EST. 1988 . . . The Final Day to Purchase El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets ($30/Each) is July 5 to celebrate and welcome on Sunday July 14 our Class of 2019: Arturo Bravo, Matthew Banales, Michael Cox, Albert Montes and Armando Femath - Contact Board of Director and Class of 2012 Honoree Rocky Coppinger 915.479.3020 for Ticket and Banquet Information also listed below . . . 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 1.485 Million views and we thank you . . . For Thursday the 20th day of June, 2019 we continue our "Fantastic 5 Roll Call" featuring 5 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Treasurer, Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 2006 Honoree Raul Real y Vasquez the All District pitcher and outfielder for Jefferson High School, career high school record as a Pitcher was 29-4 with a high school career batting average of .390; Class of 1997 Honoree Ray Saenz the Eastwood High School coach who led his Troopers to 3 District Championships, 4 Bi-District Championships and 1 Area Title with a record of 283-136 and a .636 winning percentage and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors, Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 1989 Honoree Ray Sanchez who was one of the founders of Little League in El Paso and he is a recognized authority on the evolution of El Paso baseball and its players for over the past 70 years . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Toby Tovar
Inducted in 2007
He was a star in youth leagues in El Paso from 1951 to 1958 playing Little League, Babe Ruth and Junior High School baseball
One of the outstanding players on the El Paso Babe Ruth championship team which represented El Paso in Vancouver British Columbia at the World Series tournament
That team was coached by El Paso Baseball Hall of Famers Nemo Herrera and Ken Moorhead and captured the Bi-District, Texas State Championship and Southwest Regional Championship
Between 1958-1965 Toby played for Austin High School and Texas Western College
Earned All District honors and batted over .300 every year in high school
Continued playing in City Leagues and always hit over .300
In 1963, he was a member of the inaugural Texas Western College team that finished 18-14
In 1965, after three seasons with the Miners he signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization
From 1966 to 1986, Toby played in the Lower Valley League with a batting average over .325
Stealing bases and throwing out runners was his forte
Coached Jesuit High School and guided them to a 33-10 record
Coached El Paso High School to a 43-24 record
His high school coaching record was a combined record of 76 wins and only 34 losses
He believes that baseball has been an integral part of his life and besides God and family, baseball was his life
He believes that there is baseball in heaven and we can all expect him to be playing there
