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 . . . Our web site has over 1.325 Million views and we thank you . . . For Thursday October 18, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Top 10" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 2016 Honoree Victor Maldonado who was the MVP for his Irvin High School Baseball team, umpired National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), Independent Professional Baseball for the American Association League, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), NCAA Division I and Division III play and in 2016 he was designated as a standby Umpire for the El Paso Chihuahuas in AAA Pacific Coast play and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Class of 1988 Honoree William C. “Nemo” Herrera who coached Bowie High School to El Paso’s first High School State Baseball Championship in 1949, named to Texas High School Coaches Hall of Honor and 4 different Halls of Fame . . . "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
