West Virginia Power

• Location: Charleston, WV
• League: Atlantic League 2021- ; South Atlantic League 2005-2019, Atlantic League 2021
• Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers 2005-2008; Pittsburgh Pirates 2009-2018; Seattle Mariners 2019
• Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park

Team History

The West Virginia Power are a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate in the South Atlantic League. They play their home games at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia. They were previously called the Charleston Alley Cats.

The Power lost their affiliation in the minor league re-structuring after the cancelled 2020 season but found a new home in the Atlantic League. However, during the 2021 season, they changed names, becoming the Charleston Dirty Birds.

Year-by-Year Record

2005-2008 logo

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2005	60-78	13th	Ramon Aviles		John Narron / [[]]	John Curtis
2006	74-62	4th (t)	Mike Guerrero		Mike Lum	John Curtis
2007	82-54	3rd	Mike Guerrero	Lost League Finals	Corey Hart	John Curtis
2008	77-62	6th	Jeff Isom	Lost League Finals	Jim Lett	John Curtis
2009	67-70	8th	Gary Green		Edgar Varela	Jeff Johnson
2010	65-74	9th (t)	Gary Green		Edgar Varela	Jeff Johnson	Josh Bonifay
2011	69-69	8th	Gary Robinson		Dave Howard	Jeff Johnson	Gerardo Alvarez
2012	61-79	13th	Rick Sofield		Edgar Varela	Willie Glen	Vince Harrison
2013	82-58	2nd	Michael Ryan	Lost in 1st round	Orlando Merced	Jeff Johnson
2014	54-81	13th	Michael Ryan		Keoni De Renne	Jeff Johnson	Miguel Perez
2015	87-52	1st	Brian Esposito	Lost in 1st round	Keoni De Renne	Mark DiFelice
2016	71-68	7th	Brian Esposito		Ryan Long	Matt Ford
2017	69-67	7th	Wyatt Toregas		Ryan Long	Drew Benes
2018	71-62	4th	Wyatt Toregas		Chris Petersen	Joel Hanrahan
2019	69-70	6th	Dave Berg		Eric Farris	Alon Leichman
2020	Season cancelled