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" . . . "Happy Birthday" to El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Vice President and Class of 2006 Honoree Raul Real Y Vasquez who turns 76 on Monday January 18 . . . 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 was the multiple All District and All City selection for Socorro High School, named "Player of the Year" and High School "MVP", All Conference selection who set school pitching records at New Mexico Junior College, drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers and the Toronto Blue Jays, also pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations, Mexican League All Star selection and he also pitched for the Mexican Olympic Team - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Monday January 18, 2021 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 2014 Honoree Kevin Ham the All District, All City and All State baseball player at Eastwood High School, bypassed a football scholarship to the University of Nebraska to sign with the California Angels and was a Minor League All-Star selection . . . Our web site has over 1.939 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
