EST. 1988 . . . The Final Day to Purchase El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets ($30/Each) is July 5 to celebrate and welcome on Sunday July 14 our Class of 2019: Arturo Bravo, Matthew Banales, Michael Cox, Albert Montes and Armando Femath - Contact Board of Director and Class of 2012 Honoree Rocky Coppinger 915.479.3020 for Ticket and Banquet Information also listed below . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 32nd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Our web site has over 1.485 Million views and we thank you . . . For Thursday the 20th day of June, 2019 we continue our "Fantastic 5 Roll Call" featuring 5 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Treasurer, Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 2006 Honoree Raul Real y Vasquez the All District pitcher and outfielder for Jefferson High School, career high school record as a Pitcher was 29-4 with a high school career batting average of .390; Class of 1997 Honoree Ray Saenz the Eastwood High School coach who led his Troopers to 3 District Championships, 4 Bi-District Championships and 1 Area Title with a record of 283-136 and a .636 winning percentage and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors, Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 1989 Honoree Ray Sanchez who was one of the founders of Little League in El Paso and he is a recognized authority on the evolution of El Paso baseball and its players for over the past 70 years . . . "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
