# 1982 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1982 Cincinnati Reds season was the 113th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 13th and 12th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds finished in sixth place in the National League West, with a record of 61 wins and 101 losses, 28 games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. John McNamara managed the club to a 34–58 start before being replaced in late July by Russ Nixon, who compiled a 27–43 record the rest of the year. 1982 was the first time that the Reds finished in last place since 1937, as well as their first losing season since 1971, the team's first full season at Riverfront. It was also the first 100-loss season in franchise history. They would not have another 100-loss season until 40 years later in 2022.

## Offseason

* November 4, 1981: Ken Griffey was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Brian Ryder (minors). The Yankees completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Reds on December 9.
* December 11, 1981: Scott Brown was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Clint Hurdle.
* December 18, 1981: Ray Knight was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for César Cedeño.
* January 12, 1982: Randy Myers was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.
* February 9, 1982: Paul Moskau was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. The Orioles completed the deal by sending Wayne Krenchicki to the Reds on February 16.
* February 10, 1982: George Foster was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg A. Harris.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 89 | 73 | .549 | — | 42‍–‍39 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 | 43‍–‍38 | 45‍–‍36 |
| San Francisco Giants | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | 45‍–‍36 | 42‍–‍39 |
| San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 | 43‍–‍38 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Houston Astros | 77 | 85 | .475 | 12 | 43‍–‍38 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 101 | .377 | 28 | 33‍–‍48 | 28‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1982 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 |
| Cincinnati | 4–14 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 5–7 |
| Houston | 8–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 |
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 |
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 |
| New York | 3–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–12 |
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 |
| San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |

### Notable transactions

* March 26, 1982: Joe Nolan was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Dallas Williams and Brooks Carey (minors).

### Roster
## 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 | Alex Treviño | 120 | 355 | 89 | .251 | 1 | 33 |
| 1B | Dan Driessen | 149 | 516 | 139 | .269 | 17 | 57 |
| 2B | Ron Oester | 151 | 549 | 143 | .260 | 9 | 47 |
| SS | Dave Concepción | 147 | 572 | 164 | .287 | 5 | 53 |
| 3B | Johnny Bench | 119 | 399 | 103 | .258 | 13 | 38 |
| LF | Eddie Milner | 113 | 407 | 109 | .268 | 4 | 31 |
| CF | César Cedeño | 138 | 492 | 142 | .289 | 8 | 57 |
| RF | Paul Householder | 138 | 417 | 88 | .211 | 9 | 34 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Duane Walker | 86 | 239 | 52 | .218 | 5 | 22 |
| Mike Vail | 78 | 189 | 48 | .254 | 4 | 29 |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 94 | 187 | 53 | .283 | 2 | 21 |
| Larry Biittner | 97 | 184 | 57 | .310 | 2 | 24 |
| Tom Lawless | 49 | 165 | 35 | .212 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Van Gorder | 51 | 137 | 25 | .182 | 0 | 7 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 73 | 111 | 21 | .189 | 1 | 9 |
| Gary Redus | 20 | 83 | 18 | .217 | 1 | 7 |
| Germán Barranca | 46 | 51 | 13 | .255 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike O'Berry | 21 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 3 |
| Clint Hurdle | 19 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 1 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Mario Soto | 35 | 257.2 | 14 | 13 | 2.79 | 274 |
| Bruce Berenyi | 34 | 222.1 | 9 | 18 | 3.36 | 157 |
| Frank Pastore | 31 | 188.1 | 8 | 13 | 3.97 | 94 |
| Tom Seaver | 21 | 111.1 | 5 | 13 | 5.50 | 62 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Bob Shirley | 41 | 152.2 | 8 | 13 | 3.60 | 89 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 36 | 107.2 | 5 | 7 | 5.10 | 34 |
| Greg A. Harris | 34 | 91.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.83 | 67 |
| Bill Scherrer | 5 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.60 | 7 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Tom Hume | 46 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3.11 | 22 |
| Joe Price | 59 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2.85 | 71 |
| Jim Kern | 50 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2.84 | 43 |
| Brad Lesley | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.58 | 29 |
| Ben Hayes | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.97 | 38 |
| Joe Edelen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.80 | 11 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | George Scherger |
| AA | Waterbury Reds | Eastern League | Jim Lett |
| A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Jim Hoff |
| A | Cedar Rapids Reds | Midwest League | Randy Davidson |
| A-Short Season | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | Jimmy Stewart |
| Rookie | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Marc Bombard |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis