EST. 1988 . . . #El Paso Strong - 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" . . . Thank you to Class of 2008 Tom "Joe Fan" Ciaburri for videos of the Class of 2019 First Pitch event . . . Thank you to Class of 2006 Honoree Raul Real y Vasquez and Fred Loya Insurance for pictures of our 2019 Meet and Greet and Banquet . . . Our web site has over 1.528 Million views and we thank you . . . For Saturday the 17th day of August 2019 we continue our "Exceptional 8 Roll Call" featuring 8 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 1990 Honoree Robert “Bob” Osborne who coached Burges High School 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; Class of 1992 Honoree Rosendo “Chendo” Cedillo the feared hitter and successful manager in his 50-year career with baseball and he is credited with starting the baseball program at Ysleta High School and Class of 2000 Honoree Roy Franklin Lewis who was a star player and coached at Sul Ross State University and MVP with the powerful Alpine Cowboys Semi-Pro team . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
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
