31, 19111Brief News of Sports and Athletic Events, The San Jose Evening News, Apr. 1, 1911
Status: Active
First Games: May 22, 1911 2Class D League Starts Season, The Telegraph Herald, May 22, 1911
Seasons: 96 & counting (as of 2026)
States: 5
(KY, NC, TN, VA, WV)
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Appalachian League Franchise List
| Franchise | Years Active | League Champions |
|---|---|---|
| Ashville Moonshiners | 1911-1912 | None |
| Bluefield Blue Jays | 2011-2019 | None |
| Bluefield Blue-Grays | 1946-1955 | 1949-1950-1954 |
| Bluefield Dodgers | 1957 | 1957 |
| Bluefield Orioles | 1958-2010 | 1962-1963-1967-1970-1971-1982-1992-1996-1997-2001 |
| Bluefield Ridge Runners | 2021-Present | 2025 |
| Bristol Pirates | 2014-2019 | None |
| Bristol State Liners | 1921-1925 | None |
| Bristol State Liners | 2021-Present | None |
| Bristol Tigers | 1969-1994 | 1972-1974-1985 |
| Bristol Twins | 1940-1955 | 1942-1943 |
| Bristol White Sox | 1995-2013 | 1998-2002 |
| Burlington Indians | 1986-2006 | 1987-1993 |
| Burlington Royals | 2007-2019 | None |
| Burlington Sock Puppets | 2021-Present | None |
| Cleveland Counts | 1911-1912 | None |
| Cleveland Counts | 1913 | None |
| Cleveland Manufacturers | 1921-1922 | None |
| Covington Astros | 1967-1976 | None |
| Covington Red Sox | 1966 | None |
| Danville Braves | 1993-2019 | 2006-2009 |
| Danville Otterbots | 2021-Present | 2024 |
| Elizabethton Betsy Cubs | 1945-1948 | None |
| Elizabethton Betsy Local | 1949-1950 | None |
| Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox | 1937-1942 | 1939-1941 |
| Elizabethton Phils | 1951 | None |
| Elizabethton River Riders | 2021-Present | None |
| Elizabethton Twins | 1974-2019 | 1978-1984-1989-1990-2000-2003-2005-2007-2008-2012-2017-2018 |
| Erwin Aces | 1943 | None |
| Erwin Cubs | 1944 | None |
| Erwin Mountaineers | 1940 | None |
| Greeneville Astros | 2004-2017 | 2004-2015 |
| Greeneville Burley Cubs | 1938-1942 | 1938 |
| Greeneville Flyboys | 2021-Present | 2021 |
| Greeneville Reds | 2018-2019 | None |
| Harlan Red Sox | 1965 | None |
| Harlan Smokies | 1961-1962 | None |
| Harlan Yankees | 1963 | None |
| Harriman Boosters | 1914 | None |
| Huntington Cubs | 1990-1994 | None |
| Johnson City Cardinals | 1939-1955 | 1940 |
| Johnson City Cardinals | 1961 | None |
| Johnson City Cardinals | 1975-2019 | 1975-1976-2010-2011-2014-2016-2019 |
| Johnson City Doughboys | 2021-Present | 2023 |
| Johnson City Phillies | 1957-1960 | 1958 |
| Johnson City Soldiers | 1911-1938 | None |
| Johnson City Yankees | 1964-1974 | 1964 |
| Kingsport Axmen | 2021-Present | 2022-2026 |
| Kingsport Braves | 1974-1979 | 1977 |
| Kingsport Cherokees | 1938-1941 & 1943-1952 & 1955 | 1944-1945-1951 |
| Kingsport Dodgers | 1942 | None |
| Kingsport Mets | 1980-1982 & 1984-2019 | 1988-1995 |
| Kingsport Orioles | 1957 | None |
| Kingsport Pirates | 1960-1963 | None |
| Kingsport Road Warriors | 2021 | None |
| Kingsport Royals | 1969-1973 | 1973 |
| Knoxville Appalachians | 1911 | None |
| Knoxville Pioneers | 1921-1924 | None |
| Knoxville Reds | 1912-1914 | None |
| Lynchburg Senators | 1959 | None |
| Marion A’s | 1955 | None |
| Marion Mets | 1965-1976 | 1966-1968 |
| Martinsville Astros | 1999-2003 | 1999 |
| Martinsville Phillies | 1988-1998 | None |
| Middlesboro Colonels | 1913-1914 | None |
| Morristown Cubs | 1959-1961 | 1959 |
| Morristown Jobbers | 1911-1914 | None |
| Morristown Roosters | 1923-1925 | None |
| Middlesboro Cubsox | 1963 | None |
| Middlesboro Senators | 1961-1962 | 1961 |
| Morristown Jobbers | 1913 | None |
| New River Rebels | 1946-1950 | 1946-1947 |
| Newport Canners | 1937-1942 | None |
| Paintsville Brewers | 1983-1984 | 1983 |
| Paintsville Hilanders | 1978 | None |
| Paintsville Yankees | 1979-1982 | 1979-1980-1981 |
| Pennington Gap Bears | 1939 | None |
| Pennington Gap Lee Bears | 1937-1938 | 1937 |
| Pennington Gap Miners | 1940 | None |
| Pikeville Brewers | 1982 | None |
| Pikeville Cubs | 1983-1984 | None |
| Princeton Devil Rays | 1997-2007 | None |
| Princeton Patriots | 1990 | None |
| Princeton Pirates | 1988-1989 | None |
| Princeton Rays | 2008-2019 | None |
| Princeton Reds | 1991-1996 | 1994 |
| Princeton Whistlepigs | 2021-2023 | None |
| Pulaski Blue Jays | 2003-2006 | None |
| Pulaski Braves | 1982-1992 | 1986-1991 |
| Pulaski Counts | 1946-1950 | 1948 |
| Pulaski Cubs | 1957-1958 | None |
| Pulaski Mariners | 2008-2014 | 2013 |
| Pulaski Phillies | 1952-1955 | None |
| Pulaski Phillies | 1969-1977 | 1969 |
| Pulaski Rangers | 1997-2002 | None |
| Pulaski River Turtles | 2021-Present | None |
| Pulaski Yankees | 2015-2019 | None |
| River City Rumblers | 1995 | None |
| Rome Romans | 1913 | None |
| Salem Rebels | 1955 & 1957-1967 | 1955-1965 |
| Tri-State Coal Cats | 2024-Present | None |
| Welch Miners | 1946-1955 | 1952-1953 |
| Wytheville A’s | 1964 | None |
| Wytheville Braves | 1971-1973 | None |
| Wytheville Cardinals | 1957-1959 | None |
| Wytheville Cubs | 1985-1989 | None |
| Wytheville Reds | 1967 | None |
| Wytheville Senators | 1960 | 1960 |
| Wytheville Senators | 1965 | None |
| Wytheville Senators | 1969 | None |
| Wytheville Statesmen | 1953-1955 | None |
| Wytheville Twins | 1961-1963 | None |
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