EST. 1988 . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 31st Year of Existence . . . "Happy Birthday" to El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 1999 Honoree Manny Lopez on Thursday September 20 . . . Our web site has 1.3 Million views and we thank you . . . For Saturday September 22, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Nifty Nine" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 2017 Honoree Lonnie Dugger, the 3X All District Honoree for Eastwood High School, 2X All City Honoree for Eastwood High School, drafted by Atlanta Braves and the Montreal Expos in 1977, signed with California Angels in 1979, played in 1980 with the El Paso Diablos and he finished his pro career in the Eastern League in Holyoak Massachusetts and Class of 1993 Honoree Louis S. “Lou” Camilli the 4X All District player for Austin High School, Southwest Conference Most Valuable Player and All- American honoree at Texas A & M and he signed and played with the Cleveland Indians . . . "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
