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 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 playing in 1925, pitched for Andy Cohen and the El Paso Texans in the Mexican League, struck out Major Leaguers pitching exhibition games against the the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees and in 1955 he brought the Babe Ruth League to El Paso . . . We wish you a Blessed, Safe, Happy and Healthy Saturday June 6, 2020 as we continue our Roll Call: Class of 2016 Darrin Glenn the All District and All City selection for Hanks High School, drafted by the Cincinnati Reds, All Conference at University of New Orleans, All Southwest Conference at Texas Tech University, played Class A, AA and AAA with San Francisco Giants organization and appeared in 2 major baseball movies Little Big League and The Rookie . . . Our web site has over 1.730 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
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
