# 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers was the team's 25th season in Los Angeles and their 100th overall. The Dodgers entered the season as the defending World Series champions. They would remain in contention until the final day of the regular season, when their archrivals, the San Francisco Giants, would knock them out of the National League West race, in a season that saw the Atlanta Braves reach the playoffs instead. The Dodgers finished second in the National League West at 88–74, becoming the fifth team since 1969 to miss the playoffs one year after winning the World Series. This was the final season for longtime Dodger cornerstones Steve Garvey and Ron Cey, who would move on to new teams next season. The Dodgers did welcome new second baseman Steve Sax, who won the Rookie of the Year Award.

## Offseason

* December 9, 1981: Acquired Jorge Orta, Larry White and Jack Fimple from the Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe and Jack Perconte.
* December 11, 1981: Mark Belanger was signed as a free agent.
* January 6, 1982: Acquired Paul Voigt (minors) and Scotti Madison from the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell.
* February 8, 1982: Acquired Lance Hudson (minors) from the Oakland Athletics for Davey Lopes.
* March 30, 1982: Acquired Bert Geiger and Cecil Espy from the Chicago White Sox for Rudy Law.

## 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 | — |

### Opening day lineup

Opening Day starters :
| Name | Position |
| Steve Sax | Second baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Left fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | Right fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Jerry Reuss | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* April 28, 1982: Acquired Jose Morales from the Baltimore Orioles for Leo Hernández
* October 15, 1982: Sold Ted Power to the Cincinnati Reds

### 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 | Mike Scioscia | 129 | 365 | 80 | .219 | 5 | 38 |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | 162 | 625 | 176 | .282 | 16 | 86 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 150 | 638 | 180 | .282 | 4 | 47 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 153 | 497 | 136 | .274 | 3 | 46 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 150 | 556 | 141 | .254 | 24 | 79 |
| LF | Dusty Baker | 147 | 570 | 171 | .300 | 23 | 88 |
| CF | Ken Landreaux | 129 | 461 | 131 | .284 | 7 | 50 |
| RF | Pedro Guerrero | 150 | 575 | 175 | .304 | 32 | 100 |

#### 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 |
| Rick Monday | 104 | 210 | 54 | .257 | 11 | 42 |
| Steve Yeager | 82 | 196 | 48 | .245 | 2 | 18 |
| Ron Roenicke | 109 | 143 | 37 | .259 | 1 | 12 |
| Jorge Orta | 86 | 115 | 25 | .217 | 2 | 8 |
| Derrel Thomas | 66 | 98 | 26 | .265 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Marshall | 49 | 95 | 23 | .242 | 5 | 9 |
| Mark Belanger | 54 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 0 | 4 |
| José Morales | 35 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 1 | 8 |
| Greg Brock | 18 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Johnstone | 21 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 2 |
| Candy Maldonado | 6 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Crow | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Taveras | 11 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Bradley | 8 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Sax | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Mota | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 37 | 285.0 | 19 | 13 | 2.87 | 199 |
| Jerry Reuss | 39 | 254.2 | 18 | 11 | 3.11 | 138 |
| Bob Welch | 36 | 235.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.36 | 176 |
| Burt Hooton | 21 | 120.2 | 4 | 7 | 4.03 | 51 |

#### 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 |
| Dave Stewart | 45 | 146.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.81 | 80 |
| Vicente Romo | 15 | 35.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.03 | 24 |
| Ted Power | 12 | 33.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.68 | 15 |
| Ricky Wright | 14 | 32.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.03 | 24 |
| Dave Goltz | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Steve Howe | 66 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2.08 | 49 |
| Terry Forster | 56 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3.04 | 52 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 55 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.71 | 60 |
| Alejandro Peña | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.79 | 20 |
| Joe Beckwith | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 33 |
| Steve Shirley | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 8 |

## Awards and honors

* 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Steve Howe reserve
** Dusty Baker reserve
** Steve Sax reserve
** Fernando Valenzuela reserve
* National League Rookie of the Year
** Steve Sax
* Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
** Steve Sax
* Silver Slugger Award
** Pedro Guerrero
* TSN National League All-Star
** Pedro Guerrero
* NL Pitcher of the Month
** Steve Howe (June 1982)
* NL Player of the Week
** Jerry Reuss (June 14–20)
** Pedro Guerrero (Aug. 23–29)
** Dusty Baker (Sep. 6–12)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Del Crandall |
| AA | San Antonio Dodgers | Texas League | Don LeJohn |
| High A | Lodi Dodgers | California League | Rick Ollar |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Terry Collins |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Dodgers | Pioneer League | Gary LaRocque |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 32 players in the June draft and 12 in the January draft. Of those, only four players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The first selection in the June draft was first baseman Franklin Stubbs of Virginia Tech. He would spend 10 seasons in the Majors, including 6 with the Dodgers but only hit .232 during that span.
1982 Draft Picks :
January draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Michael Kolb
RHP
Sacramento City College
Yes
1982–1983
Rookie
2
William Wilson
LHP
San Jacinto College
No Cardinals-1984
1984
Rookie
3
Mike Kolovitz
RHP
Triton College
No Mariners-1987
1985–1988
A
4
Joey Aragon
SS
Citrus College
No Twins-1984
1984–1988
AA
5
Jerald Phillips
C
Taft College
No
6
Michael Pinckard
RHP
Cerritos College
Yes
1982
Rookie
7
Bill Geivett
3B
Sacramento City College
No Angels-1985
1985–1988
AA
8
Riley Epps
C
McLennan Community College
No Rangers-1984
1984–1986
A
9
Gregory Wallace
C
Coastal Bend College
No
1986
A
January Secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Henry Gatewood
C
Sacramento City College
Yes
1982–1988
AA
2
Derril Lewis
LHP
San Bernardino Valley College
No
3
Bart Elbin
RHP
Louisburg College
No
June draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Franklin Stubbs
1B
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Yes
1982–1995
MLB
2
Richard Flores
SS
Coachella Valley High School
Yes
1982–1985
A
3
Ken Howell
RHP
Tuskegee University
Yes
1982–1994
MLB
4
Ronald McCormack
RHP
Liberty High School
No Kansas City Royals-1983
1983–1987
A
5
Bill White
1B
The Citadel
Yes
1982–1985
AA
6
Brian Innis
RHP
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Yes
1982–1985
AA
7
Timothy Hill
OF
Elk Grove High School
Yes
1982–1985
A
8
Joe Vavra
SS
University of Wisconsin–Stout
Yes
1982–1986
AAA
9
Richard Jenings
3B
Fenwick High School
No
10
Ronald Burns
RHP
Eastern Washington University
Yes
1982–1983
A
11
John Diehl
OF
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Yes
1982–1983
A
12
Steven Gehrke
RHP
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
No Giants-1983
1983
Rookie
13
Reggie Williams
OF
Southern University and A&M College
Yes
1982–1991
MLB
14
Gary Newsom
2B
Georgia Institute of Technology
Yes
1982–1987
AAA
15
Brian Piper
RHP
University of Texas at El Paso
Yes
1982–1985
AA
16
Mark Mangione
SS
University of Kentucky
Yes
1982
Rookie
17
Richard Medina
LHP
Lewis–Clark State College
No Orioles-1983
1983
A-
18
Gregory Clark
OF
Yes
1982
Rookie
19
Tim Meeks
RHP
Santa Rosa Junior College
Yes
1982–1991
AAA
20
Bill Scudder
RHP
San Francisco State University
Yes
1982–1985
AAA
21
Edward Williams
2B
California State University, Los Angeles
Yes
1982–1984
A
22
Jerald Cain
OF
Zion-Benton Township High School
Yes
1982–1984
A
23
Michael Gentle
LHP
University of North Alabama
Yes
1982–1985
A
24
Kurt Beamesderfer
C
Troy High School
No Orioles-1984
1984–1987
AA
25
Joseph Wesley
3B
Silver Creek High School
Yes
1982–1984
A-
26
Stan Van Muyden
RHP
Elk Grove High School
No
27
Gordon Hershiser
RHP
Wylie E. Groves High School
No Dodgers-1987
1987–1990
AA
28
Kirk Vucsko
RHP
Lewis University
Yes
1982
A
29
Jeff Hamilton
SS
Flint Carman High School
Yes
1983–1992
MLB
June secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Don Smith
RHP
Arizona State University
Yes
1982–1985
AAA
2
Matt Rowe
RHP
College of Marin
No Braves-1984
1984–1986
A
3
Jim O'Dell
OF
Lewis–Clark State College
No Astros-1983
1983–1988
AA :