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b. March 6, 1939 · Cincinnati Reds 1962, Philadelphia Phillies 1963–1969, St. Louis Cardinals 1970, Kansas City Royals 1970–1977

In 1967, for Philadelphia, he played second base, the outfield, catcher, shortstop, third base and one inning as a pitcher, and over his career he appeared at every position on the field. He was chosen for five All-Star teams, all of them as Kansas City's second baseman in the 1970s.

Sixteen seasons gave him 1,660 hits, 254 doubles and a .263 average. He hit .300 in 1971 for the Royals and was the second baseman for the clubs that started winning divisions there in 1976.

He was Cuban, from Havana, and left in 1961. He managed the Angels briefly, coached for two decades, and has broadcast the Marlins' games in Spanish since 1993. The 1983 ballot gave him no votes.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	5	1965, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1971

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1962	CIN	39	86	9	19	2	0	0	6	9	4	1	.221
1963	PHI	64	77	18	17	0	1	1	2	3	8	4	.221
1964	PHI	109	340	58	99	19	5	2	31	22	17	1	.291
1965	PHI	142	521	78	158	25	3	3	42	42	33	5	.303
1966	PHI	156	626	77	168	18	1	6	55	35	46	4	.268
1967	PHI	147	528	60	137	21	2	4	45	30	58	8	.259
1968	PHI	152	621	53	144	19	0	9	48	16	55	4	.232
1969	PHI	110	391	35	89	11	1	4	30	23	28	1	.228
1970	KCR/STL	121	431	38	105	13	3	2	30	23	33	3	.244
1971	KCR	115	414	56	124	22	2	6	59	39	35	8	.300
1972	KCR	137	487	49	127	25	0	3	53	41	35	2	.261
1973	KCR	139	551	77	152	29	3	6	69	37	38	18	.276
1974	KCR	144	542	52	147	17	1	6	60	30	43	8	.271
1975	KCR	120	406	34	103	18	2	2	37	30	24	4	.254
1976	KCR	63	132	11	32	6	0	0	16	8	15	2	.242
1977	KCR	64	156	8	39	9	1	0	10	8	17	1	.250
Career	—	1822	6309	713	1660	254	25	54	593	396	489	74	.263

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1967	PHI	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1939

Born March 6, 1939

Havana, La Habana, Cuba

1962

Major-league debut: Cookie Rojas

Cookie Rojas made a major-league debut on April 10, 1962.

1977

Final major-league game: Cookie Rojas

Cookie Rojas played a final major-league game on October 1, 1977.

Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain