Stan Javier

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Stanley Julián Antonio Javier [hah-ve-ERR] (born January 9, 1964 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and switch-hitter who played with the New York Yankees (1984), Oakland Athletics (1986-90, 1994-95), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-92), Philadelphia Phillies (1992), California Angels (1993), San Francisco Giants (1996-99), Houston Astros (1999) and Seattle Mariners (2000-01). His father, Julián Javier, was a second baseman for the Cardinals and named his son for teammate and close friend Stan Musial.

Javier was a talented player and a classic fourth outfielder: someone who can give a club good defense, blazing speed, and a switch-hitting bat with decent average, but who cannot sustain his play over a full season. His production was good from both sides of the plate, and he had a strong arm with excellent range, being able to play any outfield position. He is also one of only three players to bat against (current Red Sox manager) Terry Francona, and the only one who struck out.

In his 17-year career, Javier batted .269 with 57 home runs, 246 RBI, 781 runs scored and 246 stolen bases in 1763 games and collected a World Series ring with the A's in the 1989 Earthquake Series. His career highlights included finishing tenth in the AL in stolen bases in 1994, with 24, and seventh in the AL in steals in 1995, with 36.

'El Morao' hit the FIRST Interleague home run in Major League history against the Texas Rangers while playing for the San Francisco Giants.

[edit] See also

• Players from Dominican Republic in MLB
• List of second generation MLB players

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference