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" . . . Nominations for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 are closing soon, Hit the Picture with the Batter at Home Plate titled "Now Accepting Nominations for 2020" to download information and Nomination Forms - Deadline for Submission is Wednesday March 11, 2020 by 4 PM MST . . . Our web site has over 1.653 Million views and we thank you . . . For Friday the 21st day of February 2020 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Alphabet" Roll Call with our Honorees whose first name begins with the letter T: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Son/Father/Nephew Trio Member and Class of 2015 Honoree Taylor Paul; El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Media Director and Class of 2008 Honoree Thomas “Joe Fan” Ciaburri; Class of 1997 Honoree Thomas H. Rush; El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Past President and Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Class of 2012 Honoree Thomas J. “Tommy" Carrillo; Class of 2007 Honoree Toby Tovar; Class of 1996 Honoree Tomas “El Tomiski” Arciniega; Class of 1996 Honoree Tommy Zubiate and Class of 2000 Honoree Trini Guillen . . . "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
