# 1982 Boston Red Sox season

The 1982 Boston Red Sox season was the 82nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, six games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who went on to win the AL championship.

## Offseason

* February 25, 1982: Mark Fidrych was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.

## Regular season

Record by month :
| Month | Record | Record | Cumulative | Cumulative | AL East | AL East | Ref. |
| Month | Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | Ref. |
| April | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1st | +1⁄2 | |
| May | 17 | 10 | 30 | 17 | 1st | +1⁄2 | |
| June | 14 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 1st | +2 | |
| July | 14 | 14 | 58 | 43 | 2nd | 1⁄2 | |
| August | 15 | 15 | 73 | 58 | 2nd | 4+1⁄2 | |
| September | 13 | 15 | 86 | 73 | 3rd | 8+1⁄2 | |
| October | 3 | 0 | 89 | 73 | 3rd | 6 | |

### Highlights

In his second year as Red Sox manager, Ralph Houk kept the Sox clubhouse on an even keel, and while Boston helped make the season interesting, it was the Milwaukee Brewers all the way finishing at 95–67, one game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles, and six up on third-place Boston.
Boston's best that year was a bullpen featuring Mark Clear, with 14 wins and 14 saves, and Bob Stanley, with 12 wins and 14 saves. John Tudor, who had been a disappointing 4–3 in 1981, was 13–10. Dennis Eckersley was 13–13 and Mike Torrez 9–9. Torrez would be traded in the offseason.
Carney Lansford hit .301 this year, only his second, and his last as a Red Sox. Jim Rice hit .309, with 24 homers and 97 RBIs, and Dwight Evans had another big year: .292, 32 homers and 98 RBIs. Carl Yastrzemski, heading toward the end of his career, hit .275, with 16 homers and 72 RBIs. A catcher named Rich Gedman from Worcester, Massachusetts, hit .249. A rookie also came up and surprised a lot of people: Wade Boggs had been the top hitter in the minors the previous year but had a hard time staying with Boston. He made his major league debut on April 10, 1982, in a game against the Baltimore Orioles, going 0-for-4. Once he got into the lineup on June 25, when Lansford was hurt, he stayed on and hit .349.

### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 48‍–‍34 | 47‍–‍33 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1 | 53‍–‍28 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | 49‍–‍32 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 47‍–‍34 | 36‍–‍45 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 42‍–‍39 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 44‍–‍37 | 34‍–‍47 |

### Record vs. opponents

1982 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 9–4–1 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–3 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 |
| California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
| Kansas City | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Milwaukee | 4–9–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 2–10 | 3–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| New York | 2–11 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 10–2 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–9 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |

### Notable transactions

* June 7, 1982: In the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, the Red Sox drafted Sam Horn in the first round (16th pick) and Kevin Romine in the second round.

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day had been scheduled for April 5 at Comiskey Park again the Chicago White Sox, but it was postponed due to snow. Additional games were also postponed due to weather conditions. The team finally started their season on April 10, with a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium.
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 18 | Glenn Hoffman | SS |
| 14 | Jim Rice | LF |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | 1B |
| 4 | Carney Lansford | 3B |
| 11 | Dave Stapleton | 2B |
| 5 | Tony Pérez | DH |
| 39 | Gary Allenson | C |
| 51 | Reid Nichols | CF |
| 43 | Dennis Eckersley | P |
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### Alumni game

Before a scheduled game with the Texas Rangers on May 1, the Red Sox held their first old-timers game at Fenway, marking 50-years of ownership by the Yawkey family. It was notable for the participation of 63-year-old Red Sox legend Ted Williams, who made a shoestring catch while playing the outfield. Other participants included Bobby Doerr, Boo Ferriss, Jackie Jensen, Bob Montgomery, Johnny Pesky, and Jimmy Piersall.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Jerry Remy | 155 | 636 | 89 | 178 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 55 | .280 | .324 |
| Dwight Evans | 162 | 609 | 122 | 178 | 37 | 7 | 32 | 98 | 3 | 112 | .292 | .534 |
| Jim Rice | 145 | 573 | 86 | 177 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 97 | 0 | 55 | .309 | .494 |
| Dave Stapleton | 150 | 538 | 66 | 142 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 31 | .264 | .398 |
| Carney Lansford | 128 | 482 | 65 | 145 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 9 | 46 | .301 | .444 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 150 | 469 | 53 | 98 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 30 | .209 | .311 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 131 | 459 | 53 | 126 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 72 | 0 | 59 | .275 | .431 |
| Rick Miller | 135 | 409 | 50 | 104 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 40 | .254 | .325 |
| Wade Boggs | 104 | 338 | 51 | 118 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 35 | .349 | .441 |
| Rich Gedman | 92 | 289 | 30 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10 | .249 | .363 |
| Gary Allenson | 92 | 264 | 25 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 38 | .205 | .314 |
| Reid Nichols | 92 | 245 | 35 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 14 | .302 | .461 |
| Tony Pérez | 69 | 196 | 18 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 19 | .260 | .444 |
| Ed Jurak | 12 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 |
| Julio Valdez | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .300 |
| Marty Barrett | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Garry Hancock | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
| Roger LaFrancois | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 |
| Marc Sullivan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5596 | 753 | 1536 | 271 | 31 | 136 | 705 | 42 | 547 | .274 | .407 |
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### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Dennis Eckersley | 13 | 13 | 3.73 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 224.1 | 228 | 101 | 93 | 43 | 127 |
| John Tudor | 13 | 10 | 3.63 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 195.2 | 215 | 90 | 79 | 59 | 146 |
| Mike Torrez | 9 | 9 | 5.23 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 175.2 | 196 | 107 | 102 | 74 | 84 |
| Bob Stanley | 12 | 7 | 3.10 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 168.1 | 161 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 83 |
| Chuck Rainey | 7 | 5 | 5.02 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 129.0 | 146 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Bruce Hurst | 3 | 7 | 5.77 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 117.0 | 161 | 87 | 75 | 40 | 53 |
| Mark Clear | 14 | 9 | 3.00 | 55 | 0 | 14 | 105.0 | 92 | 39 | 35 | 61 | 109 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 7 | 0 | 2.29 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 102.1 | 98 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 44 |
| Luis Aponte | 2 | 2 | 3.18 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 85.0 | 78 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 44 |
| Bob Ojeda | 4 | 6 | 5.63 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 78.1 | 95 | 53 | 49 | 29 | 52 |
| Brian Denman | 3 | 4 | 4.78 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 49.0 | 55 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 9 |
| Steve Crawford | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 89 | 73 | 4.03 | 162 | 162 | 33 | 1453.0 | 1557 | 713 | 651 | 478 | 816 |
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## Statistical leaders

| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Youngest player | Oil Can Boyd Rich Gedman | 22 |
| Oldest player | Carl Yastrzemski | 42 |
| Wins Above Replacement | Dwight Evans | 6.4 |
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### Batting

| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
| G | Games played | Dwight Evans | 162 |
| PA | Plate appearances | Dwight Evans | 727 |
| AB | At bats | Jerry Remy | 636 |
| R | Runs scored | Dwight Evans | 122 |
| H | Hits | Dwight Evans | 178 |
| H | Hits | Jerry Remy | 178 |
| 2B | Doubles | Dwight Evans | 37 |
| 3B | Triples | Dwight Evans | 7 |
| HR | Home runs | Dwight Evans | 32 |
| RBI | Runs batted in | Dwight Evans | 98 |
| SB | Stolen bases | Jerry Remy | 16 |
| CS | Caught stealing | Jerry Remy | 9 |
| BB | Base on balls | Dwight Evans | 112 |
| SO | Strikeouts | Dwight Evans | 125 |
| BA | Batting average | Jim Rice | .309 |
| OBP | On-base percentage | Dwight Evans | .402 |
| SLG | Slugging percentage | Dwight Evans | .534 |
| OPS | On-base plus slugging | Dwight Evans | .936 |
| OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Dwight Evans | 149 |
| TB | Total bases | Dwight Evans | 325 |
| GIDP | Grounded into double play | Jim Rice | 29 |
| HBP | Hit by pitch | Jim Rice | 7 |
| SH | Sacrifice hits | Jerry Remy | 18 |
| SF | Sacrifice flies | Carney Lansford | 8 |
| IBB | Intentional base on balls | Jim Rice | 6 |
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### Pitching

| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
| W | Wins | Mark Clear | 14 |
| L | Losses | Dennis Eckersley | 13 |
| W-L % | Winning percentage | Bob Stanley | .632 (12-7) |
| ERA | Earned run average | Bob Stanley | 3.10 |
| G | Games pitched | Mark Clear | 55 |
| GS | Games started | Dennis Eckersley | 33 |
| GF | Games finished | Mark Clear | 44 |
| CG | Complete games | Dennis Eckersley | 11 |
| SHO | Shutouts | Dennis Eckersley | 3 |
| SHO | Shutouts | Chuck Rainey | 3 |
| SV | Saves | Mark Clear | 14 |
| SV | Saves | Bob Stanley | 14 |
| IP | Innings pitched | Dennis Eckersley | 224+1⁄3 |
| SO | Strikeouts | John Tudor | 146 |
| WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Dennis Eckersley | 1.208 |
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## Awards and honors

* Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award (OF)

### All-Star Game

* Mark Clear, reserve P
* Dennis Eckersley, starting P
* Carl Yastrzemski, reserve OF

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Joe Morgan |
| AA | Bristol Red Sox | Eastern League | Tony Torchia |
| A | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | Rac Slider |
| A | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | Tom Kotchman |
| A-Short Season | Elmira Suns | New York–Penn League | Dick Berardino |
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