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Joe Azcue

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Full Name: Jose Joaquin (Lopez) Azcue Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190 First Game: August 3, 1960
Birthdate: August 18, 1939 Final Game: September 29, 1972
Birthplace: Cienfuegos, Cuba MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Career Highlights
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Video Gallery
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 See Also
  • 9 Categories

[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


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