EST. 1988 . . . Our Class of 2018 celebration continues Saturday August 187 when our Class of 2018 hits the links at the Underwood Golf Course - our Sunday August 19 Banquet is SOLD OUT . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Carlos Licon, Bryan Tambone, Larry Vucan, Dwayne Aboud and George Arrieta . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame 2018 Award Winners: High School Coach of the Year Ruben A. Munoz and High School Coach of the Year Juan Camacho; High School Player of the Year Adrian Torres; Youth Coach of the Year Joel Lugo; College Player of the Year Alex Pimental and Senior Player of the Year Rafael Alcantar . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past to our 31st Year in existence . . . Thank You our Hall of Fame Web Site has reached over 1.27 Million Views . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Saturday August 18, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Exceptional Eight" Honorees Roll Call: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Founder, Inaugural Board of Directors, Inaugural President and Class of 1990 Honoree Bufe C. Morrison who earned All American honors at Texas Western, Semi-Pro All Star 15X, Semi-Pro MVP 7X and he has been inducted into 6 different Halls of Fame; Class of 2003 Honoree Cerjio “Marty” Martinez who was an umpire, league organizer and administrator for 30 years and Class of 1989 Honoree Charles R. “Smitty” Smith the All District star for Austin High School, posted a pitching record in Semi-Pro baseball of 111-26 in the 1950’s and he was offered professional baseball contracts by three different organizations . . . "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
