During my research into the Milwaukee Brewers minor league history, I came across many names that I knew or remembered and a few that I didn’t. William Max falls into that second category.
Max was signed as a free agent out of UNLV in 1981 and reported to Butte in the rookie Pioneer League. He had a decent year, playing in just over half of the games for the Copper Kings, showing good power with six homers and a .579 slugging average, which placed second in the league. That earned Max a promotion to Class A Midwest League Beloit in 1982.