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
Chris Forbes
Inducted in 1999
Coached for nearly 40 years including youth and summer league baseball
Named Head Coach at Socorro High School in 1986
By 2006, he had led Bulldogs to over 16 District Titles starting in 1988, 9 Bi-District Titles starting in 1988, 3 Regional Semi-Finals and 1 Regional Final
Through 1999, he had already earned 8 El Paso High School Coach of the Year Awards
Teams dominated District 2-5A and later newly formed District 1-5A as District Champions
Teams routinely ranked in the Top 10 in Texas from 1991 to 2009
Eighteen of his players have played professionally
Seventeen of his players have been named to Texas High School All State teams
577 Wins as a Head Coach
Field at Socorro High School is named “Chris Forbes Field” in his honor
Coached Cory Falvey who is El Paso’s only Texas State High School Baseball Player of the Year in 2009
Delivered El Paso’s first High School Baseball State Championship in 60 years winning the Class 5A title in 2009
Named Texas High School State “Coach of the Year” for 5A Classification in 2009
Inducted into the Texas High School Coaches Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013
