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
Eric Enders
Inducted in 2016
Won his first writing essay about the Dodgers at the age of 12
PA announcer for Eastwood High School
In 1997, he wrote the first published writing about Jackie Robinson for the Austin American Statesman
Following graduation from the University of Texas, he worked for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
Also worked as a free lance writer and Editor for MLB Properties, The New York Times, National Geographic, Variety, Yankees Magazine, Barnes and Noble and served as a consultant for the HBO Movie “61”
Has also written for Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN and HBO
Has written more than 10 books on baseball and has been published in the MLB World Series program for 16 consecutive years
Currently host of “Fadeaway” which is a Baseball History podcast
First Mexican-American to be employed by the national Baseball Hall of Fame and in 2006 he was contracted to serve as a consultant on Latinos in Baseball
Currently co-author on a new release titled Mexican American Baseball in West Texas
