The Parkersburg Parkers were a minor league baseball team based in

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. They played in the

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in 1909. The team was founded when the Charleroi Cherios relocated to Parkersburg on June 30, 1909. However the team was short-lived and were dropped by the league on July 10, 1909. The club was soon reestablished and played in the Virginia Valley League in 1910. Another team with that name surfaced in the

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in 1931, when the

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relocated to Parkersburg on July 28, 1931. However the team relocated again soon afterwards to

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to become the

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on July 12, 1931.

Benny Kauff Bennie Michael "Benny" Kauff (January 5, 1890 – November 17, 1961)Benny Kauff Play ...

played for the team in 1910.

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and

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were with the squad in 1931.BR Minors
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