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 34th 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 was the All District and All City player at Eastwood High School, signed with the Chicago Cubs in 1987, in his Major League debut he tossed 8 shutout innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitched with the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox and he pitched 297 games in his 13-year Major League career - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Sunday March 7, 2021 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Brother/Brother duo Member and Class of 2003 Honoree Richard Bombard the All District pitcher for Eastwood High School, pitched the Florida Gators to a SEC title, drafted by the Houston Astros and he later became a successful pitching coach with the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Anaheim Angels organizations . . . Our web site has over 1.968 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
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
