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The Dominican Javier was dealt from the Pirate farm system to the Cardinals in a May 1960 trade for popular pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell. His range and speed quickly enabled him to establish himself as the everyday second baseman for a dozen seasons in St. Louis. In 1963, Javier and teammates Ken Boyer, Dick Groat, and Bill White made up an all-Cardinal starting All-Star infield. Javier was so good covering ground, pivoting on the double plays, and going back for pop-ups that GM Bing Devine proclaimed him better defensively than Frankie Frisch, Rogers Hornsby, or Red Schoendienst.

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Javier hit .360 in the 1967 WS against Boston, including a three-run homer in Game Seven to help Bob Gibson win his third Series game and bring the World Championship to St. Louis. He is the father of Stan Javier. (FJO)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 27, 1960: Pittsburgh acquires 29-year-old lefty Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell from the Cardinals, along with LF Dick Gray, for minor leaguers Julian Javier and Ed Bauta. Javier will start at 2B for the Cards for a dozen years. » August 9, 1961: The Cards beat the Pirates, 4–0, with all the Birds scoring coming on a grand slam by Julian Javier. » July 9, 1963: Willie Mays is held to a single, but dominates a 5–3 National League win in the All-Star Game. He also walks, steals twice, scores twice, bats in a pair, and makes a great catch. It is Stan Musial's 24th All-Star appearance, a record. Musial's teammates comprise the starting infield for the NL: 1B Bill White, 2B Julian Javier, SS Dick Groat, and 3B Ken Boyer. Javier was chosen as the replacement for Pittsburgh's injured 2B, Bill Mazeroski. » October 12, 1963: In the first (and last) Hispanic American major league all-star game, the National League team beats the American League 5–2 at the Polo Grounds. The game features such names as Minnie Minoso, Tony Oliva, Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Julian Javier, Felipe Alou, Luis Aparicio, and Zoilo Versalles. Vic Power receives a pregame award as the number-one Latin player. NL starter Juan Marichal strikes out six in four innings, though reliever Al McBean is the winner. Pinch hitter Manny Mota drives in two against loser Pedro Ramos. » September 13, 1964: St. Louis becomes the first National League club to score in each inning since the Giants did it on June 1, 1923. They coast, 15–2, at Wrigley Field with Curt Simmons improving his record to 15–9. Dick Ellsworth goes to 14-15 for Chicago. Julian Javier, Lou Brock, and Mike Shannon homer for the Birds. » June 17, 1965: Julian Javier suffers a broken finger when hit by a Vern Law pitch. The St. Louis 2B will be out seven weeks. Pittsburgh's Law wins the game 4–1. » September 2, 1968: With Julian Javier hitting a homer in the 10th, the Cardinals defeat the Reds, 1–0. Bob Gibson picks up his 12th shutout and 20th win. Gary Nolan pitches the first nine innings for the Reds, with Abernathy taking the loss in relief. » October 7, 1968: Mickey Lolich saves Detroit, 5–3 with an unlikely assist from Lou Brock. On 2B in the 5th, Brock tries to score standing up on Julian Javier's single and is gunned down by Willie Horton's throw. Al Kaline's bases-loaded single off Joe Hoerner in the 7th scores two for the winning margin. Jose Feliciano's modern rendition of the National Anthem before the game stirs controversy. » March 24, 1972: The Reds send P Tony Cloninger to the Cards for veteran Julian Javier. » June 3, 1972: The Reds spot the host Phils a 5–0 lead, then score three runs in the 7th, and one each in the 9th, 9th, and 10th to win, 6–5. Julian Javier starts the Reds scoring with a 2-run homer and ends it with an RBI single. Johnny Bench also homers, his 7th in the last five games to tie an National League record. » October 24, 1972: Three longtime infielders are released by their respective clubs: Bill Mazeroski (Pirates), Maury Wills (Dodgers), and Julian Javier (Reds).