The Austin Braves were a Minor League Baseball team in the East Division of the Texas League and were affiliated with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves. Known as the Austin Senators from 1956 to 1964, they played at Disch Field. In 1965, they became the Austin Braves, finishing in last place with a record of 70–70. In 1966, the Braves finished in fourth place with a record of 67–73. In 1967, the team also finished in fourth place with a record of 69–71. In 1968, the Atlanta Braves moved the Austin Braves to Shreveport, Louisiana, where they played as the Shreveport Braves of the Texas League from 1968 to 1970, leaving the Greater Austin area without a professional baseball team until the Round Rock Express debuted in 2000.
austin, braves, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2012. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Austin Braves news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Austin Braves were a Minor League Baseball team in the East Division of the Texas League and were affiliated with the Milwaukee Atlanta Braves Known as the Austin Senators from 1956 to 1964 they played at Disch Field In 1965 they became the Austin Braves finishing in last place with a record of 70 70 In 1966 the Braves finished in fourth place with a record of 67 73 In 1967 the team also finished in fourth place with a record of 69 71 In 1968 the Atlanta Braves moved the Austin Braves to Shreveport Louisiana where they played as the Shreveport Braves of the Texas League from 1968 to 1970 leaving the Greater Austin area without a professional baseball team until the Round Rock Express debuted in 2000 Austin Braves1965 1967Austin TexasMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesDouble ALeagueTexas League 1965 1967 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsUnaffiliatedMinor league titlesLeague titles 1 1966Team dataPrevious namesAustin Pioneers 1947 1955 Austin Senators 1956 1964 Members of the Austin Braves who went on to play in the majors include Dusty Baker 1967 Bobby Cox 1966 Ralph Garr 1966 1967 Clarence Cito Gaston 1966 1967 Mike Lum 1966 Felix Millan 1965 1966 Ron Reed 1966 and George Stone 1967 Timeline EditYear s Yrs Team Level League Affiliate1888 1890 3 Austin Senators Class C Texas League None1895 1 Austin Beavers Independent Texas Southern League1896 1 Austin Senators1897 1899 1905 4 Class C Texas League1906 1 Class D South Texas League1907 1908 1911 1914 6 Class C Texas League1915 1 Austin Reps Class D Middle Texas League1923 1924 2 Austin Rangers Texas Association1925 1926 2 Austin Senators1947 1955 9 Austin Pioneers Class B Big State League1965 1967 3 Austin Braves Class AA Texas League Atlanta BravesExternal links EditAustin Texas at Baseball Reference Minors nbsp This article about a baseball team in Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to Austin Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austin Braves amp oldid 1147558011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
