EST. 1988 . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Wishes You and Your Family a Blessed and Merry Christmas . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 31st Year of Existence . . . Our web site has over 1.366 Million views and we thank you . . . For Tuesday December 18, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Diamond Dozen" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 1994 Honoree Randolph “Rainey” Young who pitched in the Copper League, umpired from the late 1930’s until his death in 1975 and he has been inducted into 2 Halls of Fame and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 2011 Honoree Randy Weinglass who began umpiring in 1980, chosen by El Paso area coaches to umpire Texas High School playoffs for over 25 consecutive years and he was selected as a crew chief for the 2010 Texas High School State Tournament . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Tomas “El Tomiski” Arciniega
Inducted in 1996
Played professional baseball for both the El Paso Texans and the Juarez Indios
Many consider him the “best catcher ever to come out of El Paso”
Signed by the New York Yankees in the mid-1930’s and assigned to the East Texas League
Since Mexicans were not welcomed in the league, his name was changed to “Tomiski” a nickname which was to stick for the rest of his life
Later played on all the top local Semi-Pro teams as well as the two professional border teams
Served in the Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart
Coached a number of youth teams and also coached at Cathedral High School
