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 32nd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Nominations for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 are now Open, Hit the Picture with the Batter at Home Plate titled "Now Accepting Nominations for 2020" to download information and Nomination Forms . . . Our web site has over 1.584 Million views and we thank you . . . For Wednesday the 13th day of November we continue our "Elite 11 Roll Call" on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Son/Father duo Member and Class of 2001 Honoree Jimmy Melendez the star player at Bell Air High School who later as the Coach for Riverside High School earned the distinction of being the winningest High School Coach in El Paso's history, named High School “Coach of the Year” multiple times and led the Rangers to the 2000 Texas High School Final 4 State Semi-Finals; Class of 1999 Honoree Joe “Chito” Dominguez who was a All District selection on Jefferson’s first District Championship squad in 1951, turned down a scholarship at Arizona to play professionally for Bisbee-Douglas in the Arizona-Texas League and Class of 2014 Honoree Joe “Sonny” Parra the hitting star at Ysleta High School who played baseball for about 38 years including play in Semi-Pro and other Leagues with a batting average always over .300 . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Henry Munoz
Inducted as part of the 2012 El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Class
“Umpire Extraordinaire” for 25 years starting in 1980
Began his career learning from fellow El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Yvan Rechy
Worked youth and summer league baseball including American Legion play throughout the Southwest Region
Selected 20 consecutive years to officiate Texas High School State Baseball playoffs 1985-2005
Umpired UTEP, New Mexico State, WAC, Missouri Valley and Big West Conference play
Selected to umpire 3 All Star High School Showcase games
Umpired 2 El Paso Diablos exhibition games against the Milwaukee Brewers
Served as local rules interpreter for the Texas Association of Sports Officials because of his knowledge of the rules
Prior to umpiring, he played 30 years in the Lower Valley League for El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Alex Villalobos and in the Old Timers League with fellow El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer D. Joe Williams
