Julie Wera

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Julie Wera
Third baseman
Born: (1902-02-09)February 9, 1902 Winona, Minnesota
Died: December 12, 1975(1975-12-12) (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
Career statistics
Batting average	.278
Home Runs	1
RBIs	10
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)

v t e 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

Persondata
Name	Wera, Julie
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	February 9, 1902
Place of birth	Winona, Minnesota
Date of death	December 12, 1975
Place of death	Rochester, Minnesota

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