1982 Major League Baseball season

1982 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 5 – October 20, 1982
Games162
Teams26
TV partner(s)ABC, NBC, USA
Draft
Top draft pickShawon Dunston
Picked byChicago Cubs
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Robin Yount (MIL)
NL: Dale Murphy (ATL)
Postseason
AL championsMilwaukee Brewers
  AL runners-upCalifornia Angels
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upAtlanta Braves
World Series
ChampionsSt. Louis Cardinals
  Runners-upMilwaukee Brewers
World Series MVPDarrell Porter (STL)
Locations of teams for the 1982–1988 American League seasons
West   East
Locations of teams for the 1977–1992 National League seasons
West   East
Brad Havens postcard published by Park Press, Inc. in 1982.
Brad Havens postcard published by Park Press, Inc. in 1982.

The 1982 Major League Baseball season concluded with the St. Louis Cardinals winning their ninth World Series championship, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series after seven games, after making up for their playoff miss of the year before.

This was the first season since 1959 in which there wasn't a no-hitter pitched.[1][a]

On October 3, the San Francisco Giants eliminated the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers from playoff contention in favor of the Atlanta Braves. This was one of the few times a defending champion was eliminated on the final day of the regular season.

Awards and honors

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Rookie of the Year Steve Sax (LAD) Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)
Cy Young Award Steve Carlton (PHI) Pete Vuckovich (MIL)
Most Valuable Player Dale Murphy (ATL) Robin Yount (MIL)
Gold Glove Awards
Position National League American League
Pitcher Phil Niekro (ATL) Ron Guidry (NYY)
Catcher Gary Carter (MON) Bob Boone (CAL)
First Baseman Keith Hernandez (STL) Eddie Murray (BAL)
Second Baseman Manny Trillo (PHI) Frank White (KC)
Third Baseman Mike Schmidt (PHI) Buddy Bell (TEX)
Shortstop Ozzie Smith (STL) Robin Yount (MIL)
Outfielders Andre Dawson (MON) Dwight Evans (BOS)
Garry Maddox (PHI) Dwayne Murphy (OAK)
Dale Murphy (ATL) Dave Winfield (NYY)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter Don Robinson (PIT) Hal McRae (KC)
Catcher Gary Carter (MON) Lance Parrish (DET)
First Baseman Al Oliver (MON) Cecil Cooper (MIL)
Second Baseman Joe Morgan (SF) Dámaso García (TOR)
Third Baseman Mike Schmidt (PHI) Doug DeCinces (CAL)
Shortstop Dave Concepción (CIN) Robin Yount (MIL)
Outfielders Leon Durham (CHC) Reggie Jackson (CAL)
Pedro Guerrero (LAD) Willie Wilson (KC)
Dale Murphy (ATL) Dave Winfield (NYY)

Other awards

Player of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Eddie MurrayDale Murphy
May Hal McRaeTim Wallach
June George BrettAl Oliver
July Robin YountMike Schmidt
August Doug DeCincesBill Buckner
September Dave WinfieldClaudell Washington

Pitcher of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Geoff ZahnSteve Rogers
May LaMarr HoytDick Ruthven
June Jim BeattieSteve Howe
July Tippy MartinezJohn Candelaria
August Jim PalmerNolan Ryan
September Rick SutcliffeJoaquín Andújar

Standings

American League

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 9567 .586 — 48‍–‍34 47‍–‍33
Baltimore Orioles 9468 .580 1 53‍–‍28 41‍–‍40
Boston Red Sox 8973 .549 6 49‍–‍32 40‍–‍41
Detroit Tigers 8379 .512 12 47‍–‍34 36‍–‍45
New York Yankees 7983 .488 16 42‍–‍39 37‍–‍44
Cleveland Indians 7884 .481 17 41‍–‍40 37‍–‍44
Toronto Blue Jays 7884 .481 17 44‍–‍37 34‍–‍47
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
California Angels 9369 .574 — 52‍–‍29 41‍–‍40
Kansas City Royals 9072 .556 3 56‍–‍25 34‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox 8775 .537 6 49‍–‍31 38‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners 7686 .469 17 42‍–‍39 34‍–‍47
Oakland Athletics 6894 .420 25 36‍–‍45 32‍–‍49
Texas Rangers 6498 .395 29 38‍–‍43 26‍–‍55
Minnesota Twins 60102 .370 33 37‍–‍44 23‍–‍58

National League

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9270 .568 — 46‍–‍35 46‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies 8973 .549 3 51‍–‍30 38‍–‍43
Montreal Expos 8676 .531 6 40‍–‍41 46‍–‍35
Pittsburgh Pirates 8478 .519 8 42‍–‍39 42‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs 7389 .451 19 38‍–‍43 35‍–‍46
New York Mets 6597 .401 27 33‍–‍48 32‍–‍49
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 8973 .549 — 42‍–‍39 47‍–‍34
Los Angeles Dodgers 8874 .543 1 43‍–‍38 45‍–‍36
San Francisco Giants 8775 .537 2 45‍–‍36 42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres 8181 .500 8 43‍–‍38 38‍–‍43
Houston Astros 7785 .475 12 43‍–‍38 34‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds 61101 .377 28 33‍–‍48 28‍–‍53

Postseason

Bracket

League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS) 		World Series
      
East Milwaukee 3
West California 2
AL Milwaukee 3
NL St. Louis 4
East St. Louis 3
West Atlanta 0

League leaders

Statistic American League National League
AVGWillie Wilson KC.332Al Oliver MON.331
HRReggie Jackson CAL
Gorman Thomas MIL		39Dave Kingman NYM37
RBIsHal McRae KC133Dale Murphy ATL
Al Oliver MON		109
WinsLaMarr Hoyt CWS19Steve Carlton PHI23
ERARick Sutcliffe CLE2.96Steve Rogers MON2.40
SOFloyd Bannister SEA209Steve Carlton PHI286
SVDan Quisenberry KC35Bruce Sutter STL36
SBRickey Henderson1 OAK130Tim Raines MON78

1 Modern (1901–present) single-season stolen bases record

Milestones

Batters

Pitchers

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers[4] 88 39.7% 3,608,881 51.6% 44,554
California Angels[5] 93 82.4% 2,807,360 94.7% 34,659
Philadelphia Phillies[6] 89 50.8% 2,376,394 45.0% 29,338
Montreal Expos[7] 86 43.3% 2,318,292 51.1% 28,621
Kansas City Royals[8] 90 80.0% 2,284,464 78.6% 28,203
St. Louis Cardinals[9] 92 55.9% 2,111,906 109.0% 26,073
New York Yankees[10] 79 33.9% 2,041,219 26.4% 25,200
Milwaukee Brewers[11] 95 53.2% 1,978,896 126.3% 24,133
Boston Red Sox[12] 89 50.8% 1,950,124 83.9% 24,076
Atlanta Braves[13] 89 78.0% 1,801,985 236.6% 22,247
Oakland Athletics[14] 68 6.3% 1,735,489 33.1% 21,426
Detroit Tigers[15] 83 38.3% 1,636,058 42.4% 20,198
Baltimore Orioles[16] 94 59.3% 1,613,031 57.5% 19,671
San Diego Padres[17] 81 97.6% 1,607,516 209.6% 19,846
Chicago White Sox[18] 87 61.1% 1,567,787 65.6% 19,597
Houston Astros[19] 77 26.2% 1,558,555 18.0% 19,241
Cincinnati Reds[20] 61 -7.6% 1,326,528 21.3% 16,377
New York Mets[21] 65 58.5% 1,323,036 87.9% 16,334
Toronto Blue Jays[22] 78 110.8% 1,275,978 69.0% 15,753
Chicago Cubs[23] 73 92.1% 1,249,278 120.9% 15,423
San Francisco Giants[24] 87 55.4% 1,200,948 89.9% 14,827
Texas Rangers[25] 64 12.3% 1,154,432 35.8% 14,252
Seattle Mariners[26] 76 72.7% 1,070,404 68.2% 13,215
Cleveland Indians[27] 78 50.0% 1,044,021 57.9% 12,889
Pittsburgh Pirates[28] 84 82.6% 1,024,106 89.0% 12,643
Minnesota Twins[29] 60 46.3% 921,186 96.4% 11,373

Media

Television

NetworkDay of weekAnnouncers
ABC Monday nights
Sunday afternoons		 Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Don Drysdale, Al Michaels, Bob Uecker, Jim Palmer, Tommy Lasorda
NBC Saturday afternoons Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Dick Enberg, Bob Costas, Sal Bando
USA Thursday nights Eddie Doucette, Nelson Briles, Monte Moore, Wes Parker

Notes

a Major League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no-hitter pitched are 1909, 1913, 1921, 1927–1928, 1932–1933, 1936, 1939, 1942–1943, 1949, 1959, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2000 and 2005.

References

  1. ↑ No-Hitters in chronological Order Archived February 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine by Retro Sheet
  2. ↑ Randhawa, Manny (May 10, 2020). "300-game winners in MLB history". MLB.com. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Johnson joins 3K club in Arizona's loss to Florida". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ↑ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Houston Astros Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  24. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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