Manuel Julián Javier Liranzo (hoo-lee-AN hah-vee-ER; born August 9, 1936), is a Dominican former professional baseball player.

It is legend that he has hit the longest home runs in the high school stadiums of San Francisco de Macoris to this date.

"[3] 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, 1960 with a pitcher to be named later for Vinegar Bend Mizell and Dick Gray.

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.

[8] The second error occurred on a Dick Tracewski ground ball in the thirteenth inning of the final game,[9] allowing the Dodgers to complete the three-game sweep on their way to winning the National League pennant.

When they faced the New York Yankees in the World Series, Javier was limited to one pinch-running appearance due to a bruised hip.

During the winter league play-offs in the Dominican Republic after being called out on strikes by home plate umpire Emmett Ashford.

[14] In his absence, the Cardinals used a revolving door of second basemen that included Jerry Buchek, Phil Gagliano and Dal Maxvill.

After two subpar seasons in a row, Javier headed into spring training 1967 battling Phil Gagliano for the starting second base job.

His batting average hovered around .300 through the middle of July, as he finished the season at .281 with 64 RBIs and a career-high fourteen home runs.

In the second game at Fenway Park, Boston's Jim Lonborg came four outs away from recording the second no hitter in World Series history until Javier connected for a two-out double in the eighth.

[17] In the seventh and deciding game, Javier connected for a three-run home run off Lonborg to seal St. Louis' 7–2 win.

[22] Coupled with Javier's age (34 at the start of the season), this prompted Cardinals GM Bing Devine to trade Richie Allen to the Los Angeles Dodgers for former Rookie of the Year Ted Sizemore and minor league catcher Bob Stinson.

A dismal June (.088 batting average) prompted Schoendienst to shift Sizemore back to second and return Maxvill to short.

[27] He was married to Inés Negrin, with whom he had five sons and daughters: Julieta, Julián José, Stanley, Vienna Alexandra, and Lynette.

He also founded, with the help of his son Stan, the Gigantes del Cibao, one of the expansion teams in the Dominican Winter Baseball League (LIDOM).