1933
Born November 26, 1933
Remedios Las Villas, Villa Clara, Cuba
Minnie Rojas Notable
b. November 26, 1933 · California Angels 1966–1968
Minnie Rojas played 1966 to 1968 for the California Angels as a pitcher.
He went 23 and 16 with a 3.00 earned run average, pitching 261 innings in 157 games. He struck out 153. Across 157 games he batted .073, with 3 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 1967, with 27.
He was born in Remedios Las Villas, Villa Clara, Cuba on November 26, 1933, and died on March 23, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 1 | 1967 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CAL | 47 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .071 |
| 1967 | CAL | 72 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .059 |
| 1968 | CAL | 38 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
| Career | — | 157 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .073 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CAL | 7 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 84.1 | 83 | 27 | 15 | 37 | 2.88 |
| 1967 | CAL | 12 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 27 | 121.2 | 106 | 34 | 38 | 83 | 2.52 |
| 1968 | CAL | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 55.0 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 33 | 4.25 |
| Career | — | 23 | 16 | 157 | 2 | 43 | 261.0 | 244 | 87 | 68 | 153 | 3.00 |
On this day & linked events
2002