EST. 1988 . . . WE REMAIN #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 33rd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame will Celebrate and Honor our newest elected Class of Inductees in 2021 . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who started coaching youth baseball in 1971, 3X National Youth Coach of the Year, 16 Bandit Players named to Texas High School All State Baseball Teams, 8 Bandit Players drafted by Major League Baseball, his teams won 1,452 games with 264 losses with a winning percentage of 85% over 41 years - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Sunday October 25, 2020 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: 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 . . . Our web site has over 1.845 Million views and we Thank You for your continued support!
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Vice President
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Gilbert De La Rosa
Treasurer
Juan Gomez
Inducted in 1992
In 1958, selected All District as a Pitcher with a 4-0 record leading Bowie High School to District title
Selected All District and Most Valuable Player with a 8-0 pitching record while batting for a .361 average and leading Bowie to another District Championship in 1959
Once pitched a no-hitter with no balls hit to outfield
Finished as first pitcher to come out of District 1-AAAA season undefeated with a 12-0 pitching record and two Bi-District victories
Played for Chicago White Sox organization for two years following high school and amassed a 11-4 record
In 1961, his contract was purchased by the Washington Senators and he was named to the All Star team of the Alabama-Florida League with a 9-6 record and 137 strikeouts
Upon promotion to Carolina League, he pitched a no-hitter in his first game
While enlisted in the Army, he was selected to the USATF All Star Team and the All Europe Tournament Team with a 15-1 record and one no-hitter
In 1966, he played in the Texas League for the Albuquerque Dodgers and had the most relief appearances (66) in the league
