El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame

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 served as Sports Editor for the El Paso Herald Post from 1926 to 1981 covering all sports from youth to professional and he has been inducted into 3 Halls of Fame - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe, Great and Healthy Monday August 8, 2022 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 1990 Honoree Manuel “Manny” Ayala who played for the Bowie High School American Legion baseball team which won the State Championship hitting .391, 4X hitting champion, 6X home run champ, 3X MVP in International League play and he was known as the “Babe Ruth of El Paso Sandlot Baseball” . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.320 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

Luis Gonzalez

Inducted in 2017
Represented Team Mexico in World Boys Baseball tournaments in Mexico City in 1986 and Nagoya Japan in 1989
Pitcher on Socorro High School Sweet 16 Finalist
Pitcher on Socorro High School team that went undefeated and made history by going 16-0 in District 2-5A
Earned scholarship to Cochise Junior College
Earned scholarship to University of New Mexico
In 1996 at the age of 22 drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Advanced through Pirates farm system before deciding to take time off from baseball to be by his mother’s side during her last days dealing with cancer
Signed and played for the Juarez Indios, Dorados de Chihuahua, Faraones de Casas Grandes
Signed and played with Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League in 2000

Father Luis and Mom Paula

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