EST. 1988 . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame and our Families appreciate the sacrifice of the women and men who have served in our Military to protect our Freedom and give us the rights we exercise - We Wish You and Your Families a Blessed, Healthy and Safe Memorial Day Weekend . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past to our 31st Year in existence . . . Thank You, We have received over 1.2 Million Views on our web site . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Memorial Day Monday May 28, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Fantastic Five" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 1998 Honoree Benjie Hunt the 3X All District selection for Bel Air High School and he was drafted in the third round by the Detroit Tigers in 1971 as a shortstop; Class of 1990 Honoree Beto Portugal who won 8 batting titles, 5 Gold Gloves, 2X "Outstanding Player" and 3X MVP during his Semi-Pro and Old Timers play and Class of 1996 Honoree Billy A. Borrego who during his Semi-Pro career won 324 games as a pitcher and lost 134, pitched in 24 All Star games, named MVP 9X and had a lifetime batting average of .408 . . . The Elected Class of 2018 will be honored on Sunday August 19 at our annual Banquet at the Wyndham Hotel . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Jim Pufal
Inducted in 1996
Played baseball for Austin High School 1946-1947
Played baseball for Ysleta High School 1948-1949
Played freshman football for Texas Western 1949
Played baseball for Coach August “Bibb” Falk and the University of Texas 1950-1952
1952-1955 played baseball while enlisted in United States Army
Assistant Coach at University of Texas for Coach Falk 1955-1957
Coached at Bel Air High School from 1958 to 1968
Coached fellow El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Hague
Teams won District and Bi-District titles
Named High School Coach of the Year 1961, 1962 and 1972
Coached Parkland High School from 1970 to 1972
District Championship team in 1972
Coached at Eastwood High School and continued to win District and Bi-District championships
Named High School Coach of the Year while coaching Eastwood
Past President of the El Paso Coaches Association
Scout for the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers
