Playing career, in brief: One of the premier NL third basemen of the late 1970s, Ron Cey was an All Star for six straight seasons, 1974-1979. After the 1982 season the Dodgers traded him to the Cubs for Vance Lovelace, and two seasons later Cey helped them win a pennant. Overall, in 2,073 games for the Dodgers, Cubs and A's, Cey hit .261 with 316 HR and 1,139 RBI. Cey kept up his slugging ways in the postseason, with 7 HR in 45 playoff and World Series games.
Post-playing career, in brief: Today Cey is Vice President, Business Development & Relationship Manager for Professional Baseball at BFF Financial in Glendale, CA. Later this month Cey will be inducted into the "Legends of Dodgers Baseball".
My collection: I have 48 of his cards, from 1974 to 1987. I would be interested in trading for 1972 Topps #761 and 1973 Topps #615.
I was pleased to hear that he will be added to the LODB. I am still a fan.
ReplyDeleteKinda surprised it took the Dodgers that long to put him into the Legends of Dodgers Baseball. Wait. Just realized this is a fairly new thing created by the Dodgers in 2019. Nevermind.
ReplyDeleteI think this gave me a post idea. Let's see if I still remember it a couple weeks from now.
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