- Born
- Birth nameOctavio Victor Rojas Rivas
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Cookie Rojas was born on March 6, 1939 in Havana, Cuba.
- Second Baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1962), Philadelphia Phillies (1963-1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1970) and Kansas City Royals (1970-1977).
- Member of 1976 and 1977 American League Western Division Champion Kansas City Royals teams.
- Named to 1965 National League All Star Team and 4 American League All Star Teams (1971-1974).
- Finished 26th in voting for 1965 National League MVP for leading League in At Bats per Strikeout (15.8) and having .303Batting Average (158 for 521), 78 Runs, 25 Doubles, 3 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 42 RBI, 5 Stolen Bases, 42 Walks, .356 On base percentage, .380 Slugging Percentage, 198 Total Bases, 8 Sacrifice Hits4 Sacrifice Flies and 3 Intentional walks in 142 Games.
- Finished 14th in voting for 1971 American League MVP for having .300 Batting Average (124 for 414), 56 Runs, 22 Doubles, 2 Triples, 6 Home Runs, 59 RBI, 8 Stolen Bases, 39 Walks, .357 On base percentage, .406 Slugging Percentage, 168 Total Bases, 1 Sacrifice Hit, 7 Sacrifice Flies and 3 Intentional Walks in 115 Games.
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