1977 Topps Baseball #50 - Ron Cey

• How about a penguin for Christmas?
• This entry is more difficult than some of the others. There are plenty of news article about Ron Cey from 1977, but most of them are on pay-per-view sites (LA Times, New York Times)
• Although Cey hit a career-high 30 home runs, his slugging percentage in 1977 was one of the lowest in his career.
• 1977 Stats:
• Regular Season: .241, 30 HR, 110 RBI
• League Championship Series: .308, 1 HR, 4 RBI in 4 games
• World Series: .190, 1 HR, 3 RBI in 6 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• April 16 - Went 1 for 1 and was walked four times in the same game.
• July 19 - Was the National League's starting 3B in the All Star Game. He went 0 for 2 with a walk.
• Sept 7 - Homered twice and knocked in three runs in the Dodgers' 5-2 win over the Atlanta Braves.
• Oct 4- Hit a grand slam, but it wasn't enough as the Dodgers lost game 1 of the National League Championship Series 7-5.
• Oct 12 - Hit a 2-run homer to help the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 6-1 in game 2 of  the World Series.
• Other card blogs: 1982, 1976, 1975, 1974 (Night Owl Card Appreciation), 1973, 1972, Cey It's About Time (another Night Owl post)