Joe Azcue Notable

b. August 18, 1939 · Cincinnati Reds 1960, Kansas City Athletics 1962–1963, Cleveland Indians 1963–1969, California Angels 1969–1970, 1972, Boston Red Sox 1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1972

Joe Azcue played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1960 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1972. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1963 to 1969.

Across 909 games he batted .252, with 712 hits and 201 runs. He finished with 50 home runs, 94 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 868 games behind the plate, with 5,329 putouts and 44 errors. He turned 67 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1968.

He was born in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba on August 18, 1939. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1968

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1960	CIN	14	31	1	3	0	0	0	3	2	6	0	.097
1962	KCA	72	223	18	51	9	1	2	25	17	27	1	.229
1963	CLE/KCA	96	324	26	91	16	0	14	46	15	47	1	.281
1964	CLE	83	271	20	74	9	1	4	34	16	38	0	.273
1965	CLE	111	335	16	77	7	0	2	35	27	54	2	.230
1966	CLE	98	302	22	83	10	1	9	37	20	22	0	.275
1967	CLE	86	295	33	74	12	5	11	34	22	35	0	.251
1968	CLE	115	357	23	100	10	0	4	42	28	33	1	.280
1969	BOS/CAL/CLE	106	323	23	72	8	0	2	23	35	36	0	.223
1970	CAL	114	351	19	85	13	1	2	25	24	40	0	.242
1972	CAL/MIL	14	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	.125
Career	—	909	2828	201	712	94	9	50	304	207	344	5	.252

On this day & linked events

1939

Born August 18, 1939

Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba

1960

Major-league debut: Joe Azcue

Joe Azcue made a major-league debut on August 3, 1960.

1972

Final major-league game: Joe Azcue

Joe Azcue played a final major-league game on September 29, 1972.