Wisconsin Rapids White Sox
May 19, 2020
The Wisconsin Rapids White Sox were a Class D farm club of the Chicago White Sox from 1940 until 1953. The team went dark for three years from 1943 through 1945 at the peak of World War II along with the rest of the Wisconsin State League.In 1941, 21-year old Max Patkin won 10 games for Wisconsin Rapids. He returned for part of the season in 1942. As a ballplayer, Patkin never made it past Class A ball. But in retirement, Patkin became “The Clown Prince of Baseball”, touring the U.S. as a ballpark entertainment act for the next half century.
