Cey was coming off of his first All-Star berth in 1974, helping the Dodgers get to the World Series before losing the series to three-time champs the Oakland A’s.
Over the next 16 seasons you could pretty much pencil him in for about 25 home runs,80-85 runs batted in, and a .275 batting average.
After the 1982 season he moved on to the Chicago Cubs where he’d play for another four seasons, then finish up his career with a single season in Oakland.
By the time he retired, he collected 1868 hits, with 316 home runs, 1139 RBIs and 977 runs scored with a .261 batting average.
He was named to the All-Star team six straight seasons between 1974 and 1979, and garnered MVP consideration five seasons, with four of them consecutive from 1974 to 1977.