Austin Senators

• Location: Austin, TX
• League: Texas League 1888-1890; Texas-Southern League 1895; Texas Association 1896; Texas League 1905; South Texas League 1906; Texas League 1907-1908, 1911-1914; Texas Association 1925-1926; Texas League 1956-1964
• Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves 1956-1964
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The Austin Senators were a charter member of the Texas League in 1887. They were frequently members of the TL from that point through 1914. Additionally, they played in the Texas-Southern League in 1896 and the South Texas League in 1906. The name was next used in the Texas Association in '25 and '26 by the former Austin Rangers. After that it was used by the Milwaukee Braves' AA farm club in the Texas League from 1956 to 1964. The team became the Austin Braves in '65 - they left Austin after '67 and professional baseball would not return there till 2000 with the Round Rock Express.

There also was a generally minor Negro League team known as the Austin Black Senators, but sometimes shortened to Austin Senators.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1888	29-22	--	John McCloskey	--	Team moved to San Antonio (14-11) July 4
1889	50-46	3rd	John Mauser / Mike O'Connor / Ed Reeder	League disbanded August 12
1890	13-18	--	Ed Reeder	Team disbanded June 2
1895	32-63	NA	Joseph Schachern/John Brennan/Algie McBride		Team disbanded August 6
1896	60-70	3rd	George Blackburn / Robert Burns / Frank Weikart
1897	53-54	NA	Frank Weikart
1898	18-12	NA	Mike O'Connor
1905	17-22	5th	Mike O'Connor	Team dropped by League June 6
1906	76-47	2nd	Warren Gill	League Champs
1907	88-52	1st	Brooks Gordon	none League Champs
1908	49-95	8th	Brooks Gordon / Wilson Mathews / Rick Adams	none
1911	84-62	1st	Dale Gear	none League Champs
1912	66-79	5th	Red Downey	none
1913	70-82	5th	George Leidy / Otto McIvor	none
1914	31-114	8th	Walter Frantz / Charles Moran	none
1925	63-70	4th	Bennie Brownlow	none
1926	73-49	1st	Walt Alexander	Lost League Finals
1956	72-82	6th	Connie Ryan
1957	71-83	5th	Sibby Sisti
1958	77-76	4th	Peanuts Lowrey	Lost League Finals
1959	80-66	2nd	Ernie White	League Champs
1960	73-71	5th	Alex Monchak
1961	69-71	4th	Rick Adair	Lost League Finals
1962	69-71	4th	Jimmy Brown	Lost League Finals
1963	75-65	2nd	Jimmy Brown	Lost in 1st round
1964	63-77	5th	Buddy Hicks