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 33rd Year of Existence . . . We welcome our newest Class of Inductees: Jorge Perez, Joseph Coppinger, Rick Miller, Rick Rivas and Fred Loya . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Saturday April 4, 2020 our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame continues our "Terrific 3" Roll Call: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Class of 1988 Honoree Joe C. Hague who earned All District honors in both football and baseball at Bel Air High School, played football and baseball at the University of Texas, signed in 1968 and played in the Majors the same year with the St. Louis Cardinals, played in the 1972 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds and the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame presents an annual award in his honor and Class of 2009 Honoree Joe Henderson who was drafted in the 5th Round by the California Angels, he had a 23-year career playing professional baseball and he earned a World Series ring with Cincinnati Reds “Big Red Machine” . . . Our web site has over 1.682 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
Epitacio “Tacho” Carrasco
Inducted in 1999
Only Father/Son/Son trio Hall of Fame honoree Family
Played youth baseball in East Los Angeles during the 1930’s
Invited by Sid and Andy Cohen to attend several professional camps but he eventually turned down several professional baseball offers to honor his financial commitment to his family
Founded and Coached the Socorro Cougars baseball team at the age of 17
From 1962 to 1975 he coached and managed the Socorro Cougars and won 10 Lower Valley Baseball League Championships in the 13 years he coached
The Cougars were recognized throughout northern Mexico where they played against Chihuahua, Delicias, Camargo, Parral, Mioqui and Casas Grandes
Coached future professional baseball players including Mark Bombard, Smiley Johnson, Jackie Harris, Benjamin and Lynn Hunt, Raul Medrano and Andre Raboin
Great player-coach and during the 22 game seasons he averaged hitting 24-25 home runs a year in Lower Valley Baseball League
Stopped coaching in 1976
Founding member of Ysleta Optimist Club and their baseball program in 1976 and mentored and fostered a growth and love for the sport until he died in 1994
