EST. 1988 . . . #El Paso Strong - Strength in Faith, Strength of Character . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors will hold their final 2019 Meeting this Wednesday August 28 at 5:30 PM @ the Wyndham Hotel Conference Center . . . 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 1.534 Million views and we thank you . . . For Sunday the 25th day of August 2019 we continue our "Exceptional 8 Roll Call" featuring 8 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: Class of 2013 Honoree Alonso Beltran the City "Player of the Year" for Socorro High School, All Conference selection 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 and the Mexican Olympic Team; Class of 2009 Honoree Alton Lawrence “Larry” Stelley the All District and All State cleanup hitter for the 1965 Austin High School Panthers Final Four State Semi-Finalist and played and earned “Wally Moon Award” at Texas A & M University and Class of 1998 Honoree Andre C. Rabouin who pitched at Andress High School and Pan American University, drafted by Cincinnati Reds, also played professionally in Mexico and in the Dominican Republic . . . "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
