EST. 1988 . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Wishes You and Your Family a Blessed, Healthy, and Safe Easter Weekend . . . 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 1.443 Million views and we thank you . . . For Saturday the 20th day of April, 2019 we continue our "Fab 4 Roll Call" featuring 4 El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Honorees at a time: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors, Past President, Board of Directors, Brother/Brother duo Member and Class of 1992 Honoree Mike Barrueta who was inducted into the El Paso High School Hall of Fame, multiple MVP and "Best Pitcher" selection in Semi-Pro play and he had an overall pitching record of 205-58 and Class of 1991 Honoree Mike Beltran Sr. the High School All District, college All Conference and Mexican League All Star pitcher and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Manny Ponsford
Inducted in 1995
Great all-around athlete as a teenager and played on championship teams in football, basketball and baseball
Won the YMCA International Hexathlon Championship for boys 18 and under
Recognized as one of the University of Texas’ Greatest Athletes
Member of the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor Council
Lettered in basketball and baseball at the University of Texas
Named All Southwest Conference as a Pitcher in 1924 pitching on a championship squad which went 29-1
His most memorable performance was against Ted Lyons who later became an all-time Chicago White Sox pitcher
He and Lyons who was pitching for Baylor University at the time matched up for twelve innings with Ponsford and the Horns prevailing 4-3
That season he won 12 games without a defeat
Declined the opportunity to turn pro but maintained a high profile in El Paso pitching Semi-Pro baseball and softball
