Charleston, WV

Charleston is the state capital of West Virginia and the largest city in the state, on the Kanawha River.

Teams that have played here

Years	Team	League	Ballpark
1894	Charleston	Tri-State League
1910	Charleston Senators	Virginia Valley League	Wehrle Park
1911-1912	Charleston Senators	Mountain States League	Wehrle Park
1913-1916	Charleston Senators	Ohio State League	Wehrle Park
1931-1942	Charleston Senators	Middle Atlantic League	Kanawha Park
1949-1951	Charleston Senators	Central League	Watt Powell Park
1952-1960	Charleston Senators	American Association	Watt Powell Park
1961	Charleston Marlins	International League	Watt Powell Park
1962-1964	Charleston Indians	Eastern League	Watt Powell Park
1971-1983	Charleston Charlies	International League	Watt Powell Park
1987-1994	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	Watt Powell Park
1995-2004	Charleston Alley Cats	South Atlantic League	Watt Powell Park
2005-2019	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	Appalachian Power Park
2021	West Virginia Power	Atlantic League	Appalachian Power Park
2022-present	Charleston Dirty Birds	Atlantic League	Appalachian Power Park

Persons who were born here

• Larry Carter, pitcher
• Tony Chance, minor league outfielder
• Jeremy Cummings, minor league pitcher
• Bill Hall, pitcher
• J.R. House, catcher
• Ed Kenna, pitcher
• John Kruk, outfielder
• Jim Lett, minor league infielder
• Jeff Reynolds, minor league infielder
• Trevor Sansom, minor league pitcher
• Anthony Whittington, minor league pitcher
• Phil Wilson, minor league pitcher

Persons who died here

• Babe Barna, outfielder
• Bob Chance, infielder
• Jack L. Jones, minor league pitcher
• Gary Kolb, outfielder
• Bull Smith, outfielder
• Johnny Stuart, pitcher
• Clint Thomas, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• South Charleston High School
• University of Charleston