EST. 1988 . . . #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 33rd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . 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 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 . . . We wish you a Blessed, Safe, Happy and Healthy Thursday July 9, 2020 as we continue our Roll Call: Class of 1989 Honoree John Phelan who served as Commissioner for El Paso Little League, General Manager of the El Paso Texans, President of the El Paso Sports Association which revived professional baseball in 1962 and he helped get the El Paso Sun Kings admittance into the Texas League and watched the Sun Kings win the Texas League Championship their first year of play and Class of 2004 Honoree John Scanlon who umpired youth, high school, American Legion and college games . . . Our web site has over 1.762 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
