EST. 1988 . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Dwayne Aboud, George Arrieta, Carlos Licon, Bryan Tambone and Larry Vucan . . . For Ticket information for our Sunday August 19, 2018 Banquet at the Wyndham Airport Hotel Conference Center to honor our Class of 2018 please contact Past President and Class of 1999 Honoree Larry Hernandez at (915)494-7710 . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past to our 31st Year in existence . . . Thank You, we have received over 1.2 Million Views on our web site . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Sunday June 24, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Super Six" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 1991 Honoree John Bode “Bob” Osborne who started his career in the sandlots of El Paso but his skills moved him into the majors as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals and Class of 2017 Honoree John Cazares the All District and All City second baseman for Ysleta High School in 1977, played at Hill Junior College in 1978 and 1979, started as short stop for UTEP in 1980 hitting .377 and set a team record for hitting doubles in 8 consecutive games, Umpired from 1976-1983, Assistant Baseball Coach and later named Head Baseball Coach at Eastwood High School and he was succeeded by 3 former players as Head Baseball Coach at Eastwood High School . . . "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
