EST. 1988 . . . #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 32nd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Nominations for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 are now Open, Hit the Picture with the Batter at Home Plate titled "Now Accepting Nominations for 2020" to download information and Nomination Forms . . . Our web site has over 1.584 Million views and we thank you . . . For Wednesday the 13th day of November we continue our "Elite 11 Roll Call" on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Son/Father duo Member and Class of 2001 Honoree Jimmy Melendez the star player at Bell Air High School who later as the Coach for Riverside High School earned the distinction of being the winningest High School Coach in El Paso's history, named High School “Coach of the Year” multiple times and led the Rangers to the 2000 Texas High School Final 4 State Semi-Finals; Class of 1999 Honoree Joe “Chito” Dominguez who was a All District selection on Jefferson’s first District Championship squad in 1951, turned down a scholarship at Arizona to play professionally for Bisbee-Douglas in the Arizona-Texas League and Class of 2014 Honoree Joe “Sonny” Parra the hitting star at Ysleta High School who played baseball for about 38 years including play in Semi-Pro and other Leagues with a batting average always over .300 . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Benjie Hunt
Inducted in 1998
Started playing baseball at age 9 as a Pitcher and Outfielder
Consistent All Star selection
Star Pitcher and hitter in the Mickey Mantle and Lower Valley leagues
Selected to All District teams in 1969, 1970 and 1971 while playing for Bel Air High School
Hit. 450 as a Sophomore
As a Junior his batting average was .525
Had a .619 batting average in 1971
Named Captain and Most Valuable Player for Bel Air High School
Drafted in the third round by the Detroit Tigers in 1971 as a shortstop
Played in Rookie League as a second baseman and was second in the league in fielding percentage
Played in Midwest League in 1973 and established second base records for error less fielding and most put outs
Played in California League in 1974
Finished second for team Most Valuable Player in 1975
Coached youth baseball for over 10 years
