Julie Wera

Third baseman

Born: February 9, 1902
Winona, Minnesota

Died: December 12, 1975 (aged 73)
Rochester, Minnesota

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 14, 1927, for the New York Yankees

Last MLB appearance

October 6, 1929, for the New York Yankees

MLB statistics

Batting average

.278

Home Runs

RBIs

Teams

New York Yankees (1927, 1929)

Career highlights and awards

World Series champion: 1927

Julian Valentine Wera (February 9, 1902 in Winona, Minnesota – December 12, 1975 in Rochester, Minnesota) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the New York Yankees. He joined the Yankees in 1927 where he was a reserve on the famed Murderer's Row team that won the World Series. He also played briefly on the 1929 Yankee team. He played a total of 43 games for the Yankees in his two-year career, finishing his career with a batting average of .278 and one home run.

After his career finished, Wera became a butcher for a Piggly Wiggly in Rochester, Minnesota.^[1]

References

↑ Eig, Jonathan (2005). Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 302–303. ISBN 0743245911.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

New York Yankees 1927 World Series Champions

Benny Bengough Pat Collins Earle Combs Joe Dugan Cedric Durst Mike Gazella Lou Gehrig Joe Giard Johnny Grabowski Waite Hoyt Mark Koenig Tony Lazzeri Bob Meusel Wilcy Moore Ray Morehart Ben Paschal Herb Pennock George Pipgras Dutch Ruether Babe Ruth Bob Shawkey Urban Shocker Myles Thomas Julie Wera

Manager Miller Huggins Coaches Art Fletcher Charley O'Leary

Regular season Murderers' Row

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