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 All District and All City player at Eastwood High School, signed with the Chicago Cubs in 1987, in his Major League debut he tossed 8 shutout innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitched with the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox and he pitched 297 games in his 13-year Major League career - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Sunday March 7, 2021 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Brother/Brother duo Member and Class of 2003 Honoree Richard Bombard the All District pitcher for Eastwood High School, pitched the Florida Gators to a SEC title, drafted by the Houston Astros and he later became a successful pitching coach with the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Anaheim Angels organizations . . . Our web site has over 1.968 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
Raul “Ruly” Medrano
Inducted in Class of 1990
Grade school star with the El Paso Optimists League
Chosen to Pony All Stars as a pitcher and beat Hobbs NM in the sub-district final
In 1956, he pitched the Seitsinger Babe Ruth Lower Valley team to a victory over the New Mexico State Champions
In 1958, he was the only freshman selected All District setting several pitching records with 61 strike outs, 0.97 earned run average in 50 innings while pitching for Ysleta High School
Named All District as a sophomore compiling 45 strikeouts in 38 innings and hitting .381
In 1960, as a Junior he led the district with a 11-1 record and struck out 107 batters to become the winningest pitcher in 1-AAAA history and again earned All District honors
Arm trouble plagued his Senior year but he again earned All District honors playing first base
Only player to that time to be named All District four years in 1-AAAA
In 1962, Sid Cohen signed Ruly to play for the Kansas City Athletics
Played in Florida State, Northwest and Midwest Leagues and compiled outstanding records in all
Severe shoulder injury and elbow chips ended his career
Coached youth baseball and his Sons adopted his love for the game and continue as High School Coaches
