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 . . . "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 started playing in 1925, pitched for Andy Cohen and the El Paso Texans in the Mexican League, struck out Major Leaguers pitching exhibition games against the the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees and in 1955 he brought the Babe Ruth League to El Paso . . . We wish you a Blessed, Safe, Happy and Healthy Saturday June 6, 2020 as we continue our Roll Call: Class of 2016 Darrin Glenn the All District and All City selection for Hanks High School, drafted by the Cincinnati Reds, All Conference at University of New Orleans, All Southwest Conference at Texas Tech University, played Class A, AA and AAA with San Francisco Giants organization and appeared in 2 major baseball movies Little Big League and The Rookie . . . Our web site has over 1.730 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
Gabriel “Gabe” Hernandez, Sr.
Inducted in 2005
Played Semi-Pro baseball for over 50 years starting in 1929 at the age of 16
His first 4 years were with the Legaspi Barbers and they won the first league championship in 1930
During these first four years he rarely struck out and was the top hitter in the league
He moved to California in 1933 and played Semi-Pro for teams in San Jose, Sacramento and Oakland as a center fielder
Returned from California to El Paso in 1945 and acquired Gabe’s Poultry Market
With the business he formed several boy’s leagues including coaching teams with players who would later win the Texas State Championship for Bowie High School in 1949
Following that season he took the players from the Bowie championship team and entered them in the El Paso City league and they beat everyone including teams from Chihuahua, Delicias, Saucillo and Juarez
From 1967 to 1968, he served as President of the Alta Vista Optimist Club which organized and sponsored 12 teams
In 1969, he served as President of the El Paso Commercial Baseball Association
On March 18, 1999, he was honored with a “Gabe Hernandez Day” by the city of El Paso for his great contributions and dedication to youth baseball in El Paso
