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Joe Azcue
Jose Joaquin (Lopez) Azcue (The Immortal Azcue)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.

MLB Debut August 3, 1960
Final Game September 29, 1972
Born August 18, 1939 in Cienfuegos, Cuba (age 84)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 20 KCA AL    7   17    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .118  .211  .118  .328    46     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962 22 SLN NL   53  184   14   45   6   1   4   22   1   0    8   23  .245  .276  .353  .629    88    65   1   3   0   1   4  
 1963 23 MNA AL   32   80    8   22   3   0   6   12   0   0    3   10  .275  .301  .538  .839   117    43   0   0   1   0   6  
 1964 24 MNA AL   42  103   10   27   4   0   3   11   0   0    8   12  .262  .321  .388  .710   101    40   0   0   2   1   4  
 1965 25 MNA AL   67  173    9   36   1   0   0   14   1   2   12   26  .208  .268  .214  .482    67    37   3   2   3   3   4  
 1966 26 MNA AL   80  229   20   72  10   1  12   45   0   0   15   20  .314  .358  .524  .882   127   120   0   1   4   1   4  
 1967 27 MNA AL   90  237   18   57  15   5   6   26   0   0   26   29  .241  .317  .422  .739   104   100   0   1   3   1   6  
 1968 28 PIN NL  108  285   22   88   6   0   2   21   0   4   13   19  .309  .338  .351  .689   105   100   0   1   2   0   3  
 1969 29 SDN NL   45  131   10   29   4   0   2   15   0   0    6   16  .221  .254  .298  .551    80    39   0   1   0   0   7  
 1970 30 SDN NL   72  201   10   35   1   1   1   13   0   0   14   25  .174  .235  .204  .439    61    41   0   0   0   2   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      596 1640  122  413  50   8  36  179   2   6  107  185  .252  .300  .358  .658         587   4   9  15   9  42
 Per 600 PA           556   41  140  17   3  12   61   1   2   36   63                                 199   1   3   5   3  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MNA      311  822   65  214  33   6  27  108   1   2   64   97  .260  .317  .414  .731         340   3   4  13   6  24
   With SDN      117  332   20   64   5   1   3   28   0   0   20   41  .193  .242  .241  .483          80   0   1   0   2  11
   With PIN      108  285   22   88   6   0   2   21   0   4   13   19  .309  .338  .351  .689         100   0   1   2   0   3
   With SLN       53  184   14   45   6   1   4   22   1   0    8   23  .245  .276  .353  .629          65   1   3   0   1   4
   With KCA        7   17    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .118  .211  .118  .328           2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      909 2828  201  712  94   9  50  304   5  12  207  344  .252  .304  .344  .648         974  11  32  45  17  87
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1960 20 KCA AL  42    0   1.0   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    5    3  .625  C    4(+2)e8    80   
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962 22 SLN NL  72   17   3.3   0   0   0  .000   6   32   24  .750   18    8  .692  C    3(0)e8     36   
 1963 23 MNA AL  35    9   4.2  11   2   0  .182   1    6    6 1.000    7    6  .538  C    3(0)e4     69   
 1964 24 MNA AL  18   11   4.0  11   2   0  .182   3   19   15  .789    6    4  .600  C    3(0)e5     38   
 1965 25 MNA AL  27   10   1.8  14   4   0  .286   3   27   23  .852   11    5  .688  C    4(-1)e3   -76   
 1966 26 MNA AL  70   42   7.0  19   5   0  .263   5   30   20  .667    9    6  .600  C    4(-2)e5   159   
 1967 27 MNA AL  79   31   4.5  17   5   0  .294   1   30   22  .733   16    7  .696  C    4(-2)e1    -5   
 1968 28 PIN NL  59   32   4.3  10   1   0  .100   4   43   31  .721   16   15  .516  C    3(-2)e2    16   
 1969 29 SDN NL  76    8   2.0   4   0   0  .000   3   19   16  .842   21   11  .656  C    3(0)e5    -14   
 1970 30 SDN NL  29    9   1.6   3   1   0  .333   6   31   21  .677   40   14  .741  C    4(0)e4   -155   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          174   3.7  89  20   0  .225  32  237  178  .751  149   79  .654                   6   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1960 20 KCA AL  C      7    32     2    0    0  1.000     4    45.0   6.80
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962 22 SLN NL  C     53   321    17    6    0   .983    53   464.1   6.55
 1963 23 MNA AL  C     21    93     7    1    0   .990    16   146.1   6.15
 1964 24 MNA AL  C     29   168    10    3    1   .983    25   217.1   7.37
 1965 25 MNA AL  C     60   280    12    3    1   .990    47   434.0   6.06
 1966 26 MNA AL  C     64   362    16    5    2   .987    54   492.1   6.91
 1967 27 MNA AL  C     78   471    17    1    1   .998    59   548.0   8.01
 1968 28 PIN NL  C    100   565    31    4    1   .993    74   715.1   7.50
 1969 29 SDN NL  C     44   186    18    3    1   .986    36   307.2   5.97
 1970 30 SDN NL  C     70   369    21    6    2   .985    62   531.1   6.61
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    526  2847   151   32    9   .989   430  3901.2   6.92
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1960  KCA   69-85   Drew Kennedy
 1962  SLN   58-104  Mike Rescigno
 1963  MNA   81-81   Dan Gural
 1964  MNA   78-84   Kevin Batson, Alan Boodman
 1965  MNA   95-68   Kevin Batson
 1966  MNA   88-74   Jason Hartnell
 1967  MNA   78-84   Rick Ramacier
 1968  PIN   80-82   Dave Jackson
 1969  SDN   55-107  Mike Tomeo
 1970  SDN   63-99   Mike Tomeo

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