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Ronald Charles (Ron) Cey (born February 15, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-82), Chicago Cubs (1983-86) and Oakland Athletics (1987). Cey batted and threw right-handed. A popular player, he was nicknamed "The Penguin" for his slow waddling running gait by Harry Caray, sports announcer for WGN-TV. Cey attended Washington State University and was a member of Phi 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 runs and 1139 RBI in 2073 games.

Highlights

6-time All-Star (1974-79)
Tie World Series MVP Award (1981)
Won NL Babe Ruth Award (1981)
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1981)
Top 10 National League MVP (8th, 1977)

Career Hitting^[1]
G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2,073	7,162	1,868	328	21	316	977	1,139	24	1,012	1,235	.261	.354	.445	.799

External link

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
Ron Cey Los Angeles Dodgers

Preceded by Steve Garvey	National League Player of the Month April, 1977	Succeeded by Ken Reitz
Preceded by Mike Schmidt	World Series MVP (with Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager) 1981	Succeeded by Darrell Porter
Preceded by Tug McGraw	Babe Ruth Award 1981	Succeeded by Bruce Sutter
Preceded by Tommy John	Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1982	Succeeded by Mike Schmidt

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-'''Ronald Charles (Ron) Cey''' (born [[February 15]], [[1948]] in [[Tacoma, Washington]]) is a former [[third baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (1971-82), [[Chicago Cubs]] (1983-86) and [[Oakland Athletics]] (1987). Cey batted and threw right-handed. A popular player, he was nicknamed "The Penguin".  Cey attended [[Washington State University]] and was a member of [[Phi Delta Theta]].
+'''Ronald Charles (Ron) Cey''' (born [[February 15]], [[1948]] in [[Tacoma, Washington]]) is a former [[third baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (1971-82), [[Chicago Cubs]] (1983-86) and [[Oakland Athletics]] (1987). Cey batted and threw right-handed. A popular player, he was nicknamed "The Penguin" for his slow waddling running gait by [[Harry Caray]], sports announcer for [[WGN-TV]].  Cey attended [[Washington State University]] and was a member of [[Phi Delta Theta]].
 With the Dodgers, third baseman Cey was part of an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] [[Infielder|infield]] that included [[Steve Garvey]] ([[first baseman]]), [[Davey Lopes]] ([[second baseman]]) and [[Bill Russell (baseball)|Bill Russell]] ([[shortstop]]).
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 *[[Lou Gehrig Memorial Award]] (1981)
 *[[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Top 10 National League MVP]] (8th, 1977)
+<center>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Career Hitting<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/ceyro01.shtml
+Baseball-Reference.com].</ref>
+|-
+! [[Games played|G]]
+! [[At bat|AB]]
+! [[Hit (baseball statistics)|H]]
+! [[Double (baseball)|2B]]
+! [[Triple (baseball)|3B]]
+! [[Home run|HR]]
+! [[Run (baseball statistics)|R]]
+! [[Runs batted in|RBI]]
+! [[Stolen base|SB]]
+! [[Base on balls|BB]]
+! [[Strikeout|SO]]
+! [[Batting average|AVG]]
+! [[On base percentage|OBP]]
+! [[Slugging percentage|SLG]]
+! [[On-base plus slugging|OPS]]
+|-
+| 2,073
+| 7,162
+| 1,868
+| 328
+| 21
+| 316
+| 977
+| 1,139
+| 24
+| 1,012
+| 1,235
+| .261
+| .354
+| .445
+| .799
+|}
+</center>
 ==See also==