# 1982 Seattle Mariners season

The 1982 Seattle Mariners season was their sixth since the franchise creation, and the team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 76–86 (.469).
During their first decade, this was the Mariners' best season, their best previous total was 67 wins in 1979. Slightly past the season's midpoint on July 8, their record was 45–38 (.542), just three games behind division-leading Kansas City. Seattle was at .500 (59–59) on August 17, but then dropped seven straight, and closed the season at home with six consecutive losses.
Home attendance at the Kingdome was 1.07 million, twelfth in the league; it was the first time over a million in five years, since the debut season of 1977.
This was Rene Lachemann's only full year as manager with Seattle; previously the manager at its Class AAA affiliate in Spokane. He took over the major league club in early May 1981, initially on an interim basis, succeeding Maury Wills. Lachemann signed a three-year contract in October 1981, and another during the season in 1982, then was relieved of his duties in late June 1983.

## Offseason

* October 23, 1981: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Manny Castillo. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bud Black to the Royals on March 2, 1982.
* December 9, 1981: Dan Meyer was traded by the Mariners to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Bordi.
* December 11, 1981: Tom Paciorek was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago White Sox for Todd Cruz, Rod Allen and Jim Essian.
* March 5, 1982: Gaylord Perry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

## Regular season

The Mariners began the season by beating the Minnesota Twins 11–7, setting a franchise record for most runs scored on Opening Day.

### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| California Angels | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 | 56‍–‍25 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6 | 49‍–‍31 | 38‍–‍44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | 42‍–‍39 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | 36‍–‍45 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Texas Rangers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 29 | 38‍–‍43 | 26‍–‍55 |
| Minnesota Twins | 60 | 102 | .370 | 33 | 37‍–‍44 | 23‍–‍58 |

### 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 | — |

### Opening Day starters

* Floyd Bannister
* Bruce Bochte
* Manny Castillo
* Al Cowens
* Julio Cruz
* Todd Cruz
* Jim Essian
* Jim Maler
* Joe Simpson
* Richie Zisk

### Notable transactions

* April 1: Shane Rawley was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Bill Caudill, Gene Nelson, and a player to be named later; Bobby Brown was sent to the Mariners on April 6.
* April 2: Dick Drago was released by the Mariners.
* April 2: Randy Stein was released by the Mariners.
* April 5: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
* May 21: Rick Sweet was purchased by the Mariners from the New York Mets.
* August 6: Dave Revering was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

#### Draft picks

* June 7: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
** Spike Owen was selected by the Mariners in the first round (sixth pick).
** Lance Johnson was selected by the Mariners in the 31st round, but did not sign.

### Roster
## Game log
### Regular season

1982 regular season game log: 76–86 (Home: 42–39; Away: 34–47) :
April: 11–12 (Home: 7–3; Away: 4–9)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
May: 14–14 (Home: 10–8; Away: 4–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
June: 15–10 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–3)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
July: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
August: 10–19 (Home: 4–11; Away: 6–8)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
September: 14–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 5–10)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member :

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Rick Sweet | 88 | 258 | 66 | .256 | 4 | 24 |
| 1B | Jim Maler | 64 | 221 | 50 | .226 | 4 | 26 |
| 2B | Julio Cruz | 154 | 549 | 133 | .242 | 8 | 49 |
| 3B | Manny Castillo | 138 | 506 | 130 | .257 | 3 | 49 |
| SS | Todd Cruz | 136 | 492 | 113 | .230 | 16 | 57 |
| LF | Bruce Bochte | 144 | 509 | 151 | .297 | 12 | 70 |
| CF | Dave Henderson | 104 | 324 | 82 | .253 | 14 | 48 |
| RF | Al Cowens | 146 | 560 | 151 | .270 | 20 | 78 |
| DH | Richie Zisk | 131 | 503 | 147 | .292 | 21 | 62 |

#### Other batters

| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Joe Simpson | 105 | 296 | 76 | .257 | 2 | 23 |
| Gary Gray | 80 | 269 | 69 | .257 | 7 | 29 |
| Bobby Brown | 79 | 245 | 59 | .241 | 4 | 17 |
| Paul Serna | 65 | 169 | 38 | .225 | 3 | 8 |
| Bud Bulling | 56 | 154 | 34 | .221 | 1 | 8 |
| Jim Essian | 48 | 153 | 42 | .275 | 3 | 20 |
| Dave Edler | 40 | 104 | 29 | .279 | 2 | 18 |
| Dave Revering | 29 | 82 | 17 | .207 | 3 | 12 |
| Steve Stroughter | 26 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 1 | 3 |
| Lenny Randle | 30 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 0 | 1 |
| Thad Bosley | 22 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 0 | 2 |
| John Moses | 22 | 44 | 14 | .318 | 1 | 3 |
| Domingo Ramos | 8 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Mercado | 9 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 1 | 6 |
| Dan Firova | 3 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance McHenry | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Floyd Bannister | 35 | 247.0 | 12 | 13 | 3.43 | 209 |
| Gaylord Perry | 32 | 216.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.40 | 116 |
| Jim Beattie | 28 | 172.1 | 8 | 12 | 3.34 | 140 |
| Mike Moore | 28 | 144.1 | 7 | 14 | 5.36 | 73 |
| Gene Nelson | 22 | 122.2 | 6 | 9 | 4.62 | 71 |
| Bob Stoddard | 9 | 67.1 | 3 | 3 | 2.41 | 24 |

#### Other pitchers

| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Bryan Clark | 37 | 114.2 | 5 | 2 | 2.75 | 70 |
| Edwin Núñez | 8 | 35.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.58 | 27 |
| Rich Bordi | 7 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.31 | 10 |

#### Relief pitchers

| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Bill Caudill | 70 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 2.35 | 111 |
| Ed Vande Berg | 78 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2.37 | 60 |
| Mike Stanton | 56 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4.16 | 49 |
| Larry Andersen | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.99 | 32 |
| Ron Musselman | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 9 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Salt Lake City Gulls | Pacific Coast League | Bobby Floyd |
| AA | Lynn Sailors | Eastern League | Mickey Bowers |
| A | Bakersfield Mariners | California League | Ken Pape |
| A | Wausau Timbers | Midwest League | R. J. Harrison |
| A-Short Season | Bellingham Mariners | Northwest League | Jeff Scott |