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Ron Cey
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Birthdate: 2/15/1948    
Height / Weight: ' " / lbs. Place of Birth: Tacoma, WA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Ron Cey was a power packed third baseman helping the Los Angeles Dodgers capture the pennants in 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1981. In ten different years he blasted over 20 home runs while maintaining a batting average near .275. Ron Cey played in six All-Star games for the Dodgers and twice led the league in fielding and once in putouts and assists. Cey hit 316 career home runs and when he retired in 1987, his total was the fifth highest among third basemen in history. Cey clutch hitting in the 1981 World Series vs. the New York Yankees helped the Dodgers win it all. Nicknamed 'The Penguin' for his odd style of running, Cey was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1983, and his overall leadership brought the Cubs a National League East Title in 1984. Cey hit 33 doubles, 24 HR's and drove home 90 runs. Ron Cey's lifetime stats: .261 batting average, played in 2073 games, hit 328 doubles, 316 HR's and an .357 OBP.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
17 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1971 LAD (NL) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1972 LAD (NL) 11 37 3 10 1 0 1 3 7 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 .400 SLG
1973 LAD (NL) 152 507 60 124 18 4 15 80 74 77 1 1 7 2 4 8 .245 .338 SLG
1974 LAD (NL) 159 577 88 151 20 2 18 97 76 68 1 1 13 7 3 10 .262 .349 SLG
1975 LAD (NL) 158 566 72 160 29 2 25 101 78 74 5 2 15 7 3 8 .283 .372 SLG
1976 LAD (NL) 145 502 69 139 18 3 23 80 89 74 0 4 13 3 2 4 .277 .386 SLG
1977 LAD (NL) 153 564 77 136 22 3 30 110 93 106 3 4 6 2 3 7 .241 .347 SLG
1978 LAD (NL) 159 555 84 150 32 0 23 84 96 96 2 5 9 7 2 7 .270 .380 SLG
1979 LAD (NL) 150 487 77 137 20 1 28 81 86 85 3 3 8 2 0 4 .281 .389 SLG
1980 LAD (NL) 157 551 81 140 25 0 28 77 69 92 2 2 5 5 4 1 .254 .342 SLG
1981 LAD (NL) 85 312 42 90 15 2 13 50 40 55 0 2 3 3 1 3 .288 .372 SLG
1982 LAD (NL) 150 556 62 141 23 1 24 79 57 99 3 2 6 4 2 8 .254 .323 SLG
1983 CHC (NL) 159 581 73 160 33 1 24 90 62 85 0 0 11 5 1 9 .275 .346 SLG
1984 CHC (NL) 146 505 71 121 27 0 25 97 61 108 3 2 10 6 0 8 .240 .324 SLG
1985 CHC (NL) 145 500 64 116 18 2 22 63 58 106 1 1 9 4 0 2 .232 .316 SLG
1986 CHC (NL) 97 256 42 70 21 0 13 36 44 66 0 0 1 3 1 2 .273 .384 SLG
1987 OAK (AL) 45 104 12 23 6 0 4 11 22 32 0 0 1 1 0 1 .221 .359 SLG
17 years   2073 7162 977 1868 328 21 316 1139 1012 1235 24 29 117 62 26 82 .261 .354 .SLG



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