The team "appeared in many exhibition games against nonleague competition and often played south of the border, where the players were treated as first-class citizens.
"[4] Their most famous player was shortstop Willie Wells, an Austin native who played with the Black Senators briefly before going on to an internationally acclaimed career.
One of only a handful of players to be inducted into the American, Mexican, and Cuban Baseball Halls of Fame, some believe he may have been the best shortstop who ever played the position.
[5] Another Hall of Famer who did a brief tour through the Austin club in 1931 was Hilton Smith, considered one of the best pitchers of his generation.
[8] It's unclear where the team played its home games after 1938, when the baseball diamond was demolished to build a high-school football stadium.