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 served as Sports Editor for the El Paso Herald Post from 1926 to 1981 covering all sports from youth to professional and he has been inducted into 3 Halls of Fame - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe, Great and Healthy Monday August 8, 2022 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Class of 1990 Honoree Manuel “Manny” Ayala who played for the Bowie High School American Legion baseball team which won the State Championship hitting .391, 4X hitting champion, 6X home run champ, 3X MVP in International League play and he was known as the “Babe Ruth of El Paso Sandlot Baseball” . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.320 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

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

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