The highly decorated Dodgers infield of Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell and Ron Cey was honored before Friday night's game against Houston.
More than that, though, they relished standing alongside one another on the same field they called home for almost a decade.
“It’s just like your family,” Russell said. “We didn’t take anything for granted back then. You had to be successful to be together that long.” That, the foursome was. Cey went to six straight All-Star Games from 1974 to 1979. Russell made the Midsummer Classic in 1973, 1976 and 1980. Lopes was a rookie of the year finalist in 1973, a Gold Glove winner in 1978, and a four-time All-Star from 1978 to 1981.
And then there was Garvey, who not only became a four-time Gold Glove winner at his adopted first base position but also won an NL Most Valuable Player Award in 1974 and appeared in eight consecutive All-Star Games through 1981 — the year the four infielders helped lead the Dodgers past the New York Yankees for the franchise’s first“When you look at the accomplishments, the longevity, the contribution to the Dodger organization and baseball,” Garvey said, “all four of us have taken a lot of...
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