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" . . . Our web site has over 1.549 Million views and we thank you . . . For Wednesday the 18th day of September 2019 we continue our "Exceptional 8 Roll Call" featuring 8 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: Class of 2014 Honoree John Carpenter who was an outstanding hitter and catcher for the Pecos Eagles, coached Coronado High School to 7 playoff appearances and a Regional Quarterfinal berth in a 10-year period and he has also been inducted into the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame; Class of 1989 Honoree John Phelan who served as Commissioner for El Paso Little League in 1955, General Manager of the El Paso Texans in 1950, President of the El Paso Sports Association which revived professional baseball in 1962 and he helped get the El Paso Sun Kings admittance into the Texas League and Class of 2004 Honoree John Scanlon who started umpiring while serving in the United States Army, umpired youth, high school, American Legion and college play . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Bob Haynesworth
Inducted in 1995
A broken ankle in college ended his athletic career in college but channeled his energies towards nurturing baseball with his creativity
In 1950, he organized a group of people to form the first Little League Baseball Program in El Paso
He convinced the city to build Roger Brown Park on the Houston School grounds
He ushered in the first Little League park in the country to play games under the lights
He started the program with only twelve teams as its Commissioner and grew the program to over 300 teams
In the early 1960’s, he organized investors to take over and save the failing El Paso Sun Kings professional baseball club
Under his management expertise and guidance not only was the club saved but won the Texas League championship in 1962
Honored for his work by many civic organizations in El Paso
Won the Humanitarian Award from the National Council of Christians and Jews
