Time
to go and give former All-Star third baseman Ron Cey a "dedicated" card
in the 1973 set, after initially appearing (famously) on a multi-player
card also featuring some guy named Mike Schmidt:
Now,
for Cey this ISN'T a dedicated rookie since he also appeared on a 1972
multi-player rookie card, but nevertheless the "Penguin" deserves a solo
edition here as well, and I'm happy to oblige!
Cey pretty much made an immediate impact in the Major Leagues, going on
to a very nice 17-year career that saw him excel with the Los Angeles
Dodgers at third base, being named to six consecutive all-star games
between 1974 and 1979.
By the time he hung up the cleats after the 1987 season, he slammed 316 home runs while collecting 1139 runs batted in, with a .261 lifetime average.
As we all know he’d also be part of an infield that came up together, and stayed together for quite some time, Ron Cey at third, Bill Russell at short, Davel Lopes at second and Steve Garvey at first base.
And very solid and dependable quartet if there ever was one!
They’d help bring the Dodgers four National League Pennants and a World Series victory in 1981 over the New York Yankees.
Not bad at all...
By the time he hung up the cleats after the 1987 season, he slammed 316 home runs while collecting 1139 runs batted in, with a .261 lifetime average.
As we all know he’d also be part of an infield that came up together, and stayed together for quite some time, Ron Cey at third, Bill Russell at short, Davel Lopes at second and Steve Garvey at first base.
And very solid and dependable quartet if there ever was one!
They’d help bring the Dodgers four National League Pennants and a World Series victory in 1981 over the New York Yankees.
Not bad at all...
