Joe Azcue
Full name: Jose Joaquin Azcue Lopez
Also known as: Joe · Joe Azcue · The Immortal Azcue
- Position
- Catcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
- Born
- 1939-08-18 · Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos
- Debut
- 1960-08-03
Joe Azcue is a Cuban catcher, born on 18 August 1939 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos. His full name is recorded as Jose Joaquin Azcue Lopez. He is also listed as The Immortal Azcue. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 11 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1960 and 1972. Most of that was with Cleveland Guardians, 7 seasons of it, with the remainder for Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers.
Across his recorded career he batted .252, with 712 hits, 50 home runs and 304 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .284, in 1963 (320 AB). His most home runs in a season was 14, in 1963.
Career summary
- Seasons 11 (1960–1972)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsBoston Red Sox, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.097 / .152 / .097
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 14 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .097 | .152 | .097 | .249 |
| 1962 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 72 | 248 | 223 | 18 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 68 | .229 | .287 | .305 | .592 |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 94 | 339 | 320 | 26 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 149 | .284 | .314 | .466 | .780 |
| 1963 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 83 | 294 | 271 | 20 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 97 | .273 | .314 | .358 | .672 |
| 1965 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 111 | 371 | 335 | 16 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 90 | .230 | .290 | .269 | .559 |
| 1966 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 98 | 330 | 302 | 22 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 122 | .275 | .319 | .404 | .723 |
| 1967 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 86 | 324 | 295 | 33 | 74 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 129 | .251 | .307 | .437 | .744 |
| 1968 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 115 | 389 | 357 | 23 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 122 | .280 | .331 | .342 | .673 |
| 1969 | California Angels | American League | 80 | 282 | 248 | 15 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 63 | .218 | .295 | .254 | .549 |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 19 | 55 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .216 | .273 | .255 | .528 |
| 1969 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 7 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .292 | .393 | .417 | .810 |
| 1970 | California Angels | American League | 114 | 381 | 351 | 19 | 85 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 106 | .242 | .292 | .302 | .594 |
| 1972 | California Angels | American League | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1972 | Milwaukee Brewers | American League | 11 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| Career total | — | National League | 14 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .097 | .152 | .097 | .249 |
| Career total | — | American League | 895 | 3062 | 2797 | 200 | 709 | 94 | 9 | 50 | 301 | 5 | 10 | 205 | 337 | 17 | 45 | 11 | 32 | 971 | .253 | .305 | .347 | .652 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Joe Azcue born?
Joe Azcue was born on 1939-08-18 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos.
Which teams did Joe Azcue play for?
Joe Azcue appears for Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers across 11 recorded seasons.
What are Joe Azcue's career statistics?
In 11 recorded seasons Joe Azcue batted .097 with 3 hits, 0 home runs and 3 runs batted in.
What position did Joe Azcue play?
Joe Azcue is recorded as catcher.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
