EST. 1988 . . . WE REMAIN #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 34th Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . "Happy Birthday" to El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Vice President and Class of 2006 Honoree Raul Real Y Vasquez who turns 76 on Monday January 18 . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame will Celebrate and Honor our newest elected Class of Inductees in 2021 . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who was the multiple All District and All City selection for Socorro High School, named "Player of the Year" and High School "MVP", All Conference selection who set school pitching records at New Mexico Junior College, drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers and the Toronto Blue Jays, also pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations, Mexican League All Star selection and he also pitched for the Mexican Olympic Team - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Monday January 18, 2021 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 2014 Honoree Kevin Ham the All District, All City and All State baseball player at Eastwood High School, bypassed a football scholarship to the University of Nebraska to sign with the California Angels and was a Minor League All-Star selection . . . Our web site has over 1.939 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
