Manuel Julián Javier Liranzo (; born August 9, 1936), is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. He was nicknamed "Hoolie" by his teammates, and "The Phantom" by teammate Tim McCarver for his ability to avoid baserunners sliding into second base. He is the father of former big-leaguer Stan Javier. Early life Julian became a well-known baseball phenomenon in his hometown of San Francisco de Macoris. As an amateur, he was a third baseman as well as a power hitter. It is legend that he has hit the longest home runs in the high school stadiums of San Francisco de Macoris to this date. He went on to represent the Dominican Republic in the 1955 Pan American Games, although he did not see much playing time, the team went on to win the first gold medal for the Dominican Republic at a Pan American Games. That team also had another future all-star major leaguer Felipe Alou. Trade to Cardinals The right-handed batting Javier signed as an amateur free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates in . Coming up through the minor leagues, Javier became known as "the fastest man in baseball." He batted .250 with twenty home runs in five years in their farm system, and had emerged as one of their top prospects when he was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals on May 27, with a pitcher to be named later for Vinegar Bend Mizell and Dick Gray. The next day, he made his major league debut starting at second base for the Cards against the San Francisco Giants. Emerging as an All-Star Javier led the Cardinals in stolen bases every year from 1960 to . His finest season was . Sharing lead-off duties with Curt Flood in manager Johnny Keane's batting order, Javier stole a career-high 26 bases and scored a career-high 97 runs. Javier led an inning off with a hit or walk 61 times for a .347 on-base percentage leading off innings. When Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski was unable to start the 1963 All-Star game due to injury, Javier was added to the starting line-up. Along with Bill White at first base, Dick Groat at shortstop and Ken Boyer at third, they formed an all-Cardinal starting infield for the National League All-Star team. World Series champion After never finishing better