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 35th 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 was the multiple All District and 1949 All-State selection for the Texas High School State Champion Bowie Bears who declined a professional offer from the Chicago Cubs to pursue a college football scholarship - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Thursday January 20, 2022 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 2015 Honoree Leo Caraveo who played on the 1965 Ysleta High Schools District Championship team, 1969 United States Army Military League MVP, led Military League Division Champions in hitting and home runs, initiated and served as first baseball Coach for Sierra Blanca High School . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.177 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
Louis Rey
Inducted in 2002
Played youth leagues in Juarez in 1937 and Los Angeles
Started playing when he was 11 years old
Enlisted in United States Army and played in Tokyo Japan in 1951 and 1952
Played in Seoul Korea in 1953
After service commitment with United States Army returned to play in 1961 with the El Paso Police for 3 seasons
Started playing again in 1969 through 1976 in the El Paso Old Timers league
At the age of 43, he played with Forti’s Forties, Galindo’s Rainbows and Montelongo Cleaners
He was named to the All Star team 7 times in the Old Timers League
He won the home run and batting title in 1973
From 1969 to 1976, he hit .313, .413, .393, .413, .547, .370, .308 and .355
His combined batting average during this span of time was .389
Resumed his playing career at age 60 and played until age 65 playing for the El Paso 40-60 Club in the Old Pro Baseball League
In 1991, at age 65 he hit 18 home runs and was named “Most Valuable Player”
In 1993 at the age of 67 he played for the Texas Mexico Astros in the 6th Annual Senior Baseball League Championships in Arizona
