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" . . . Our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors Will Meet This Wednesday June 16 via Zoom Meeting @ 5:30 PM - Board Members Please Acknowledge Your Intent to Attend by getting information listed below . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame will Celebrate and Honor our newest elected Class of Inductees during Labor Day weekend Friday September 3 through Sunday September 5 . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who was the All District third baseman for Ysleta High School, coached Burges High School to multiple District, Bi-District, Area, Regional championships and led the Mustangs to a spot in the 1983 Texas High School Final 4 State Semi-Finals and he has been inducted into 3 different Halls of Fame including the Texas High School Baseball Hall of Fame - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Tuesday June 15, 2021 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 1991 Honoree Irvin Walker “Bus” Gillett the 4X All Southwest Conference pitcher who pitched the University of Texas Longhorns to 4 Southwest Conference Championships losing only two games, turned down an offer to turn pro with the Detroit Tigers and he was named to the University of Texas Hall of Champions in 1976 . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.040 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
Bob Arnold
Inducted in 1992
Star Pitcher and Outfielder for Austin High School
As a freshman, he won all 5 of his starts
As a sophomore, he went 5-3 and pitched a no-hitter
Named All District as a junior with a 12-4 record striking out 171 batters and tossing 7 shutouts
and 1 no-hitter
As a Senior, he was named “Texas High School Outstanding Baseball Player” by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
His senior year he won 16 games and lost only 2 with a staggering 247 strikeouts, 7 shutouts and 1 no-hitter
Named to Texas All State Team as an Outfielder
Earned multiple All District honors
Pitched 7 innings of shutout baseball in Game 2 Panther playoff win over Lubbock Monterrey
The following day he tossed 15 innings of shutout baseball leading Austin to a Game 3 win over Monterrey and advancement in Texas State playoffs
In that series he pitched 22 scoreless innings
Led Austin High School to 1965 Final Four of State Playoffs
Pitched 7 scoreless innings against eventual State Champ Dallas Samuel before Austin lost 2-0 in extra innings
He didn’t allow a single home run in 132 innings on the mound and had a batting average of .375 as a senior
Earned scholarship to Texas A & M University
Named to All-Southwest Conference team as an outfielder batting .313 as the cleanup hitter in 1968
Served as President for El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame
