Charleston Charlies were a Triple-A minor league baseball team located in Charleston, West Virginia.
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11 Facts About Charleston Charlies
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Two separate Charlies franchises played in the International League from 1971 to 1983.
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The Charleston Charlies were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, and Cleveland Indians.
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The original Charleston Charlies moved back to Columbus as the Columbus Clippers in 1977.
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New Charleston Charlies, which were the re-located Memphis Blues won the 1977 Governors' Cup, awarded to the IL's playoff championship, while the 1978 teams won the league's regular-season title.
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Many Charleston residents fondly remember the logo of the Charlies, which was a baseball with a derby hat on and smiling while a cigar hung from the corner of his mouth.
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Charlies were owned by Bob Levine, who bought the Columbus Jets, moving them from Columbus, Ohio to Charleston in 1971 and renamed them Charleston Charlies in honor of his father, Charlie Levine, who was an avid baseball fan who watched the Charlies seated in a wheelchair, wearing a derby hat, and smoking a cigar.
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Many former major leaguers spent time with the Charleston Charlies including Pirates All-Stars Dave Parker, Richie Zisk, John Candelaria and Kent Tekulve.
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Six former Charleston Charlies players have been major league managers: La Russa and Randolph, as well as Bobby Valentine, Luis Pujols, Art Howe, and Ken Macha.
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Charleston Charlies had a team, the West Virginia Power, in the Low A South Atlantic League until the 2020 reorganization of the Minor Leagues resulted in Charleston Charlies being left without an MLB affiliate.
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