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127. Ron Cey

The Los Angeles Dodgers were an excellent team in the 1970s and early 80s, and Ron Cey was a part of it.

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 reach the 1984 playoffs.  Cey played until 1987, retiring with 316 Home Runs.

132. Willie Davis

Willie Davis played most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he did an excellent job at the top of the order and defensively in Centerfield.

Davis first made the Dodgers roster in 1960, and he would eventually replace the legendary Duke Snider in Centerfield.  He was one of the fastest baseball players, who used to chase down balls in the outfield and befuddle opponents on the base paths.  Early in his career, he helped the Dodgers win two World Series Championships (1963 & 1965), and in the early 70s, he won three Gold Gloves. 

Davis had 13 20-plus stolen base years, with a total of 398.  Twice leading the National League in Triples, he would go to two All-Star Games.  He finished his career with brief stints in Montreal, Texas, St. Louis, San Diego, and California, and he retired in 1979 with 2,571 Hits and 182 Home Runs.  

As for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Willie Davis never received a vote, but that was primarily because he wasn't even on the ballot!  Davis had to be considered the best player in the modern era, yet never received a slot on the Hall of Fame ballot.

128. Firpo Marberry

The quick synopsis of Fred “Firpo” Marberry is a Pitcher who was used in a way that was ahead of its time.

Marberry was one of the best hurlers of the 1920s, and the Washington Senators used him mostly as a reliever, making him one of the first players in baseball to be used in that capacity.  Debuting in 1923, the following season, Marberry led the American League in Games Pitched (50), Games Finished (31), and Saves (15), and in the '24 World Series, he appeared in four games with a 0-1 record with a 1.13 ERA en route to the championship win over the New York Giants.

Over the rest of his run with Washington, Marberry repeated similar seasons, and he led the AL in Games Pitched five more times, Games Finished three more times, and Saves five more times.  Marberry’s value to Washington was incalculable, and he set the template in which other relievers would follow.

Marberry would later have stints with the Detroit Tigers and New York Giants before finishing his career in a return to Washington.  While his 99 career saves seem pedestrian today, he accomplished those over multi-inning appearances and was a closer before anyone knew what that meant. 

109. Jack Clark

Jack Clark had the nickname of "Jack the Ripper," which was precisely the moniker that befit a lethal power.