Future All-star Bobby Knoop (.264) came to Disch Field in 1959 on his way to an All-Star career with the California Angels. Howie Bedell would bat .303 with 26 2B, a Disch Field tying 13 Triples and a .303 batting average. Chuck Buheller hit 15 HR and batted .333. William Thompson hit 22 HR and Charles Gorin went 16-7 with a 2.96 ERA. Maybe it wasn't the best team Disch Field had ever seen, but in 1959... for that one season... it was. For the first time ever the Austin Senators would push past the 1st round of playoffs and for the first time in this ballpark's history... take home a Championship Trophy. They had better savor that one... Bobby Knoop returned in 1960 to hit .280 and Denny Lemaster would post a fine 14-6, 3.73 record on his way to becoming the 3rd future All-Star to be promoted from Disch Field as the Senators finished with a 73-71 record. In 1961, the Senators dropped below .500 but they would see the biggest names ever to take the field here as Milwaukee Braves' Austin based Double-A franchise welcomed Hank Aaron's brother, Tommy Aaron (25 2B, 15 HR, .299) and this ballpark's first ever future Hall of Famer... 22 year old knuckleballer Phil Niekro (4-4, 2.95). Niekro was on his way to an amazing 24 year career that would see him pitch until he was 48 years old, becoming a 20 game winner, 3 times in his career with a 318-274, 3.35 lifetime record. His best season came in 1969 when he would post a 23-13, 2.56 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1974, he would again win 20 games with an ERA of just 2.38 and at the age of 43, Niekro had another amazing season posting a 17-4, 3.61 record as he was on his way to becoming a member of the Major League Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, forever making this ballpark a historic one.