- Ron Cey
Infobox MLB retired
name=Ron Cey
position=Third baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1948|2|15Tacoma, Washington
debutdate=September 3
debutyear=by|1971
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
finaldate=July 12
finalyear=by|1987
finalteam=Oakland Athletics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.261
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=316
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1,139
teams=
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|1971-by|1982)
*Chicago Cubs (by|1983-by|1986)
*Oakland Athletics (by|1987)
highlights=
* 6x All-Star selection (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
*World Series champion (1981)
* 1981World Series MVP
* 1981Babe Ruth Award
* 1982Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Ronald Charles (Ron) Cey (pronEng|seɪ, born
February 15 ,1948 inTacoma ,Washington ) is a formerthird baseman inMajor League Baseball who played for theLos Angeles Dodgers (1971-82),Chicago Cubs (1983-86) andOakland Athletics (1987). Cey batted and threw right-handed. A popular player, he was nicknamed "The Penguin" for his slow waddling running gait by his then-minor league managerTommy Lasorda . Another famous nickname for Cey was given to him byChris Berman ofESPN . He said his name as Ron "Born in the U.S." Cey.A graduate of
Mount Tahoma High School , Cey attendedWashington State University and was a member ofPhi Delta Theta .With the Dodgers, third baseman Cey was part of an All-Star infield that included
Steve Garvey (first baseman ),Davey Lopes (second baseman ) and Bill Russell (shortstop ).In a 17-season career, Cey was a .261 hitter with 316
home run s and 1139 RBI in 2073 games.Cey had a terrific
1981 World Series in which he helped spark the Dodgers to four straight victories after they had lost the first two games, including his returning for the clinching Game 6 after having been being hit in the head by aGoose Gossage fastball during Game 5. Cey was named Co-MVP along withSteve Yeager and Pedro Guerrero.References
ee also
*
Top 500 home run hitters of all time
*List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI External links
*baseball-reference|id=c/ceyro01
* [http://www.losangelesdodgersonline.com/roncey.php Ron Cey Los Angeles Dodgers]
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