Up on the blog today, we have a 1973 career-capper for all-star
second baseman Julian Javier, who put together a very nice 13-year Major
League career between 1960 and 1972:
After
playing the first 12 years of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals,
Javier put in one last season in the Big Leagues with the Cincinnati
Reds, appearing in 44 games and hitting .209 with 19 hits over 91
at-bats.
With the Cardinals, Javier was a two-time All-Star
who also garnered MVP consideration in 1967, finishing in ninth-place
for the award after hitting .281 with 14 homers and 64 RBIs for the
World Champs.
By the time he retired, he finished with a .257
lifetime average, with 1469 hits in 5722 at-bats over 1622 games, with
722 runs scored and 506 RBIs, with 135 stolen bases and 78 homers.