EST. 1988 . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 31st Year of Existence . . . "Happy Birthday" to El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 1999 Honoree Manny Lopez on Thursday September 20 . . . Our web site has 1.3 Million views and we thank you . . . For Saturday September 22, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Nifty Nine" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 2017 Honoree Lonnie Dugger, the 3X All District Honoree for Eastwood High School, 2X All City Honoree for Eastwood High School, drafted by Atlanta Braves and the Montreal Expos in 1977, signed with California Angels in 1979, played in 1980 with the El Paso Diablos and he finished his pro career in the Eastern League in Holyoak Massachusetts and Class of 1993 Honoree Louis S. “Lou” Camilli the 4X All District player for Austin High School, Southwest Conference Most Valuable Player and All- American honoree at Texas A & M and he signed and played with the Cleveland Indians . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Gustavo M. “Tavo” Garcia
Inducted in 1998
Born in 1917, started playing baseball at the age of 12 and played in El Paso for 45 years
Played in Boyland, Commercial, International, Big Four, City and Old Pro leagues
Lifetime batting average was well over .300 and he won 6 Gold Glove Awards
Played in 17 All Star Games and was named “Most Valuable Player” in 1934, 1945 and 1952
Led the formation of the 40-60 Club for older players with his brother Nano, Ted Ibarra and Jesse Goytia
Inducted in El Paso Old Pros Hall of Fame in 1988
Forced to stop playing after suffering a heart attack while walking up to bat
South El Pasoans used a take off of “Tinkers to Evers to Chance” in referring to “Beto to Tavo to Nano” referring to the three Garcia brothers who played in the infield
Tavo played second base and his brothers Beto and Nano flanked him in the infield
