Complex sentence: The franchise moved to Charleston, West Virginia, as the Charleston Charlies in 1971, but the Pirates, still owned by the Galbreath family, would return with the Clippers in 1977.
Split into simpler sentences: The franchise moved to Charleston, West Virginia, as the Charleston Charlies in 1971. But the Pirates, still owned by the Galbreath family, would return with the Clippers in 1977.