Wisconsin Rapids White Sox
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The Wisconsin Rapids White Sox were a Wisconsin State League
baseball team based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
, USA. They were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox
and played their home games at Witter Field
. They played from 1940 to 1942, and again from 1946 to 1953.
Wisconsin State League
There was a class D league called the Wisconsin State League which began in 1905. In 1908 it changed its name to the Wisconsin-Illinois League. Another Wisconsin State League began in 1940, shut down for World War II from 1943 through 1945, then operated from 1946 through 1953...
baseball team based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,435 at the 2000 census.According to the 2010 census, the Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan area was home to 54,362 people...
, USA. They were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
and played their home games at Witter Field
Witter Field
Witter Field is a baseball ballpark located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA. It was built in 1928.It served as the home park for multiple minor league teams: the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox, Wisconsin Rapids Senators and Wisconsin Rapids Twins. It is currently the home to Wisconsin Rapids Legion...
. They played from 1940 to 1942, and again from 1946 to 1953.