In, two Class A circuits, the Texas League and the Southern Association, were upgraded to A1 to signify their continued status as one step below the highest classification, then Double-A, yet a notch above their former Class A peers, the New York-Pennsylvania League and Western League.

Robertson's rise continued in, as Florida promoted him to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League.

Halfway through the 2002 season, Harden was promoted to the Double-A Midland RockHounds of the Texas League, where he continued his impressive season, earning a record of 8 – 3, with an ERA of 2. 95 in 16 starts.

He continued in the Marlins organization in, playing with their Double-A team in Carolina and their Triple-A team in Albuquerque.

In, Anderson was moved another step up the minor league ladder, playing for the Double-A Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League.

The two Class A1 circuits, the Texas League and the Southern Association, were then designated Double-A, now two rungs below MLB.

* The two existing Class A leagues — the Eastern and South Atlantic — were upgraded to Double-A, joining the Texas League and the Mexican League, then Double-A, as members of this classification.

This move was caused by the disbanding of the Southern Association after 1961, leaving the six-team Texas League as the only U. S .- based Double-A circuit in 1962.

After the purchase of the Triple-A PCL franchise, the Ryans announced that the Double-A Texas League club would move to Corpus Christi, Texas, for the 2005 season.

He joined the Double-A Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas League and earned 19 wins.

The Corpus Christi Hooks are a minor league baseball team of the Texas League, and are the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

That paved the way for the Double-A franchise to relocate to the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Early in 2001, Mincher found his man in New York attorney Miles Prentice who also owns the Double-A Texas League Midland RockHounds, serves as a Director for the Texas League, and is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Minor League Baseball.

The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals major-league club, and is owned by the Cardinals.

They ranked second in average attendance for all of Double-A baseball for each of the first three seasons, trailing only the Frisco RoughRiders, who are located in a much bigger market, just outside of Dallas, Texas.

The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Major League club.

The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics major league club.

The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres major-league club.

The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies major-league club.

From 1976 to 2002, the Drillers were the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

The team, which played in the Texas League, was the Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals major-league club from 1995 to 2007, and of the San Diego Padres from 1987 to 1994.

In 2010 Studer sold his American Association franchise to a group in Amarillo, Texas as part of a move to bring Class Double-A affiliated baseball to Pensacola.

The seven sports franchises that MBP owns, operates and / or consults with are the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre Yankees, a Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Frisco RoughRiders, a Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers ; the Oklahoma RedHawks, A Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros ; the Dayton Dragons, a Single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds ; the Hagerstown Suns, a Single-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals ; the Erie SeaWolves, a Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers and the Staten Island Yankees, a Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.

* Carolina Mudcats, baseball team of the Double-A Southern League

Previous league titles won by the team are the Southern League title in 1979, as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, and again in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.

In 1978, the Nashville Sounds were added as an expansion franchise team in the Double-A Southern League and were affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.

In December 2008, Sandberg was promoted to manager of the Class Double-A Team Tennessee Smokies in the Southern League.

The team is currently a member of the Southern League and is the class Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball ( MLB ) team.

The modern Suns club has played in the Southern League longer than any other, and its 41-year association with its city is the longest in Double-A baseball.

Jacksonville was without baseball in 1969, but in 1970 a new Suns team began play in the Double-A Southern League.

The Suns have played in the Southern League longer than any other team, and their 41-year period in Jacksonville has become the longest consecutive association between any city and a class Double-A team.

The Jackson Generals are a minor league baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.

In 1993, he moved up in the minors once again, this time to Double-A, spending the season with the Southern League's Knoxville Smokies.

The Huntsville Stars are a minor league baseball team of the Southern League and are the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Stars won the Southern League Championship in 1985 and 1994 as the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland A's and in 2001 with the Brewers.

His previous Double-A Southern League franchise was relocated to Huntsville.

The Stars began play in the Southern League as the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in 1985 with Don Mincher ( 1938 – 2012 ) as the team's General Manager.

This was the Braves first championship since relocating to Mississippi and was the first Southern League title for Atlanta's Double-A franchise since 1997.

The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox major-league club.

They were a Double-A Southern League team from 1991 to 2011.

The team, which plays in the Southern League, has been a Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club since the 2009 season.

The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of a major league ballclub.

The team, which plays in the Southern League ( of which they are the back-to-back defending champions ), is the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks major league club.