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 34th Year of Existence . . . “From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who played and coached baseball at the University of Texas, coached Bel Air, Parkland and Eastwood High School to District and Bi-District championships and he was named High School “Coach of the Year” 3X - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Friday September 24, 2021 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 1997 Honoree Thomas H. Rush who served as Executive Director of two of El Paso's largest youth baseball programs . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.109 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
Larry “Moose” Stubing
Inducted in 1990
Born in Bronx New York and played football, basketball and baseball at Evander Childs High School
Named All New York City in football and basketball
Turned down a football scholarship to Penn State
Signed in 1956 with the Pittsburgh Pirates right out of high school for a bonus of $400 and $175 monthly salary to play in minor leagues as pitcher and first baseman
Played with Pirates, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels organizations
In 1964, he batted .316, hit 32 home runs and drove in 120 runs while playing for El Paso in the Texas League
In 1966, he played in the Mexican League
In 1967, he was called out of retirement by the California Angels and was assigned to El Paso as a player-manager
He managed teams to championships in the Midwest League in 1976, California League in 1977, the Texas League in 1978 and the Pacific Coast League in 1984
Coached for the California Angels in the Major Leagues
