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

Yvan Armando Rechy

Inducted in 2004
A great all around athlete at El Paso High School and Texas Western College
Earned three varsity letters and All District honors playing football in high school
Member of the El Paso High School basketball team that won the state high school championship
Won two varsity letters playing softball in high school
After serving in the military, he returned to El Paso and earned three letters playing basketball at Texas College of Mines
Following college he played and coached amateur basketball
In 1962, he managed the 1962 El Paso team to the ISC World Championship in Rock Island Illinois
In 1968, he was inducted into the El Paso Softball Hall of Fame
Served as President of the El Paso Officials Association for 13 years
Elected to El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993

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