Huntington, WV

Huntington is located in western West Virginia, on the south bank of the Ohio River; the state of Ohio lies north of the River, while the border of Kentucky is only 5 miles to the west of the city. Huntington is 30 miles west of Charleston, WV.

Teams that have played here

• Huntington, Tri-State League (1894)
• Huntington, Virginia Valley League (1910)
• Huntington Blue Sox, Mountain States League (1911-1912)
• Huntington Blue Sox, Ohio State League (1913-1914)
• Huntington Angels, Ohio State League (1915)
• Huntington Boosters, Ohio State League (1916)
• Huntington Boosters, Middle Atlantic League (1931-1933)
• Huntington Red Birds, Middle Atlantic League (1934-1936)
• Huntington Boosters, Mountain State League (1937, 1939)
• Huntington Bees, Mountain State League (1938)
• Huntington Aces, Mountain State League (1940-1941)
• Huntington Jewels, Mountain State League (1942)
• Huntington Cubs, Appalachian League (1990-1994)
• River City Rumblers, Appalachian League (1995)
• Huntington Rail Kings, Heartland League (1998)

Persons who were born here

• Jon Adkins, pitcher
• Jared Camp, minor league pitcher
• Johnson Fry, pitcher
• Joe Hague, infielder
• Les Hall, college coach
• Rick Reed, pitcher
• Frank Reiber, catcher
• Skeeter Shelton, outfielder
• Hoge Workman, pitcher
• Steve Yeager, catcher

Persons who died here

• Fred Bailey, outfielder
• Deke Brackett, college coach
• Wayland Dean, pitcher
• James Groninger, minor league manager and executive
• Larry McClure, outfielder
• Ezra Midkiff, infielder
• John Scheneberg, pitcher
• Admiral Schlei, catcher
• Skeeter Shelton, outfielder
• Johnny Watson, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Huntington East High School
• Huntington High School
• Marshall University