EPBBHOF 1990-91

EPBBHOF ALBUM COVER 1990-91

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LARRY MOOSE STUBING

Inducted in Class of 1990 Born in Bronx New York and played football, basketball and baseball at Evander Childs High School Named All New York City in football and basketball Turned down a football scholarship to Penn State Signed in 1956 with the Pittsburgh Pirates right out of high school for a bonus of $400 and $175 monthly salary to play in minor leagues as pitcher and first baseman Played with Pirates, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels organizations In 1964, he batted .316, hit 32 home runs and drove in 120 runs while playing for El Paso in the Texas League In 1966, he played in the Mexican League In 1967, he was called out of retirement by the California Angels and was assigned to El Paso as a player-manager He managed teams to championships in the Midwest League in 1976, California League in 1977, the Texas League in 1978 and the Pacific Coast League in 1984 Coached for the California Angels in the Major Leagues

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RAUL (RULY) MEDRANO

Inducted in Class of 1990 Grade school star with the El Paso Optimists League Chosen to Pony All Stars as a pitcher and beat Hobbs NM in the sub-district final In 1956, he pitched the Seitsinger Babe Ruth Lower Valley team to a victory over the New Mexico State Champions In 1958, he was the only freshman selected All District setting several pitching records with 61 strike outs, 0.97 earned run average in 50 innings while pitching for Ysleta High School Named All District as a sophomore compiling 45 strikeouts in 38 innings and hitting .381 In 1960, as a Junior he led the district with a 11-1 record and struck out 107 batters to become the winningest pitcher in 1-AAAA history and again earned All District honors Arm trouble plagued his Senior year but he again earned All District honors playing first base Only player to that time to be named All District four years in 1-AAAA In 1962, Sid Cohen signed Ruly to play for the Kansas City Athletics Played in Florida State, Northwest and Midwest Leagues and compiled outstanding records in all Severe shoulder injury and elbow chips ended his career Coached youth baseball and his Sons adopted his love for the game and continue as High School Coaches

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BETO PORTUGAL

Inducted in Class of 1990 Loved and lived for the game of Baseball Played for Forti’s Baseball Club in 1946 Played in the Commercial, International, City, Old Pro and Old Timers Leagues Won 8 batting titles Named Most Valuable Player 3 times Won 5 Gold Glove Awards Named Outstanding Player twice Suffered a heart attack in 1977 and two years after bypass surgery he resumed playing with Forti’s baseball team as a designated hitter, pitcher and infielder

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BUFE MORRISON

Inducted in 1990 Championed the idea that led to the creation of the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 Brought together a group of baseball business leaders to form and foster the continued growth and success of the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Born in El Paso Texas in 1939 Played on first El Paso Little League All Star team at age 12 Played on first El Paso Little League All Start team to participate in state tournament in Midland Texas Played 3 years of baseball in Optimist League and earned “All Star” honors Played at Cathedral High School for 3 years Member of the Irish team which went to Catholic State Tournament in 1957 Played for El Paso Merchants team and in 1958 went to National Baseball Congress State Tournament Merchants finished as Runner-Up to Alpine Cowboys who went on to finish second at National Tournament in 1958 Played on baseball scholarship for Texas Western College from 1964 – 1966 Selected Second Team All American Named to City League All Star Team 15 times as a catcher, second baseman and outfielder Named Most Valuable Player 7 times Played in “35 and Over” league at age 45 Involved with Senior Olympics By 1990, he had won 24 baseball awards Elected to the International Baseball Tournament Hall of Fame Elected to El Paso Senior Hall of Fame in 1994 Elected to El Paso Softball Hall of Fame in 1987 Elected to Texas Senior Games Hall of Fame in 2001 Elected to El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008 Founder and Original Board Member of the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame who continues his service through 2012 Drafted By Laws for Organization and set up nomination and election processes to be followed as well as honor ceremonies to celebrate inductees Member of Original El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors Served as first President of the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors Feels Blessed to have been a part of baseball for over 40 years

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MANUEL (MANNY) AYALA

Inducted in Class of 1990 Played for the El Paso Junior Baseball Champions and went to State TAAF Playoffs as member of Purity Bakers at the age of 14 In 1942, played for the Bowie High School American Legion Baseball team which won the State Championship hitting .391 In 1944, he was a leading hitter in the International League During a ten year period, he won the batting title 4 times and the home run title 6 times His batting average was .372 during that span and he was named Most Valuable Player 3 times In fifteen years of International League play, he compiled a batting average of .345, set career records in home runs (133), runs scored (456) and total base hits (689) Played two years in Mexican Baseball League with the Juarez Indios Played with El Paso Texans Played in El Paso Old Pro League 1966-1967 According to article written by Ray Sanchez in 1966, he was known as the “Babe Ruth of El Paso Sandlot Baseball”

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ROBERT (BOB) OSBORNE

Inducted in 1990 President of El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame 2010 and 2011 Lettered two years in baseball for Ysleta High School All District as a third baseman in 1956 Attended University of Texas in Austin on a baseball scholarship Head Baseball Coach at Burges High School starting in 1969 Led school to its first varsity baseball District Championship in 1972 Through the time of his induction in 1990 he had guided Burges to District Championships in 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 (co-champs), 1977, 1982, 1983 and 1985 Bi-District Champions in 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983 and 1985 His 1983 team won District, Bi-District, Area, Regional and Quarter Final Titles and earned a spot in Texas State UIL Final Four Championships Featured speaker at baseball clinics in Texas and New Mexico Served as President of the El Paso Coaches Association Served as Director of Region 1 of the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Inducted in Texas High School Baseball Hall of Fame Recognized as the “Top Coach” in El Paso High School ranks during his tenure and mentored his players into coaching and head coaching ranks Baseball field at Burges High School is dedicated and named in his honor Inducted into 3 different Halls of Fame Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors

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MARC STEPHEN BOMBARD

Inducted in Class of 1990 Played varsity baseball at Eastwood High school for three years Named All District his senior year (1967) as pitcher and outfielder Earned baseball scholarship to Angelo State University Transferred to UTEP following termination of the baseball program at Angelo State Played at UTEP for Andy Cohen Won 28 games as a pitcher which represented the most in UTEP baseball history to that point in time Won 13 of those games as a Senior including a shut out of national power Arizona State in Tempe Arizona After college he began an 18 year association with the Cincinnati Reds He threw three no hitters in the minors including a perfect game against Lakeland in 1975 He started a career as a roving pitching instructor for the Reds in 1978 In 1982, he got his first managerial assignment for the Reds in Billings Montana Managed AA Harrisburg Pirates Managed Winter League in Venezuela In 1988, he managed the El Paso Diablos

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VICTOR FAYANT

Inducted in Class of 1990 Played baseball from age 13 to age 36 In 15 years of coaching, his teams won 564 games and lost only 58 Coached 5 teams to Colt World Series Coached 3 teams to Connie Mack World Series From 1970 to 1984, he was the West Texas AABC Commissioner of El Paso In 1981, he was awarded the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Service Award Served on AABC Board of Directors for 18 years He gave his time, his money and his heart to young people playing the game of baseball in El Paso He had a strict adherence to the rules and equal treatment for all during his time as Commissioner Original Board Member and Officer of El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Past President El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame

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ARTHUR H (ART) MILLS

Inducted in 1991 Graduate of Austin High School Played in local Semi-Pro leagues before joining El Paso Texans in 1940 Played for Wichita Falls in West Texas-New Mexico League in 1941 During World War II played for Lake Charles Louisiana, Birmingham Alabama in Class A and Richmond Virginia Top notch reliever who played against Duke Snider, Lee Anthony, Johnny Jorgenson and Bob Osborn Arm trouble led to his retirement in 1945

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IRVIN WALKER (BUS) GILLETT

Inducted in 1991 A contemporary of Syd and Andy Cohen Pitched the University of Texas at Austin to Southwest Conference Championships in 1918, 1920, 1921 and 1922 Played and pitched the Texas Longhorns to 4 Southwest Conference Championships World War I interrupted his college career Named All Southwest Conference all four years at Texas and lost only two games Named Longhorns Captain in 1922 Following graduation, he turned down an offer to turn pro with the Detroit Tigers Recognized as one of the greatest baseball players in El Paso history who never played in professional ranks Named to University of Texas Hall of Champions in 1976

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MIKE BELTRAN

Inducted in 1991 El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors Started playing Little League in 1953 Led Ysleta High School to District and Bi-District titles in 1968-1969 Named to 5 Regional and 3 All Star teams in Chihuahua during 1968-1969 Led Ranger Junior College to Division and Conference Championship in 1971 “Ace” pitcher for University of Texas at El Paso in 1972 Struck out 25 batters on two occasions Chosen to Mexican National Team to compete in World Cup in 1972 Signed with Philadelphia Phillies in 1973 and played with Toledo Mudhens Played nine years of professional baseball including Mexican League Head Coach of Del Valle High School and led team to District and Bi-District championships Named Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1991 Coached Horizon High School Scorpions to their first baseball playoff appearance Recognized as “Bi-National Hero” for his baseball exploits on both sides of our International border

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FRANK HERBIE JOHNSON

Inducted in 1991 Started setting records at Bel Air High School where he led the Highlanders to the Bi-District Playoffs hitting .459, 6 home runs and and a 6-0 pitching record. Defeated Midland in Bi-District in 1960 before losing to Lubbock Monterrey where he hit one of the longest home runs in school history Played American Legion competition in 1959 and 1960 and led team to state finals Signed by San Francisco Giants in 1961 Played for Giant minor league squads in Salem where he hit .314, Decatur where he hit .328, Springfield where he made AA Eastern League All Star team and Phoenix in the AAA Pacific Coast League Called up to San Francisco in late season 1966 Hit by bad hop in 1968 and spent remainder of season on injured reserve Played in Japan in 1972 and hit .265 with 20 home runs Finished his playing career in 1975

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RUBEN PORRAS

Inducted in 1991 Led Bowie High School to 1949 Texas High School State Championship Graduated from Bowie in 1951 after leading Bears to Bi-District playoffs in 1950 Turned down a scholarship to pitch for Idaho University and started professional career in 1951 with the El Paso Texans In 1951, the Texans opened their exhibition season against the New York Yankees and fresh out of high school he pitched against Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Hank Bauer In 1952 he injured his arm pitching in the Mexican Winter League Following two years of military service with the US Army he tried to resume his career but his arm never recaptured its magic He attributes his success to his legendary Coach Nemo Herrera at Bowie High School who, “not only taught him the fundamentals of baseball but how to win”.

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CLIFF HILL

Inducted in 1991 One of El Paso’s all time pitching greats from 1912 until World War I Started pitching in 1912 for Globe Mills and led team to city championship 1913 pitched for the El Paso Mavericks in the Famed Copper League composed of teams from New Mexico and El Paso with rosters dotted with professional players Pitched 12 straight victories including defeat of league champion Santa Rita New Mexico Pitched for Waco of the Texas League Named to Texas League All Star team in 1916 winning 23 games and losing 13 with 251 strikeouts Led the American Expenditionary Force team to championship with General Black Jack Pershing throwing out first pitch Lifetime record of 105 wins and 48 losses Died in 1938 at the age of 45 from complications following surgery for emergency appendectomy

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JOHN BODE ( BOB) OSBORNE

Inducted in 1991 Started his career in the sandlots of El Paso but his skills moved him into the majors as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals Started his professional career in the East Texas League in 1924 winning 20 games and losing only 8 Pitched for Wichita Falls in Texas League and picked up by Chicago Cubs in 1925 winning 6 games in the big leagues Played for Joe McCarthy who later managed the New York Yankees One of his top games was a twelve inning game he pitched and lost 1-0 on an error against Grover Cleveland Alexander Final professional stop was with Pittsburgh before retiring His lifetime record was 27 wins and 17 losses Passed away in 1960

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