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

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