Charleston Charlies
August 15, 2014
The Charleston Charlies were a colorful Class AAA ballclub that made their home in West Virginia from 1971 through 1983. Initially, the Charlies were the top farm club for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were a National League power at the time. The Houston Astros took over as the Charlies’ parent club in 1977. With the arrival of the Astros came fantastic (or grotesque, depending on your worldview) rainbow jerseys, modeled on Houston’s garish horizontal stripes of the late 1970’s/early 1980’s. The Charlies moved away to Old Orchard Beach, Maine following the 1983 season.
