EST. 1988 . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 32nd Year of Existence . . . Nomination Deadline is April 10: Information and Nomination Forms to submit a candidate for consideration for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2019 may be downloaded by hitting the baseball picture "Now Accepting Nominations for 2019" on our Home Page . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Our web site has over 1.424 Million views and we thank you . . . For Saturday the 23rd day of March, 2019 we continue our "Terrific 3 Roll Call" featuring 3 El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Honorees at a time: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors and Class of 2006 Honoree Frank Porth who served the baseball community as an umpire and administrator, served as Secretary for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame from its inception until he passed away and he has been inducted into 4 different Halls of Fame and Class of 2005 Honoree Gabriel “Gabe” Hernandez Sr. who played Semi-Pro baseball for over 50 years starting in 1929 and he coached teams with players who would later win the Texas State Championship for Bowie High School in 1949 . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Ray Sanchez
Inducted in 1989
Joined the El Paso Herald Post as a sports writer in 1949
First person hired by Hall of Famer Bob Ingram to staff El Paso area sports coverage
Covered all aspects of baseball from youth, Optimists, PONY, Mickey Mantle, high school, college, Semi-Pro, Old Timers, Professional baseball and the World Series
One of the founders of Little League in El Paso in 1950
Served as official scorekeeper for the El Paso professional baseball teams
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, he served as the official scorekeeper of the El Paso Major Softball League
Covered the World Series in 1985
Original Board Member of the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame
Wrote the book “Glory Road” on Texas Western Miners journey to NCAA National Basketball Championship which was later adapted into a movie
Scored a on-camera role in the movie, “Glory Road”
Served as President of the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame
Author of numerous articles for numerous publications as recently as November 2010
Recognized authority on the evolution of El Paso baseball and its players for over the past 60 years
