California Angels. Azcue played the rest of the 1969 season and all of 1970 for the Angels. Then, unhappy with the contract he was offered by California, Azcue sat out the entire 1971 season. Azcue came back to play for the Angels in 1972 but was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers after playing in only three games. The Brewers sent Azcue to the minor leagues for most of the season. Azcue played in just 11 games for Milwaukee and after 1972 would never play again in the Major Leagues, retiring at the age of 32. Career statistics In an eleven-year major league career, Azcue played in 909 games, accumulating 712 hits in 2,828 at bats for a .252 career batting average along with 50 home runs, 304 runs batted in and an on-base percentage of .304. A capable defensive catcher, Azcue led American League catchers in fielding percentage in 1967 and 1968. His .992 career fielding percentage was second only to Elston Howard among major league catchers at the time of his retirement. Over his career, Azcue threw out 45.17% of the base runners who tried steal a base on him, ranking him 10th on the all-time list. During the 1966 season, he threw out 62% of the base runners who tried steal a base, the fifth highest season percentage in major league history. He caught two no hitters in his career, Sonny Siebert in 1966 and Clyde Wright in 1970. Minor league managing In 1974, he managed the Reno Silver Sox in the Class-A California League. References External links Joe Azcue at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League) 1939 births Living people American League All-Stars Boston Red Sox players California Angels players Cienfuegos players Cincinnati Reds players Cleveland Indians players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Canada Douglas Reds players Havana Sugar Kings players Jersey City Jerseys players Kansas City Athletics players Leones del Caracas players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball players from Cuba Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States Milwaukee Brewers players Minor league baseball managers Moultrie Reds players Palatka Redlegs players People from Cienfuegos Portland Beavers players Salt Lake City Angels players San Antonio Brewers players Savannah Redlegs players Vancouver Mounties players Wenatchee Chiefs players 21st-century African-American people