Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassHigh-A (2021–present)
Previous classes
LeagueMidwest League (1962–present)
DivisionWest Division
Previous leagues
Three–I League (1958–1961)
Major league affiliations
TeamMilwaukee Brewers (2009–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (10)
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 2012
Division titles (11)
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1996
  • 1999
  • 2005
  • 2012
First-half titles (11)
  • 1966
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1978
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 2005
  • 2012
  • 2024
Second-half titles (10)
  • 1964
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1974
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2005
Wild card berths (4)
  • 1982
  • 2003
  • 2014
  • 2016
Team data
NameWisconsin Timber Rattlers (1995–present)
Previous names
  • Appleton Foxes (1967–1994)
  • Fox Cities Foxes (1958–1966)
ColorsBurgundy, tan, black, silver, white
         
MascotsFang and Whiffer
BallparkNeuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium (1995–present)
Previous parks
Goodland Field (1958–1994)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Third Base Ventures[1]
PresidentRob Zerjav[2]
General managerRob Zerjav[2]
ManagerVictor Estevez

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, a town on the outskirts of Appleton in the Fox Cities, and are named for the timber rattlesnake, which is more commonly found in southwest Wisconsin. The team plays their home games at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium, which opened in 1995. They previously played at Goodland Field from their founding in 1958 until the end of the 1994 season.

Originally known as the Fox Cities Foxes, the team began play in 1958 as members of the Three–I League. The circuit suspended operations after the 1961 season, so the club joined the Midwest League in 1962. They became known as the Appleton Foxes in 1967 and adopted their Wisconsin Timber Rattlers moniker in 1995. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021, Wisconsin was shifted to the High-A Central, which was renamed the Midwest League in 2022.

Wisconsin has served as a farm club for six Major League Baseball franchises. They have won ten league titles, including one Three–I League championship and nine Midwest League championships, most recently in 2012.

  1. ^ Mehring, Chris. "Third Base Ventures Purchases Appleton Baseball Club, Inc". Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Front Office Staff". Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved December 5, 2020.