EST. 1988 . . . The Final Day to Purchase El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets ($30/Each) is July 5 to celebrate and welcome on Sunday July 14 our Class of 2019: Arturo Bravo, Matthew Banales, Michael Cox, Albert Montes and Armando Femath - Contact Board of Director and Class of 2012 Honoree Rocky Coppinger 915.479.3020 for Ticket and Banquet Information also listed below . . . 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" . . . Our web site has over 1.485 Million views and we thank you . . . For Thursday the 20th day of June, 2019 we continue our "Fantastic 5 Roll Call" featuring 5 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Treasurer, Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 2006 Honoree Raul Real y Vasquez the All District pitcher and outfielder for Jefferson High School, career high school record as a Pitcher was 29-4 with a high school career batting average of .390; Class of 1997 Honoree Ray Saenz the Eastwood High School coach who led his Troopers to 3 District Championships, 4 Bi-District Championships and 1 Area Title with a record of 283-136 and a .636 winning percentage and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors, Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 1989 Honoree Ray Sanchez who was one of the founders of Little League in El Paso and he is a recognized authority on the evolution of El Paso baseball and its players for over the past 70 years . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Joe Castillo
Inducted in 1994
By age 14, he already had an outstanding baseball career
Started playing Semi-Professional baseball at age 16
In 1951, he played Shortstop and Pitcher and led Jefferson High School to a District Championship
Signed by Syd Cohen in 1953 as an infielder by Bisbee-Douglas of the Arizona-Texas League
Played shortstop and second base while enlisted and serving in the Marine Corps
In 1956, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization
Managed and played in the City League starting in 1956 winning several City and Lower Valley titles
Earned “Manager of the Year” honor in 1959
In 1969, he joined the El Paso Umpires Association and worked high school and UTEP games
Retired as a umpire to devote his time to coaching his Sons from Little League to Thoroughbred League
His Son Frank enjoyed All District and All City career at Eastwood High School and later signed with the Chicago Cubs
