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 was the multiple All District and 1949 All-State selection for the Texas High School State Champion Bowie Bears who declined a professional offer from the Chicago Cubs to pursue a college football scholarship - Trivia Answer found in the WE REMAIN #EL PASO STRONG Section Below . . . We wish you a Blessed, Happy, Safe and Healthy Thursday January 20, 2022 as we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Roll Call: Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 2015 Honoree Leo Caraveo who played on the 1965 Ysleta High Schools District Championship team, 1969 United States Army Military League MVP, led Military League Division Champions in hitting and home runs, initiated and served as first baseball Coach for Sierra Blanca High School . . . The Late Great Harry Caray would say “Holy Cow” with our site having over 2.177 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
