Joe Azcue
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[edit] Biography
José Joaquín Azcue López (born August 18, 1939) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Immortal Azcue", he debuted in 1960 with the Cincinnati Reds. Over the course of his career, he also played for the Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers. In 1968, he was selected to the American League All-Star team.
Azcue hit into the first ever unassisted triple play on July 29, 1968, turned by Ron Hansen of Washington. He caught two no hitters in his career (Sonny Siebert, Clyde Wright).
López was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Most people believe that Joe Azcue's best season was 1963, when he hit for a .281 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | CIN | N | 14 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .097 | .152 | .097 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | KC | A | 72 | 223 | 18 | 51 | 2 | 25 | .229 | .287 | .305 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1963 | KC | A | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | 94 | 320 | 26 | 91 | 14 | 46 | .284 | .314 | .466 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 1963 | TOT | A | 96 | 324 | 26 | 91 | 14 | 46 | .281 | .310 | .460 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | 83 | 271 | 20 | 74 | 4 | 34 | .273 | .314 | .358 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1965 | CLE | A | 111 | 335 | 16 | 77 | 2 | 35 | .230 | .290 | .269 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 1966 | CLE | A | 98 | 302 | 22 | 83 | 9 | 37 | .275 | .319 | .404 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 1967 | CLE | A | 86 | 295 | 33 | 74 | 11 | 34 | .251 | .307 | .437 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1968 | CLE | A | 115 | 357 | 23 | 100 | 4 | 42 | .280 | .331 | .342 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1969 | CLE | A | 7 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .292 | .393 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | CAL | A | 80 | 248 | 15 | 54 | 1 | 19 | .218 | .295 | .254 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| 1969 | BOS | A | 19 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | .216 | .273 | .255 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1969 | TOT | A | 106 | 323 | 23 | 72 | 2 | 23 | .223 | .299 | .266 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| 1970 | CAL | A | 114 | 351 | 19 | 85 | 2 | 25 | .242 | .292 | .302 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 1972 | MIL | A | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | CAL | A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | TOT | A | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .176 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 14 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .097 | .152 | .097 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 895 | 2797 | 200 | 709 | 50 | 301 | .253 | .305 | .347 | 94 | 9 | 205 | 338 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 87 | |
| Total | 909 | 2828 | 201 | 712 | 50 | 304 | .252 | .304 | .344 | 94 | 9 | 207 | 344 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 87 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | CIN | N | C | 14 | 6 | 74 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | KC | A | C | 70 | 64 | 553.2 | 363 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 4 | .985 |
| 1963 | KC | A | C | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | C | 91 | 84 | 737 | 564 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | .992 |
| 1963 | TOT | A | C | 92 | 84 | 742 | 569 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | .992 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | C | 76 | 70 | 633 | 510 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 3 | .993 |
| 1965 | CLE | A | C | 108 | 97 | 845 | 714 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 3 | .994 |
| 1966 | CLE | A | C | 97 | 87 | 774 | 588 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 1 | .989 |
| 1967 | CLE | A | C | 86 | 80 | 732.2 | 636 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 3 | .999 |
| 1968 | CLE | A | C | 97 | 90 | 797.2 | 699 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 1 | .996 |
| 1969 | CLE | A | C | 6 | 6 | 60 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .980 |
| 1969 | CAL | A | C | 80 | 75 | 650 | 437 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 24 | 4 | .992 |
| 1969 | BOS | A | C | 19 | 14 | 133 | 90 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .981 |
| 1969 | TOT | A | C | 105 | 95 | 843 | 573 | 70 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 31 | 5 | .989 |
| 1970 | CAL | A | C | 112 | 98 | 891.2 | 587 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 42 | 24 | 0 | .991 |
| 1972 | MIL | A | C | 9 | 2 | 37.2 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | CAL | A | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | TOT | A | C | 11 | 2 | 39.2 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | C | 868 | 773 | 6926.1 | 5329 | 452 | 44 | 67 | 0 | 117 | 243 | 201 | 25 | .992 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1956).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Milwaukee Braves (December 14, 1960).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Ed Charles and Manny Jimenez to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Bob Shaw and Lou Klimchock (December 15, 1961).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Dick Howser to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Doc Edwards and $100000 (May 25, 1963).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Sonny Siebert and Vicente Romo to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Ken Harrelson, Juan Pizarro and Dick Ellsworth (April 19, 1969).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to California Angels in exchange for Tom Satriano (June 15, 1969).
- Traded by California Angels with Syd O'Brien to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Paul Ratliff and Ron Clark (July 28, 1972).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (November 15, 1972).
[edit] Career Highlights
- All-Star Games: 1968
