EST. 1988 . . . Our Class of 2018 celebration continues Saturday August 187 when our Class of 2018 hits the links at the Underwood Golf Course - our Sunday August 19 Banquet is SOLD OUT . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Carlos Licon, Bryan Tambone, Larry Vucan, Dwayne Aboud and George Arrieta . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame 2018 Award Winners: High School Coach of the Year Ruben A. Munoz and High School Coach of the Year Juan Camacho; High School Player of the Year Adrian Torres; Youth Coach of the Year Joel Lugo; College Player of the Year Alex Pimental and Senior Player of the Year Rafael Alcantar . . . 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 our Hall of Fame Web Site has reached over 1.27 Million Views . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Saturday August 18, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Exceptional Eight" Honorees Roll Call: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Founder, Inaugural Board of Directors, Inaugural President and Class of 1990 Honoree Bufe C. Morrison who earned All American honors at Texas Western, Semi-Pro All Star 15X, Semi-Pro MVP 7X and he has been inducted into 6 different Halls of Fame; Class of 2003 Honoree Cerjio “Marty” Martinez who was an umpire, league organizer and administrator for 30 years and Class of 1989 Honoree Charles R. “Smitty” Smith the All District star for Austin High School, posted a pitching record in Semi-Pro baseball of 111-26 in the 1950’s and he was offered professional baseball contracts by three different organizations . . . "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
