EST. 1988 . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Proudly Welcomes our Class of 2019: Albert Montes, Armando Femath, Arturo Bravo, Matthew Banales and Michael Cox . . . 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 1.465 Million views and we thank you . . . For Thursday the 23rd day of May, 2019 we continue our "Fantastic 5 Roll Call" featuring 5 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Son/Father duo Member and Class of 2013 Honoree Frank Anthony Castillo the All District and All City player at Eastwood High School, pitched with the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox; Class of 2001 Honoree Frank “Conkin” Campos who played for over 50 years always batting over .300; El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Brother/Brother duo Member and Class of 2010 Honoree Frank Del Toro the All District player for Jefferson High School and he earned High School “Coach of the Year” honors; El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors and Class of 2006 Honoree Frank Porth who 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 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
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
