EST. 1988 . . . #El Paso Strong - Strength in Faith, Strength of Character . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors will hold their final 2019 Meeting this Wednesday August 28 at 5:30 PM @ the Wyndham Hotel Conference Center . . . 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 1.534 Million views and we thank you . . . For Sunday the 25th day of August 2019 we continue our "Exceptional 8 Roll Call" featuring 8 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: Class of 2013 Honoree Alonso Beltran the City "Player of the Year" for Socorro High School, All Conference selection at New Mexico Junior College, drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers and the Toronto Blue Jays, also pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations and the Mexican Olympic Team; Class of 2009 Honoree Alton Lawrence “Larry” Stelley the All District and All State cleanup hitter for the 1965 Austin High School Panthers Final Four State Semi-Finalist and played and earned “Wally Moon Award” at Texas A & M University and Class of 1998 Honoree Andre C. Rabouin who pitched at Andress High School and Pan American University, drafted by Cincinnati Reds, also played professionally in Mexico and in the Dominican Republic . . . "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
