EST. 1988 . . . WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG - Strength in Faith, Strength of Character . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 33rd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame will Celebrate and Honor our newest elected Class of Inductees in 2021 . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who started coaching youth baseball in 1971, 3X National Youth Coach of the Year, 16 Bandit Players named to Texas High School All State Baseball Teams, 8 Bandit Players drafted by Major League Baseball, his teams won 1,452 games with 264 losses with a winning percentage of 85% over 41 years - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Sunday October 25, 2020 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 1990 Honoree Beto Portugal who won 8 batting titles, 5 Gold Gloves, 2X "Outstanding Player" and 3X MVP during his Semi-Pro and Old Timers play . . . Our web site has over 1.845 Million views and we Thank You for your continued support!
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Vice President
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Gilbert De La Rosa
Treasurer
Alex Villalobos Jr.
Inducted in 1993
Started his baseball career at the age of 16 in 1944 playing for Fabens High School
Finished his high school career playing for San Fernando California where he was voted Most Valuable Player hitting .398
In 1947 he returned to El Paso and played Semi-Pro for Clint
A two year military stint with the United States Army saw him receive the Purple Heart and two Battle Stars interrupted his baseball journey
Played for Fabens baseball team from 1953-1959
Gave the team its name the “Fabens Merchants” and brought the team into the Lower Valley League
Became Manager of the team in 1960 and won 6 league championships and never finishing worse than second in the league
Recognized as “Mr. Baseball” by the President of the Lower Valley League
