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Javier was smooth-fielding, double-play magician

The Cardinals' Lou Brock, left, Julian Javier, center, and Bob Gibson celebrate after the Redbirds beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 to win the World Series on Oct. 12, 1967, in Boston. (AP file photo)

1967 Cardinals
From left: Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver, winning pitcher Nelson Briles, second baseman Julian Javier and first baseman Orlando Cepeda celebrate a 5-2 Game 3 win at home over Boston in the 1967 World Series. (James A. Rackwitz | Post-Dispatch)

At the end of a 25-minute conversation, former Cardinals second baseman Julian Javier politely asked a question of a reporter.