EST. 1988 . . . #El Paso Strong - Strength in Faith, Strength of Character . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors will hold their final 2019 Meeting this Wednesday August 28 at 5:30 PM @ the Wyndham Hotel Conference Center . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 32nd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Our web site has over 1.534 Million views and we thank you . . . For Sunday the 25th day of August 2019 we continue our "Exceptional 8 Roll Call" featuring 8 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: Class of 2013 Honoree Alonso Beltran the City "Player of the Year" for Socorro High School, All Conference selection 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 and the Mexican Olympic Team; Class of 2009 Honoree Alton Lawrence “Larry” Stelley the All District and All State cleanup hitter for the 1965 Austin High School Panthers Final Four State Semi-Finalist and played and earned “Wally Moon Award” at Texas A & M University and Class of 1998 Honoree Andre C. Rabouin who pitched at Andress High School and Pan American University, drafted by Cincinnati Reds, also played professionally in Mexico and in the Dominican Republic . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Syd Cohen
Inducted in Original Hall of Fame Class of 1988
Recognized as one of the Most Popular” players to ever play in El Paso
Played at El Paso High School
Played at the University of Alabama
Signed a pro contract to play for San Francisco in the Pacific Coast League
He played many years in Mexico
Was a legend in the Mexican Leagues and played under the name of “Pablo Garcia”
Played for the Washington Senators 1934-1937
He was the last man in the American League to strike out and give up a home run to Babe Ruth
Managed teams for many years in the El Paso area and in Mexican Leagues
Helped establish baseball program with his brother Andy at the University of Texas El Paso
Member of the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame
Cohen Stadium is named in honor of Syd and Andy Cohen
