EST. 1988 . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame and our Families appreciate the sacrifice of the women and men who have served in our Military to protect our Freedom and give us the rights we exercise - We Wish You and Your Families a Blessed, Healthy and Safe Memorial Day Weekend . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past to our 31st Year in existence . . . Thank You, We have received over 1.2 Million Views on our web site . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Memorial Day Monday May 28, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Fantastic Five" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 1998 Honoree Benjie Hunt the 3X All District selection for Bel Air High School and he was drafted in the third round by the Detroit Tigers in 1971 as a shortstop; 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 and Class of 1996 Honoree Billy A. Borrego who during his Semi-Pro career won 324 games as a pitcher and lost 134, pitched in 24 All Star games, named MVP 9X and had a lifetime batting average of .408 . . . The Elected Class of 2018 will be honored on Sunday August 19 at our annual Banquet at the Wyndham Hotel . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Andrew “Andy” Cohen
Inducted in Original Class of El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988
Designated as First Member to be inducted in El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame
Andy played for El Paso High School and lettered in football, basketball and baseball
Member of El Paso High School State Championship basketball team
He played baseball, basketball and football at the University of Alabama
After college he signed with Waco in the Texas League and the New York Giants bought his contract after playing against him in 1926
Signed in 1927 and played Major League baseball for the New York Giants for 3 years as a second baseman replacing Rogers Hornsby
Played professional minor league baseball for 10 years
Managed in the minor leagues
Managed the Philadelphia Phillie for one day winning the season opener 5-4 in 10 innings
Cohen coached Texas Western College and the University of Texas at El Paso for 17 years
Instrumental in launching many young men to finish school and careers in baseball
Cohen Stadium is named in tribute to his and brother Syd’s contribution to baseball in El Paso
First man to be inducted into the El Paso Hall of Fame
