Julie Wera
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Julian Valentine Wera
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 8", Weight 164 lb.
- Debut April 14, 1927
- Final Game October 6, 1929
- Born February 9, 1902 in Winona, MN USA
- Died December 12, 1975 in Rochester, MN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
In 1932, Julie Wera was a thirty-year-old thirdbaseman for the San Francisco Seals, playing next to a nervous seventeen-year-old at short. After the youngster lobbed a throw to first, Wera yelled for him to throw harder. The shortstop's next throw landed in the grandstand. The youngster's name? Joe DiMaggio.
Source: The Big Show: Charles M. Conlon's Golden Age Baseball Photographs by McCabe & McCabe.
[edit] Notable Achievement
- Won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1927 (he did not play in the World Series)
