EST. 1988 . . . The Final Day to Purchase El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets ($30/Each) is July 5 to celebrate and welcome on Sunday July 14 our Class of 2019: Arturo Bravo, Matthew Banales, Michael Cox, Albert Montes and Armando Femath - Contact Board of Director and Class of 2012 Honoree Rocky Coppinger 915.479.3020 for Ticket and Banquet Information also listed below . . . 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" . . . Our web site has over 1.485 Million views and we thank you . . . For Thursday the 20th day of June, 2019 we continue our "Fantastic 5 Roll Call" featuring 5 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Treasurer, Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 2006 Honoree Raul Real y Vasquez the All District pitcher and outfielder for Jefferson High School, career high school record as a Pitcher was 29-4 with a high school career batting average of .390; Class of 1997 Honoree Ray Saenz the Eastwood High School coach who led his Troopers to 3 District Championships, 4 Bi-District Championships and 1 Area Title with a record of 283-136 and a .636 winning percentage and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors, Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 1989 Honoree Ray Sanchez who was one of the founders of Little League in El Paso and he is a recognized authority on the evolution of El Paso baseball and its players for over the past 70 years . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
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
