Julio Bécquer
Full name: Julio Becquer Villegas
Also known as: Julio · Julio Bécquer
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Left
- Weight
- 81 kg
- Born
- 1931-12-20 · Havana
- Died
- 2020-11-01
- Debut
- 1955-09-13
Julio Bécquer was a Cuban baseball player, born on 20 December 1931 in Havana. His full name is recorded as Julio Becquer Villegas. He died on 1 November 2020. He batted and threw left-handed.
The record here covers 7 seasons in the American League, between 1955 and 1963. Most of that was with Washington Senators, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins.
Across his recorded career he batted .244, with 238 hits, 12 home runs and 114 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .268, in 1959 (220 AB). His most home runs in a season was 5, in 1961.
Career summary
- Seasons 7 (1955–1963)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsLos Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.244 / .274 / .352 - ERA 15.43
· Innings 2.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Washington Senators | American League | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .428 |
| 1957 | Washington Senators | American League | 105 | 199 | 186 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | .226 | .269 | .312 | .581 |
| 1958 | Washington Senators | American League | 86 | 176 | 164 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42 | .238 | .270 | .256 | .526 |
| 1959 | Washington Senators | American League | 108 | 230 | 220 | 20 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | .268 | .296 | .382 | .678 |
| 1960 | Washington Senators | American League | 110 | 312 | 298 | 41 | 75 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 116 | .252 | .277 | .389 | .666 |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Angels | American League | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 |
| 1961 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 57 | 87 | 84 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .238 | .253 | .476 | .729 |
| 1963 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career total | — | American League | 488 | 1027 | 974 | 100 | 238 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 114 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 120 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 343 | .244 | .274 | .352 | .626 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Washington Senators | American League | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.750 |
| Career total | — | American League | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.571 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Julio Bécquer born?
Julio Bécquer was born on 1931-12-20 in Havana.
Which teams did Julio Bécquer play for?
Julio Bécquer appears for Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators across 7 recorded seasons.
What are Julio Bécquer's career statistics?
In 7 recorded seasons Julio Bécquer batted .244 with 238 hits, 12 home runs and 114 runs batted in.
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)
- 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)
