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" . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame will Celebrate and Honor our newest elected Class of Inductees in 2021 . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who was the All District and All City player at Eastwood High School, signed with the Chicago Cubs in 1987, in his Major League debut he tossed 8 shutout innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitched with the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox and he pitched 297 games in his 13-year Major League career - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Sunday March 7, 2021 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Brother/Brother duo Member and Class of 2003 Honoree Richard Bombard the All District pitcher for Eastwood High School, pitched the Florida Gators to a SEC title, drafted by the Houston Astros and he later became a successful pitching coach with the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Anaheim Angels organizations . . . Our web site has over 1.968 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
