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

Trini Guillen

Inducted in 2000
Star Pitcher who helped lead the 1949 Bowie Bears to the Texas State Baseball Championship
Pitched Bowie to 5-1 Semi-Final victory over Stephenville
In the championship game, he was called into action as a relief pitcher and entered with the bases loaded and no outs
Bowie won the game 3-2 to claim State Crown
In 1950, Jefferson High School opened its doors and Trini played for the Foxes
Pitched and led the Foxes to two wins over the Bowie Bears that year even though they returned all their major players except him
All District Player at both Bowie and Jefferson
Pitched for the powerful Semi-Pro Alpine Cowboys
Also played locally for the Semi-Pro La Mesa Blue Jays and the Forti’s Devils
Was named “All Star” 10 seasons and was Leo Forti’s top pitcher for 10 seasons winning 106 games and losing only 18
Inducted into the Forti’s Hall of Fame in 1980

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