Cookie Rojas
Full name: Octavio Victor Rojas Rivas
Also known as: Cookie · Cookie Rojas
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
- Born
- 1939-03-06 · Havana
- Debut
- 1962-04-10
Cookie Rojas is a Cuban baseball player, born on 6 March 1939 in Havana. His full name is recorded as Octavio Victor Rojas Rivas. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 16 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1962 and 1977. Most of that was with Kansas City Royals, 8 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals.
Across his recorded career he batted .263, with 1,660 hits, 54 home runs and 593 runs batted in. His 1,660 hits are the tenth highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His 593 runs batted in are the 13th highest total among the 237 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .303, in 1965 (521 AB). His most home runs in a season was 9, in 1968.
Career summary
- Seasons 16 (1962–1977)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsCincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.258 / .298 / .329 - ERA .00
· Innings 1.0
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 39 | 97 | 86 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .221 | .302 | .244 | .546 |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 64 | 82 | 77 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .221 | .259 | .286 | .545 |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 109 | 377 | 340 | 58 | 99 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 134 | .291 | .334 | .394 | .728 |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 142 | 578 | 521 | 78 | 158 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 198 | .303 | .356 | .380 | .736 |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 156 | 679 | 626 | 77 | 168 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 206 | .268 | .310 | .329 | .639 |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 147 | 578 | 528 | 60 | 137 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 174 | .259 | .297 | .330 | .627 |
| 1968 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 152 | 650 | 621 | 53 | 144 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 190 | .232 | .248 | .306 | .554 |
| 1969 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 110 | 425 | 391 | 35 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 114 | .228 | .269 | .292 | .561 |
| 1970 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 98 | 409 | 384 | 36 | 100 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 125 | .260 | .296 | .326 | .622 |
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 23 | 51 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .106 | .176 | .106 | .282 |
| 1971 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 115 | 463 | 414 | 56 | 124 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 168 | .300 | .357 | .406 | .763 |
| 1972 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 137 | 541 | 487 | 49 | 127 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 161 | .261 | .315 | .331 | .646 |
| 1973 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 139 | 595 | 551 | 77 | 152 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 205 | .276 | .320 | .372 | .692 |
| 1974 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 144 | 590 | 542 | 52 | 147 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 184 | .271 | .309 | .339 | .648 |
| 1975 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 120 | 445 | 406 | 34 | 103 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 131 | .254 | .304 | .323 | .627 |
| 1976 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 63 | 145 | 132 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 38 | .242 | .280 | .288 | .568 |
| 1977 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 64 | 166 | 156 | 8 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | .250 | .285 | .321 | .606 |
| Career total | — | National League | 942 | 3517 | 3237 | 390 | 836 | 115 | 13 | 29 | 261 | 28 | 34 | 183 | 252 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 26 | 1064 | .258 | .298 | .329 | .627 |
| Career total | — | American League | 880 | 3354 | 3072 | 323 | 824 | 139 | 12 | 25 | 332 | 46 | 34 | 213 | 235 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 1062 | .268 | .314 | .346 | .660 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career total | — | National League | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Cookie Rojas born?
Cookie Rojas was born on 1939-03-06 in Havana.
Which teams did Cookie Rojas play for?
Cookie Rojas appears for Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals across 16 recorded seasons.
What are Cookie Rojas's career statistics?
In 16 recorded seasons Cookie Rojas batted .258 with 836 hits, 29 home runs and 261 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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