EST. 1988 . . . #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 32nd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Nominations for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 are now Open, Hit the Picture with the Batter at Home Plate titled "Now Accepting Nominations for 2020" to download information and Nomination Forms . . . Our web site has over 1.565 Million views and we thank you . . . For Wednesday the 16th day of October we continue our "Top 10 Roll Call" on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Media Director and Class of 2008 Honoree Thomas “Joe Fan” Ciaburri whose creativity pioneered many firsts in broadcasting and telecasting High School sports in El Paso and he has been inducted into 2 Halls of Fame and Class of 1997 Honoree Thomas H. Rush who served as Executive Director of two of El Paso's largest youth baseball programs . . . "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
