Cookie Rojas

Full Name: Octavio Victor (Rivas) Rojas	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/160	First Game: April 10, 1962
Birthdate: March 6, 1939	Final Game: October 1, 1977
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba	MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Cookie Rojas (Octavio Victor (Rivas) Rojas) was born on March 6, 1939 in Havana, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on April 10, 1962 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .291 with 2 home runs and 31 RBI. Rojas played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 16 year career.

Most people believe that Cookie Rojas's best season was 1973, when he hit for a .276 average and knocked in 69 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1962	CIN	N	39	86	9	19	0	6	.221	.302	.244	2	0	9	4	1	1	1	1	3
1963	PHI	N	64	77	18	17	1	2	.221	.259	.286	0	1	3	8	1	1	4	0	3
1964	PHI	N	109	340	58	99	2	31	.291	.334	.394	19	5	22	17	2	9	1	0	12
1965	PHI	N	142	521	78	158	3	42	.303	.356	.380	25	3	42	33	3	8	5	3	9
1966	PHI	N	156	626	77	168	6	55	.268	.310	.329	18	1	35	46	4	12	4	3	12
1967	PHI	N	147	528	60	137	4	45	.259	.297	.330	21	2	30	58	0	16	8	3	14
1968	PHI	N	152	621	53	144	9	48	.232	.248	.306	19	0	16	55	0	6	4	2	13
1969	PHI	N	110	391	35	89	4	30	.228	.269	.292	11	1	23	28	1	5	1	1	12
1970	STL	N	23	47	2	5	0	2	.106	.176	.106	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	1
1970	KC	A	98	384	36	100	2	28	.260	.296	.326	13	3	20	29	0	4	3	0	8
1970	Total		121	431	38	105	2	30	.244	.283	.302	13	3	23	33	1	4	3	0	9
1971	KC	A	115	414	56	124	6	59	.300	.357	.406	22	2	39	35	2	1	8	3	12
1972	KC	A	137	487	49	127	3	53	.261	.315	.331	25	0	41	35	1	5	2	5	17
1973	KC	A	139	551	78	152	6	69	.276	.320	.372	29	3	37	38	1	1	18	1	16
1974	KC	A	144	542	52	147	6	60	.271	.309	.339	17	1	30	43	3	8	8	4	24
1975	KC	A	120	406	34	103	2	37	.254	.304	.323	18	2	30	24	0	7	4	2	15
1976	KC	A	63	132	11	32	0	16	.242	.280	.288	6	0	8	15	0	2	2	0	5
1977	KC	A	64	156	8	39	0	10	.250	.285	.321	9	1	8	17	0	1	1	2	5
Total	NL		942	3237	390	836	29	261	.258	.298	.329	115	13	183	253	13	58	28	13	79
Total	AL		880	3072	324	824	25	332	.268	.314	.346	139	12	213	236	7	29	46	17	102
Total			1822	6309	714	1660	54	593	.263	.306	.337	254	25	396	489	20	87	74	30	181

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	AVG
1962	CIN	N	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1962	CIN	N	2B	30	24	213.1	60	52	6	13	0	0	0	.949
1963	PHI	N	OF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1963	PHI	N	2B	25	15	166.1	42	68	1	13	0	0	0	.991
1963	PHI	N	LF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1964	PHI	N	3B	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1964	PHI	N	LF	23	4	83.2	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1964	PHI	N	RF	1	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1964	PHI	N	OF	70	56	509	110	7	4	1	0	0	0	.967
1964	PHI	N	2B	20	14	138	33	39	2	5	0	0	0	.973
1964	PHI	N	C	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1964	PHI	N	CF	54	52	423	93	5	4	1	0	0	0	.961
1964	PHI	N	SS	18	10	89	20	30	1	5	0	0	0	.980
1965	PHI	N	CF	41	35	303.1	67	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	PHI	N	RF	5	4	32	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	PHI	N	2B	84	78	708.2	189	230	6	57	0	0	0	.986
1965	PHI	N	SS	11	1	33.2	6	17	2	2	0	0	0	.920
1965	PHI	N	C	2	0	8.1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.000
1965	PHI	N	OF	55	42	377	75	6	1	0	0	0	0	.988
1965	PHI	N	LF	11	3	41.2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	PHI	N	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1966	PHI	N	2B	106	98	885.2	218	288	9	68	0	0	0	.983
1966	PHI	N	CF	28	26	219	52	1	3	1	0	0	0	.946
1966	PHI	N	OF	56	53	456.2	98	3	4	1	0	0	0	.962
1966	PHI	N	RF	3	3	19	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	PHI	N	LF	30	24	218.2	45	1	1	0	0	0	0	.979
1966	PHI	N	SS	2	1	10	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	PHI	N	2B	137	127	1134.2	282	360	15	92	1	0	0	.977
1967	PHI	N	C	3	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	PHI	N	CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1967	PHI	N	OF	9	5	62	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	PHI	N	SS	2	1	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1967	PHI	N	RF	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	PHI	N	LF	8	5	51	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	PHI	N	3B	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1967	PHI	N	P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	PHI	N	2B	150	149	1312.2	365	424	10	110	1	0	0	.987
1968	PHI	N	C	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1969	PHI	N	LF	2	2	19	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
1969	PHI	N	OF	2	2	19	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
1969	PHI	N	2B	95	94	806.1	259	229	10	68	0	0	0	.980
1970	STL	N	SS	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1970	STL	N	LF	3	3	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1970	STL	N	OF	3	3	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1970	STL	N	2B	10	8	76	22	30	0	9	0	0	0	1.000
1970	KC	A	2B	97	95	825.2	217	283	9	69	0	0	0	.982
1970	Total		2B	107	103	901.2	239	313	9	78	0	0	0	.984
1971	KC	A	SS	2	1	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1971	KC	A	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1971	KC	A	2B	110	110	941.1	252	293	5	76	0	0	0	.991
1971	KC	A	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1972	KC	A	2B	131	127	1099.2	265	360	9	82	1	0	0	.986
1972	KC	A	3B	6	5	37	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1972	KC	A	SS	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1973	KC	A	2B	136	135	1163.1	297	429	13	114	0	0	0	.982
1974	KC	A	2B	141	133	1168.2	292	368	9	94	0	0	0	.987
1975	KC	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	KC	A	2B	116	105	936	233	303	11	65	0	0	0	.980
1976	KC	A	3B	7	3	38	4	6	1	2	0	0	0	.909
1976	KC	A	2B	40	14	176.2	48	45	0	11	0	0	0	1.000
1976	KC	A	1B	1	0	1.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1976	KC	A	DH	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	KC	A	2B	16	4	60	26	18	0	7	0	0	0	1.000
1977	KC	A	DH	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	KC	A	3B	31	27	242.2	23	62	5	6	0	0	0	.944
Total			2B	1444	1330	11813	3100	3819	115	953	3	0	0	.984
Total			CF	124	113	946.1	212	9	7	2	0	0	0	.969
Total			OF	197	161	1449.2	299	16	10	2	0	0	0	.969
Total			SS	39	14	151	32	52	3	7	0	0	0	.966
Total			3B	47	35	319.1	27	75	6	9	0	0	0	.944
Total			DH	16	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	2	0	2.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			C	7	0	12.2	7	2	0	0	0	1	1	1.000
Total			LF	79	41	440	78	3	2	0	0	0	0	.976
Total			RF	10	7	63.1	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1967	PHI	N	1	0	0	0	.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1956).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jim Owens (November 27, 1962).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Jerry Johnson and Dick Allen to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tim McCarver, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner and Curt Flood (October 7, 1969); Curt Flood refused to report to Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals sent Willie Montanez (April 8, 1970) and Bob Browning (August 30, 1970) to complete trade. Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Fred Rico (June 13, 1970).
Released by Kansas City Royals (October 10, 1977).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (September 1, 1978).
Released by Chicago Cubs (October 17, 1978).

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