Nicknamed the "Penguin" for the way he moved, this was one non-flying bird that could play baseball. Cey played at Third, winning that job in 1973 for L.A., and in the next season, he began a six-year streak of All-Star Game appearances. From 1974 to 1980, he was a 20 plus Home Run hitter, and he probably would have extended that in 1981, had there not been a strike that year. Nevertheless, that was the season he was a large part of the Dodgers' World Series Championship, and he was a co-winner of the World Series MVP.
Cey began a new four-year 20 Home Run streak in 1982, but in 1983, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs, where he helped them make the 1984 playoffs. Cey played until 1987, retiring with 316 Home Runs.
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