 The team's fortunes improved in 1956, when it affiliated with the New York Yankees.The Virginians, the Yanks' sole AAA farm club after 1958, sent several key players (including Tom Tresh, Al Downing and Joe Pepitone) to the Bronx, but the club's attendance figures were usually in the bottom tier of the league.After the 1964 season, the Virginians were transferred to Toledo, Ohio, to become the present-day edition of the Mud Hens.