EPBBHOF 2006-07-08

Album Cover

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

MARK WASINGER

Inducted in 2006 Played baseball for Kecoughtan High School in Hampton Virginia Attended Old Dominion University on a baseball scholarship Named Eastern College Athletic Conference “Rookie of the Year” as a freshman in 1979 He was a two time All Conference selection Selected first-team All American in 1982 by the College Coaches Association and the Sporting News Publication He was Old Dominion’s first ever Division I All American in baseball Led Old Dominion in home runs in 1980 and 1981 Led Old Dominion in runs batted in 1980 and 1982 Set 5 season and career records with most hits in a season (78), most career hits (197) and career home runs (24) In 1982, Mark was a 3rd round pick of the San Diego Padres Made his Major League debut with the Padres in June 1986 Traded to San Francisco Giants in May 1987 In his first game as a Giant, he went 4X5 with a home run and 3 doubles Also played with the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankee and California Angels organizations He played 12 years of professional baseball and batted .281 in 887 games in the minor leagues and .244 in 50 games in the Major Leagues He later managed in the Texas-Louisiana League with the Corpus Christi Barracudas in 1994 and 1995 Barracudas won first and second half championship and the Texas Louisiana League Championship in 1994 Named Manager of the Year in 1994 Had two El Paso players on his championship roster, Ruben Felix from Socorro High School and Willie Olivas from Jefferson High School He then became a scout for the Padres in 1996 Named Padres Scout of the Year in 1998 In 2003, he joined the Boston Red Sox organization as a Regional Cross Checker His scouting area includes the Southern Region and he also scouts the high schools, colleges and professional teams in the El Paso area Elected to Old Dominion Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

ALEX GUTIERREZ

Inducted in 2006 Alex Gutierrez was the soul of baseball in the Lower Valley for 57 years He ran youth, adult and old timers leagues The leagues involved over 1000 players annually By the time of his induction in 2006, the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame had inducted 110 members and 64 had been associated with his and his programs In 1950, members of the Ysleta Volunteer Fire Department got him to organize a baseball team for the neighborhood kids That became a life long passion in helping promote the sport of baseball with the kids in the Lower Valley His passion was to channel the energies of the youth in a positive manner and he used baseball as the vehicle to achieve that goal Volunteered and organized over 52 leagues involving approximately 1000 players coaches and managers each year Instrumental in getting the City and County of El Paso to develop more playing fields for baseball From groundskeeper to scorekeeper to Manager to League President, he wore all the hats and handled all the duties needed to make the leagues successful His humility kept him from being recognized and honored by the baseball community with his selection into the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame at an earlier date A consistent “Baseball Man”, who with great passion and determination was instrumental in helping baseball players from the entire El Paso area The baseball fields at Blackie Chesher Park and Capistrano Park are named the Alex Gutierrez Fields in his honor

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

RAUL REAL y VASQUEZ

Inducted in 2006 Started his baseball career with the El Paso Little League, Optimists, Pony and American Legion Leagues from 1953 to 1962 Played varsity baseball for Jefferson High School as an outfielder and pitcher Played 4 varsity seasons for the Silver Foxes Selected as Co-Captain his senior year Named to All District team as a pitcher and outfielder going 9-1 and hitting .371 his senior year His career record as a Pitcher for the Silver Foxes was 29-4 His high school career batting average was .390 Went 3-0 against El Paso High School, San Angelo and Lubbock Monterrey during the District, Bi-District and Regional Playoffs his senior year His batting average during that playoff run was .450 Named Jefferson Silver Foxes Most Valuable Player in 1963 Also played on Silver Foxes football team and earned 3 varsity letters as a Quarterback and Linebacker Received academic and athletic scholarships to Texas Western College in 1963 Played two seasons for the Miners in 1964 and 1965 as a Pitcher and outfielder Continued his playing career after college in Mexican Baseball Leagues from 1968 to 1971 as a Pitcher Selected to All Star teams on multiple occasions Played in Forti’s City League from 1972 to 1975 Played in Lower Valley Baseball League for Tigua Auto Parts and Ysleta Merchants from 1975 to 1978 Played Softball both Fast Pitch and Slow Pitch in various leagues and tournaments from 1960 to 1985 Coached Youth baseball from tee ball to Little League and helped Jefferson High School donating his time as their Pitching Coach Pitched against future Major Leaguers including Reggie Jackson, and Sal Bando Pitched against All Star and future NFL star Green Bay Packer running back Donnie Anderson Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors 2012-2013 El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Treasurer

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

JOE CARRASCO

Inducted in 2006 Hall of Fame only Son/Father/Son trio honoree Family He started playing baseball in 1956 with the Lower Valley Bus Lines Little League team Led his team to championship and was named to All Star team as a second baseman Played Babe Ruth League for Lower Valley Optimist Club in 1957 and 1958 Named to Babe Ruth All Star team in 1957 and 1958 Played for Ysleta High School as their second baseman for four years 1958-1962 Led Indians to District Championship his sophomore year Named team captain his junior and senior years He then played for Texas Western College in 1963 in the school’s first year offering a college baseball program Drafted into the United States Army and served two years and played shortstop for the 5th Army Division baseball team Returned to play baseball for UTEP and became the starting shortstop his senior year After graduation, Joe became the first baseball coach at Socorro High School in 1974 Played for the Socorro Cougars Semi-Pro team from 1963 to 1978 Also played for the Juarez Carta Blanca team Named to the All Star team 3 times From 1978 to 1985 he helped establish the Ysleta Optimist Club and became the founding President which organized baseball leagues for underprivileged kids from Ysleta and Socorro Served as first Mayor of newly incorporated City of Socorro and was re-elected twice

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

FRANK PORTH

Inducted in 2006 Served the baseball community as an umpire and administrator He was a man on top of every problem Served in the United States Army during World War II Renowned Softball Player in the Airline leagues and the Industrial Softball League earning multiple All Star and Most Valuable Player honors Served on the Amateurs Athletic Association Board Served as Director of El Paso Parks and Recreation from 1956 to 1966 Served on the Board of Directors of the El Paso Umpires Association Inducted in the El Paso Softball Hall of Fame in 1967 Inducted in the International Softball Hall of Fame in 1971 Inducted in the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986 Served as President for the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 Served on Original Board of Directors for El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 Served as Secretary for El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame until his passing in 2000 His service on the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame is one of the reasons for its growth and success

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

SERGIO GUERRERO

Inducted in 2007 Born in Torreon Mexico on April 17, 1934 As a child, he witnessed some of the best professional baseball players primarily from the United States Negro Leagues play in Mexico Key among these players was Martin Dihigo of Cuba and Roy Campanella who starred in the Negro Leagues before his career as a star catcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers In 1945, at the age of 11 he organized a baseball team of adobe brick makers sponsored by Carta Blanca Beer In 1948, at the age of 14 he played baseball with the Hortex Company team that was made up of grown men From 1950 to 1952 he pitched American Legion baseball with a team sponsored by Rollins-Mercury He pitched four years of varsity baseball for EL Paso High School from 1949 to 1953 He lettered and was named All District three years From 1953 to 1963, he pitched Semi-Pro baseball with Lionel Forti’s team In 1954, he pitched a shutout game against the Ft. Bliss Falcons Worked under El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Coach Nemo Herrera at Bowie and Coach Tom Chavez at Jefferson High School He also served the baseball community as an umpire from 1963 to 1965 In 1965, he was voted the “Outstanding Umpire” in El Paso Served as an volunteer Assistant Coach in charge of pitching for K C Brown at Austin High School in 1965 as the Panthers marched to Texas State Final Four In 1966 and 1967 he was the assistant coach with Red Runkle’s Boys Concessions Little League team From 1973 to 1975, he served as the B-Team and Baseball and Basketball Coach at Coronado High School He was inducted into the El Paso High School Hall of Fame in 1993 In 1995 he retired from a 35 year career as a professional educator and Coach

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

SANTOS (KAYO) PEREZ

Inducted in 2007 Graduated from Bowie High School in 1942 World War II veteran Texas Western graduate As a player, he was known for his size of heart and competitive spirit Had a 32 year career as a professional educator and coach Coached baseball at Jefferson High School 1963 and led them to their first District title in 12 years Silver Foxes also captured the Bi-District career in 1963 and went “toe to toe” with Lubbock Monterrey before losing the Regional Championship in three games Led Jefferson to 1966 District Championship Coached Bowie High School in 1974 and led them to District Championship Always brought his competitive nature and philosophy into the teaching and coaching arena and he was always challenging his students and players to succeed and overcome all obstacles to be winners in the game of life Inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Inducted into the El Paso Softball Hall of Fame Inducted into Mexico Basketball Hall of Fame

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

PEDRO (PETE) VALDEZ

Inducted in 2007 Started playing in 1953 with the Catholic Youth Organization Also played with El Paso Parks and Recreation, Little League and the Pony League In 1960, he pitched his Optimist team to the City Championship Played high school baseball for Thomas Jefferson Silver Foxes In 1961, he had a 7-2 record for the junior varsity team His sophomore year he was 8-2 In 1963, his junior year he was 14-2 and he led the Silver Foxes to the District and Bi-District Championship Selected to All District team in 1963 His senior year he was 14-3 and led the Silver Foxes to the District Championship Selected to All District team in 1964 For his three seasons on the varsity, he would post an overall record of 36-7 Compiled an overall pitching record of 43-9 in high school He also led teams in summer leagues to several championships between 1961 and 1964 Named to multiple All Star teams Pitched Furr’s to Connie Mack League League Championships in 1963 and 1964 He went on to play at Texas Western College in 1965 Had a 2-3 record and led the Miners in team strikeouts with 27 Missed the 1966 season due to injury He also played for Ft Knox baseball as a member of the U S Army in 1967 Had a 10-4 pitching record for the 357th Transportation Company at Ft. Knox Pitched in 1962 to 1964 and 1966 and from 1970 to 1974 in the La Fronteriza League in Mexico Represented Ciudad Juarez in the Chihuahua State Tournament 6 seasons He compiled impressive record in Mexican Semi-Pro leagues where he was 64-11 in six seasons Pitched for Kiki Gomez team in the Leo Forti Old Timers League In his final season, he threw a no-hitter against Las Cruces before retiring in 1989 Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

Toby Tovar - El Paso, Texas

Inducted in 2007 He was a star in youth leagues in El Paso from 1951 to 1958 playing Little League, Babe Ruth and Junior High School baseball One of the outstanding players on the El Paso Babe Ruth championship team which represented El Paso in Vancouver British Columbia at the World Series tournament That team was coached by El Paso Baseball Hall of Famers Nemo Herrera and Ken Moorhead and captured the Bi-District, Texas State Championship and Southwest Regional Championship Between 1958-1965 Toby played for Austin High School and Texas Western College Earned All District honors and batted over .300 every year in high school Continued playing in City Leagues and always hit over .300 In 1963, he was a member of the inaugural Texas Western College team that finished 18-14 In 1965, after three seasons with the Miners he signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization From 1966 to 1986, Toby played in the Lower Valley League with a batting average over .325 Stealing bases and throwing out runners was his forte Coached Jesuit High School and guided them to a 33-10 record Coached El Paso High School to a 43-24 record His high school coaching record was a combined record of 76 wins and only 34 losses He believes that baseball has been an integral part of his life and besides God and family, baseball was his life He believes that there is baseball in heaven and we can all expect him to be playing there

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

RICHARD SMITH

Inducted in 2007 Played baseball for Eastwood High School for 4 years and graduated in 1971 He was a UTEP student trainer for 4 years working with the football, basketball, track and baseball teams until his graduation in 1975 In 1976, he got his first professional job as a trainer with the El Paso Diablos Served two years with the Diablos and also served as the equipment manager and coordinator of team travel for the Diablos through the end of the 1977 season The California Angels were so impressed with his skills and ability that he was hired as the Assistant Athletic Trainer in 1978 In 1979, he was named the Head Athletic Trainer Served as Head Athletic Trainer until 1990 He was given additional responsibilities in 1991 by the Angels and served as the Logistics Supply Coordinator and Sports Tracking Injury Coordinator Member of the National Athletic Trainers Association since 1978 Member of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Association (PBATS) since 1986 Member of the Texas State Trainers Association since 1976 Member of the California State Trainers Association since 1985 Honored and Named to American League All Star team as a trainer in 1984, 1989 and 1997 In 1998, he and Ned Bergert were named the Major League Training Staff of the Year Member of the California Angels West Division Champions of the American League 1979, 1982, 1986, 2004 and 2007 Member of the 2002 World Series Champion Anaheim Angels staff

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

NOLAN RICHARDSON

Inducted in 2008 His youth was highlighted by starring exploits in all major sports He was a perennial All Star on every team in every sport he played Powerful left handed hitter His name was known city wide by the time he reached Bowie High School Played for Bowie High School from 1955 to 1959 under El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Coach Nemo Herrera Named Freshman Most Valuable Player As a sophomore, he hit .385 and was named All District As a junior, he hit .450 and was named All District His senior year, he hit .446 and again earned All District honors Earned All City and All District honors in basketball while at Bowie Following graduation he attended Eastern Arizona College Also played softball with Union Furniture playing against older competition and being honored with multiple “All Star” selections Played basketball under Basketball Hall of Famer Don Haskins at Texas Western College Given permission by Coach Haskins to play baseball on Texas Western’s first ever baseball team Instrumental in helping Texas Western have a winning season in their first season Hit .421 with 10 home runs to lead the Miners Finished 5th in the Nation in runs batted in As a junior at Texas Western, the El Paso Sun Kings held a tryout camp He was offered a contract at the conclusion of his tryout but his Grandmother refused to let him sign The following year the Houston Colt 45’s professional team offered him a baseball contract but his Grandmother again refused to let him sign Though many believe he would have a productive career in professional baseball, he pursued a basketball future Following the end of his basketball playing days, he became a High School and College Basketball Coach Had a highly successful career as a high school coach at Bowie High School Earned a Junior College Head Basketball position Coached his team to a National Junior College Basketball Championship Earned the Head Basketball Coach position at the University of Tulsa Led Hurricanes to National Invitational Tournament Championship Earned Head Basketball Coach position at the University of Arkansas Coached his team to a NCAA National Basketball Championship at Arkansas Inducted in El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Still considered one of the greatest athletes to ever play in El Paso

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

TOM (JOE FAN) CIABURRI

Inducted in 2008 Known to El Paso and Texas broadcasting and journalistic audiences as “Joe Fan” Started covering baseball with a weekly newspaper called Sportsweek in 1982 Began his radio career in 1983 working at KFIM-FM as a part-time sportscaster In 1986, he moved on to KTSM-AM and TV Channel 9 El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer and legendary sportscaster John Phelan took him under his wing and mentored his broadcasting career Baseball and being a part of the game is his first love He was the first ever to use a cellular phone to broadcast El Paso High School baseball regular season games Also used the same technology to broadcast El Paso High School Texas State Playoffs at Dudley Field and Cohen Stadium plus out of town venues Served as play-by-play broadcaster and color analyst for the Coronado Thunderbirds march to the Texas State Final Four in 1992 Served as play-by-play broadcaster and color analyst for the Riverside Rangers march to the Texas State Final Four in 2000 Served as color analyst for the Socorro Bulldogs in their 2009 Texas State Championship title run Pioneered the first ever El Paso High School baseball telecast featuring the Hanks Knights against the Franklin Cougars in 2010 Received numerous awards from the Texas and New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters and the El Paso Press Club Best Radio Sports Story-1st Place, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1992 Best Radio Sports Program-1st Place, New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters 1992 Best Radio Sportscast-1st Place, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1987 Best Radio Sportscast-1st Place, El Paso, Texas Press Club 1992,1990,1989,1988,1985 Best Radio Sports Program-Honorable Mention, New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters 1988 Best TV Sports Story-Honorable Mention, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1988 Man of the Year, El Paso Parks and Recreation 1994 Honorary Buck, Alpine High School, Alpine, Texas – for radio football coverage 1992-1993 Serves as a mentor to many aspiring broadcast and journalism students through 2010 Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors Serves as Media Coordinator for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

DAVID ARAGON

Inducted in 2008 Started playing baseball at age 8 Played Little League baseball under Coach Vebo Conejo Played Bronco baseball under Alex Gutierrez Played Colt Baseball Played high school baseball for Ysleta High School from 1971 to 1975 Batting champion with a .614 batting average in 1975 In his senior year of high school, he was named to All District and All City team in 1975 Played for New Mexico Highlands in 1976 Played for the University of Texas at El Paso under Coaches Andy Cohen and Larry McFarlin from 1976-1978 Earned his degree and became a professional educator and Coach Coached Riverside High School Junior Varsity under El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Jimmy Melendez from 1984 to 1986 Coached Ysleta High School Junior Varsity from 1991 to 1994 His team won the Junior Varsity District Championship in 1992 Named Head Baseball Coach at Ysleta High School in 1994 At the time of his induction, his teams had won 4 District Championships in 1999, 2002, 2006 and 2008 At the time of his induction, his teams had won 6 Bi-District Championships in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007 In 2008, he led the Indians to the Area Championship and to the Regional Quarter Finals In 2008 he was named Coach of the Year

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

ANDY MORALES

Inducted in 2008 Played baseball four years at Bowie High School under legendary Coach and El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Nemo Herrera Starting second baseman on 1949 Texas State Champions Bowie Bears Earned All District honors 3 times Named to Texas All State Team in 1949 Offered professional contract by the Chicago Cubs in 1950 Declined the offer to play professional baseball Accepted a football scholarship to the University of New Mexico A football injury prevented him for pursuing a college career in baseball Served in United States Navy from 1951-1955 Played baseball for the Naval Air Station in Coronado California Continued his service to baseball community as an umpire for Little Leagues and High School teams from 1960 to 1965

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]

BOBBY MORALES

Inducted in 2008 Began his baseball career in Little League as a first baseman playing for Armando Dominguez from 1961 to 1963 Played Babe Ruth league for El Paso Hall of Famer John C. Miller and Bob Meyers where he was part of two teams that went to the Babe Ruth World Series for 13 and 14 year olds In 1964 – 1965, he played for El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Victor Fayant in the Connie Mack League As a freshman in 1965, he played for Bob Kirtley as a outfielder for Bel Air High School His sophomore year he played shortstop for Coach Ronald Forbis His junior and senior years at Bel Air, he played for El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Coach Jim Pufal Earned a baseball scholarship to play for El Paso Baseball Hall of Famers Syd and Andy Cohen at the University of Texas at El Paso and played in the Western Athletic Conference Played for various teams in the Lower Valley League and in Juarez Mexico Chosen to play on All Star teams from 1967 to 1973 Over the years he also played for El Paso Baseball Hall of Famers Juan Sandoval and Tacho Carrasco He was also coached by Pancho Del Toro Sr., Tio Cadena, Dr. Santiesteban and Candido Gutierrez As a baseball coach, he won two middle school championships at Hillcrest Middle School As the Head Baseball Coach at his alma mater, he led the Highlanders to the District, Bi-District, Regional and Area Championship in 1983 1983 was the year his Highlanders met the Burges Mustangs coached by El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Osborne squared off in historic playoff to determine which team would advance to the Texas State Final Four Championships He finished his varsity coaching career with a 135-100 record Named and honored as “Coach of the Year” by the El Paso Times in 1983 Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors

Area: Eastside / Eastwood

Source: El Paso Baseball Hall Of Fame 2

Uploaded by: [email protected]