EST. 1988 . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Dwayne Aboud, George Arrieta, Carlos Licon, Bryan Tambone and Larry Vucan . . . For Ticket information for our Sunday August 19, 2018 Banquet at the Wyndham Airport Hotel Conference Center to honor our Class of 2018 please contact Past President and Class of 1999 Honoree Larry Hernandez at (915)494-7710 . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past to our 31st Year in existence . . . Thank You, we have received over 1.2 Million Views on our web site . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Sunday June 24, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Super Six" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 1991 Honoree John Bode “Bob” Osborne who started his career in the sandlots of El Paso but his skills moved him into the majors as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals and Class of 2017 Honoree John Cazares the All District and All City second baseman for Ysleta High School in 1977, played at Hill Junior College in 1978 and 1979, started as short stop for UTEP in 1980 hitting .377 and set a team record for hitting doubles in 8 consecutive games, Umpired from 1976-1983, Assistant Baseball Coach and later named Head Baseball Coach at Eastwood High School and he was succeeded by 3 former players as Head Baseball Coach at Eastwood High School . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
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
