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
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
