El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame

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 35th Year of Existence . . . “From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who served as Sports Editor for the El Paso Herald Post from 1926 to 1981 covering all sports from youth to professional and he has been inducted into 3 Halls of Fame - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe, Great and Healthy Monday August 8, 2022 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 1990 Honoree Manuel “Manny” Ayala who played for the Bowie High School American Legion baseball team which won the State Championship hitting .391, 4X hitting champion, 6X home run champ, 3X MVP in International League play and he was known as the “Babe Ruth of El Paso Sandlot Baseball” . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.320 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

George Hodge

Inducted in 2011
Played all levels of youth baseball in El Paso
Member of 1965 Connie Mack Texas Regional Champions that finished 4th at World Series
First African-American to play and star athletically for El Paso High School
All District selection all 4 years hitting .340, .387, .355 and .434
Team MVP for Sacramento City College
Selected in 3rd Round of Major League Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies
Batted .357 with 25 doubles and 14 home runs for Spartanburg in 1970
Batted .276 with 21 doubles and 5 home runs for Penninsula in 1971
Played with Reading in Double A in 1972
Finished his professional career with the Petroleros de Poza Rica of the Mexican League in 1973
Named to “All 1960’s Decade Team” for El Paso High School by Coach Ken Moorhead
El Paso High School named the Baseball and Softball complex in his honor in 2012

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