El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame

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 35th Year of Existence . . . “From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON - today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who was the 3X All District pitcher for El Paso High School, served as volunteer Assistant Coach in charge of pitching for the 1965 Texas Final Four State Semi-Finalist Austin High School Panthers - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe, Great and Healthy Thursday June 30, 2022 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 2010 Honoree Joey Pennies the All District hitting star for Coronado High School, UTEP Miners All-Western Athletic Conference selection, played and coached in the Italian Professional Baseball League and he trained Pitchers for the Italian National team for the 1992 Olympics . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.291 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