The Clarksburg Generals were an American

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team based in

Clarksburg, West Virginia Clarksburg is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 16,039 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in West Virginia, tenth-most populous city ...

. They played from 1907 to 1910, in 1914 and from 1925 to 1932 under different names. They played in the Western Pennsylvania League in 1907, the Pennsylvania–West Virginia League in 1909 and the West Virginia League in 1910. In 1908, they were known as the Clarksburg Drummers. They were the first known professional baseball to be based in Clarksburg. Notable players include

Jim Clark James Clark (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland, who competed in Formula One from to . Clark won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with Lotus, and—at the time of his death—held the ...

Dick Hoblitzell Richard Carleton Hoblitzell (October 26, 1888 – November 14, 1962) played first base in the major leagues from 1908 to 1918. He played for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. Nicknamed "Doc" by his teammates, Hoblitzell's baseball career w ...

, Sam Fletcher (who played for the Drummers), George McAvoy (Drummers),

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. Bull Smith managed them in 1910.BR Minors
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Defunct minor league baseball teams Middle Atlantic League teams Pennsylvania-West Virginia League teams West Virginia League teams Western Pennsylvania League teams Baseball teams established in 1907 Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1932 Defunct baseball teams in West Virginia Baseball teams disestablished in 1932

Generals A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. Ma ...

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