EST. 1988 . . . #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 33rd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame will Celebrate and Honor our newest elected Class of Inductees in 2021 . . . IRON SHARPENS IRON, today's El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia - Name our Honoree who started playing in 1925, pitched for Andy Cohen and the El Paso Texans in the Mexican League, struck out Major Leaguers pitching exhibition games against the the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees and in 1955 he brought the Babe Ruth League to El Paso . . . We wish you a Blessed, Safe, Happy and Healthy Saturday June 6, 2020 as we continue our Roll Call: Class of 2016 Darrin Glenn the All District and All City selection for Hanks High School, drafted by the Cincinnati Reds, All Conference at University of New Orleans, All Southwest Conference at Texas Tech University, played Class A, AA and AAA with San Francisco Giants organization and appeared in 2 major baseball movies Little Big League and The Rookie . . . Our web site has over 1.730 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
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
