EST. 1988 . . . Our Class of 2018 celebration continues Saturday August 187 when our Class of 2018 hits the links at the Underwood Golf Course - our Sunday August 19 Banquet is SOLD OUT . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Carlos Licon, Bryan Tambone, Larry Vucan, Dwayne Aboud and George Arrieta . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame 2018 Award Winners: High School Coach of the Year Ruben A. Munoz and High School Coach of the Year Juan Camacho; High School Player of the Year Adrian Torres; Youth Coach of the Year Joel Lugo; College Player of the Year Alex Pimental and Senior Player of the Year Rafael Alcantar . . . 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 our Hall of Fame Web Site has reached over 1.27 Million Views . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Saturday August 18, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Exceptional Eight" Honorees Roll Call: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Founder, Inaugural Board of Directors, Inaugural President and Class of 1990 Honoree Bufe C. Morrison who earned All American honors at Texas Western, Semi-Pro All Star 15X, Semi-Pro MVP 7X and he has been inducted into 6 different Halls of Fame; Class of 2003 Honoree Cerjio “Marty” Martinez who was an umpire, league organizer and administrator for 30 years and Class of 1989 Honoree Charles R. “Smitty” Smith the All District star for Austin High School, posted a pitching record in Semi-Pro baseball of 111-26 in the 1950’s and he was offered professional baseball contracts by three different organizations . . . "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
