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 33rd Year of Existence . . . We welcome our newest Class of Inductees: Jorge Perez, Joseph Coppinger, Rick Miller, Rick Rivas and Fred Loya . . . Our April Board of Directors Meeting has been canceled . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Monday March 30, 2020 our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame continues our "Terrific 3" Roll Call: Class of 2015 Honoree Jerry Valdez the 3X All District player at Socorro High School, Collegiate All Conference Player at Cochise Junior College, Ft. Hays State single season record holder for RBI, Doubles, Total Bases set in 1997, 2011 Ft. Hays State University Hall of Fame Inductee, drafted by Philadelphia Phillies and played 5 years in organization reaching Triple AAA level . . . Our web site has over 1.678 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
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
