EST. 1988 . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past to our 31st Year in existence . . . Nominations for the Class of 2018 are now being accepted (Deadline is May 9, 2018) - Hit the "Nominations" Tab at the top of our web page for information on nominating a candidate to be considered for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018, our Vice President and Nominations Chairman Bob Aguirre can be reached at suebob5846@gmail.com . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Wednesday April 25, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Fab Four" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 1989 Honoree Michael “Big Mike” Simon who was a perennial All Star in the old Arizona-Texas League, Mexican League and Military League play and he declined an offer to sign and play with the Chicago Cubs and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 1997 Honoree Michael Kevin Williams who pitched for Texas Tech University, coached Hanks High School to multiple District and Bi-District championships, earned multiple High School “Coach of the Year” awards and he won the National High School Baseball Coaching Bronze Award from Scholastic Coach Magazine in 1988 . . . The Elected Class of 2018 will be honored on Sunday August 19 at our annual Banquet at the Wyndham Hotel . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Bruce Wayne Ruffin
Inducted in 2004
Voted by the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Committee to be the first recipient of the newly created, “Recognized El Paso Major Leaguer Award”
Played in the Major Leagues for twelve years with the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies
Starred at Hanks High School under the guidance of Head Coach and El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Williams
Earned multiple All District recognition
Lead Hanks to 1982 District Championship
Teammate of Roger Clemens when the University of Texas Longhorns won the College Baseball National Championship in 1983
All Conference Selection in college
Began his professional Major League career in 1986 with the Philadelphia Phillies and was runner-up in the National League Rookie of the Year voting because of a splendid 9-4 record and a 2.46 ERA
He had a 12 year professional career in the Major Leagues with the Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Rockies
He was a starting member of the first Colorado Rockies team in 1993
He earned 63 saves, won 60 games and pitched in 469 Major League games
He logged 1268 innings of work and had 3 shutouts
Shares the Major League record for most strikeouts in one inning with 4
Won Major League Baseball “Rolaids Relief” Award for best relief pitcher in 1996 when he earned 24 saves for the Colorado Rockies
