1936
Born August 9, 1936
San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte, D.R.
Julián Javier Notable
Julián Javier divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a second baseman: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1960, then the Cincinnati Reds through 1972.
Across 1,622 games he batted .257, with 1,469 hits and 722 runs. He finished with 78 home runs, 216 doubles, 55 triples and 135 stolen bases.
He played 1,552 games at second base, with 4,113 assists and 219 errors. He turned 907 double plays.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1963 and 1968.
He was born in San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte, D.R. on August 9, 1936. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1963, 1968 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | STL | 119 | 451 | 55 | 107 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 72 | 19 | .237 |
| 1961 | STL | 113 | 445 | 58 | 124 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 30 | 51 | 11 | .279 |
| 1962 | STL | 155 | 598 | 97 | 157 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 47 | 73 | 26 | .263 |
| 1963 | STL | 161 | 609 | 82 | 160 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 24 | 86 | 18 | .263 |
| 1964 | STL | 155 | 535 | 66 | 129 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 65 | 30 | 82 | 9 | .241 |
| 1965 | STL | 77 | 229 | 34 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 44 | 5 | .227 |
| 1966 | STL | 147 | 460 | 52 | 105 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 63 | 11 | .228 |
| 1967 | STL | 140 | 520 | 68 | 146 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 64 | 25 | 92 | 6 | .281 |
| 1968 | STL | 139 | 519 | 54 | 135 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 61 | 10 | .260 |
| 1969 | STL | 143 | 493 | 59 | 139 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 74 | 8 | .282 |
| 1970 | STL | 139 | 513 | 62 | 129 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 24 | 70 | 6 | .251 |
| 1971 | STL | 90 | 259 | 32 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 33 | 5 | .259 |
| 1972 | CIN | 44 | 91 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .209 |
| Career | — | 1622 | 5722 | 722 | 1469 | 216 | 55 | 78 | 506 | 314 | 812 | 135 | .257 |
On this day & linked events
1960
Major-league debut: Julián Javier
Julián Javier made a major-league debut on May 28, 1960.
1972
Final major-league game: Julián Javier
Julián Javier played a final major-league game on October 1, 1972.
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