# List of American Association (1902–1997) teams

The American Association was a Minor League Baseball league that operated primarily in the Midwestern and South Central United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. Over that 90-year span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether. This list documents teams which played in the league.

## Teams

Key :
| Team name (#) | A number following a team's name indicates multiple iterations of the team in chronological order. |
| Team | First season | Last season | City | Fate |
| Buffalo Bisons | 1985 | 1997 | Buffalo, New York | League disbanded; team transferred to the International League |
| Charleston Senators | 1952 | 1960 | Charleston, West Virginia | Folded |
| Cleveland Bearcats | 1914 | 1914 | Cleveland, Ohio | Renamed the Cleveland Spiders |
| Cleveland Spiders | 1915 | 1915 | Cleveland, Ohio | Relocated to Toledo, Ohio, as the Toledo Iron Men |
| Columbus Red Birds | 1931 | 1954 | Columbus, Ohio | Relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, as the Omaha Cardinals |
| Columbus Senators | 1902 | 1930 | Columbus, Ohio | Renamed the Columbus Red Birds |
| Dallas Rangers | 1959 | 1959 | Dallas, Texas | Merged with the Fort Worth Cats to become the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 1960 | 1962 | Dallas, Texas | League disbanded; team transferred to the Pacific Coast League |
| Denver Bears (1) | 1955 | 1962 | Denver, Colorado | League disbanded; team transferred to the Pacific Coast League |
| Denver Bears (2) | 1969 | 1983 | Denver, Colorado | Renamed the Denver Zephyrs |
| Denver Zephyrs | 1984 | 1992 | Denver, Colorado | Relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, as the New Orleans Zephyrs |
| Evansville Triplets | 1970 | 1984 | Evansville, Indiana | Relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, as the Nashville Sounds |
| Fort Worth Cats | 1959 | 1959 | Fort Worth, Texas | Merged with the Dallas Rangers to become the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
| Houston Buffs | 1959 | 1961 | Houston, Texas | Relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the Oklahoma City 89ers |
| Indianapolis Indians (1) | 1902 | 1962 | Indianapolis, Indiana | League disbanded; team transferred to the International League |
| Indianapolis Indians (2) | 1969 | 1997 | Indianapolis, Indiana | League disbanded; team transferred to the International League |
| Iowa Cubs | 1982 | 1997 | Des Moines, Iowa | League disbanded; team transferred to the Pacific Coast League |
| Iowa Oaks | 1969 | 1981 | Des Moines, Iowa | Renamed the Iowa Cubs |
| Kansas City Blues (1) | 1902 | 1902 | Kansas City, Missouri | Renamed the Kansas City Cowboys |
| Kansas City Blues (2) | 1904 | 1954 | Kansas City, Missouri | Relocated to Denver, Colorado, as the Denver Bears |
| Kansas City Cowboys | 1903 | 1903 | Kansas City, Missouri | Renamed the Kansas City Blues |
| Louisville Colonels | 1902 | 1962 | Louisville, Kentucky | League disbanded; team folded |
| Louisville Redbirds | 1982 | 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | League disbanded; team transferred to the International League |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1902 | 1952 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Relocated to Toledo, Ohio, as the Toledo Sox |
| Minneapolis Millers | 1902 | 1960 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Folded |
| Nashville Sounds | 1985 | 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee | League disbanded; team transferred to the Pacific Coast League |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 1977 | 1977 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Relocated to Springfield, Illinois, as the Springfield Redbirds |
| New Orleans Zephyrs | 1993 | 1997 | New Orleans, Louisiana | League disbanded; team transferred to the Pacific Coast League |
| Oklahoma City 89ers (1) | 1962 | 1962 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | League disbanded; team transferred to the Pacific Coast League |
| Oklahoma City 89ers (2) | 1969 | 1997 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | League disbanded; team transferred to the Pacific Coast League |
| Omaha Cardinals | 1955 | 1959 | Omaha, Nebraska | Folded |
| Omaha Dodgers | 1961 | 1962 | Omaha, Nebraska | League disbanded; team folded |
| Omaha Royals | 1969 | 1997 | Omaha, Nebraska | League disbanded; team transferred to the Pacific Coast League |
| Springfield Redbirds | 1978 | 1981 | Springfield, Illinois | Relocated to Louisville, Kentucky, as the Louisville Redbirds |
| St. Paul Apostles | 1914 | 1914 | St. Paul, Minnesota | Renamed the St. Paul Saints |
| St. Paul Saints (1) | 1902 | 1913 | St. Paul, Minnesota | Renamed the St. Paul Apostles |
| St. Paul Saints (2) | 1915 | 1960 | St. Paul, Minnesota | Relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, as the Omaha Dodgers |
| Toledo Iron Men | 1916 | 1918 | Toledo, Ohio | Renamed the Toledo Mud Hens |
| Toledo Mud Hens (1) | 1902 | 1913 | Toledo, Ohio | Relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland Bearcats |
| Toledo Mud Hens (2) | 1919 | 1952 | Toledo, Ohio | Relocated to Charleston, West Virginia, as the Charleston Senators, during the 1952 season |
| Toledo Sox | 1953 | 1955 | Toledo, Ohio | Relocated to Wichita, Kansas, as the Wichita Braves |
| Tulsa Oilers | 1969 | 1976 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, as the New Orleans Pelicans |
| Wichita Aeros | 1970 | 1984 | Wichita, Kansas | Relocated to Buffalo, New York, as the Buffalo Bisons |
| Wichita Braves | 1956 | 1958 | Wichita, Kansas | Relocated to Fort Worth, Texas, as the Fort Worth Cats |