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" . . . 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 hitting and pitching star for Bel Air High School, he hit .360 while posting a 4.30 ERA at UTEP and he was scouted by St. Louis, Milwaukee and the Chicago Major League Professional Baseball organizations - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Tuesday March 2, 2021 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 1997 Honoree Raul Marquez the Ysleta High School All State pitcher, college First Team All American and drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals . . . Our web site has over 1.965 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
Michael “Big Mike” Simon
Inducted in 1989
Batted .456 for the Tucson Cowboys in the old Arizona-Texas league
Selected to Arizona-Texas League All Star team on several occasions
Played in the Mexican National League in Veracruz and hit .471
Entered Army in 1942 and played for Ft. Knox and Camp Campbell where he was selected to All Star team
Recognized as a “clutch” hitter
In 1945, the Chicago Cubs offered him a contract but he chose to stay home with his family and played with several outstanding Semi-Pro teams