# 1982 Houston Astros season

The 1982 Houston Astros season was the 21st season for the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 18th as the Astros, 14th in the National League West, and 18th at The Astrodome. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

## Offseason

* October 23, 1981: Pete Ladd was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rickey Keeton.
* December 18, 1981: César Cedeño was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Ray Knight.

## 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

* June 8, 1982: Joe Pittman was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Danny Boone
* August 30, 1982: Don Sutton was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for players to be named later and cash.
* September 3, 1982: The Brewers completed their August 30 trade with the Astros, sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros.

### 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 | Alan Ashby | 100 | 339 | 87 | .257 | 12 | 49 |
| 1B | Ray Knight | 158 | 609 | 161 | .274 | 6 | 70 |
| 2B | Phil Garner | 155 | 588 | 161 | .274 | 13 | 83 |
| SS | Dickie Thon | 136 | 496 | 137 | .276 | 3 | 36 |
| 3B | Art Howe | 110 | 365 | 87 | .238 | 5 | 38 |
| LF | José Cruz | 155 | 570 | 157 | .275 | 9 | 68 |
| CF | Tony Scott | 132 | 460 | 110 | .239 | 1 | 29 |
| RF | Terry Puhl | 145 | 507 | 133 | .262 | 8 | 50 |

#### 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 |
| Danny Heep | 85 | 198 | 47 | .237 | 4 | 22 |
| Luis Pujols | 65 | 176 | 35 | .199 | 4 | 15 |
| Denny Walling | 85 | 146 | 30 | .205 | 1 | 14 |
| Alan Knicely | 59 | 133 | 25 | .188 | 2 | 12 |
| Craig Reynolds | 54 | 118 | 30 | .254 | 1 | 7 |
| Bill Doran | 26 | 97 | 27 | .278 | 0 | 6 |
| Kiko Garcia | 34 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 1 | 5 |
| Harry Spilman | 38 | 61 | 17 | .279 | 3 | 11 |
| Scott Loucks | 44 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Tolman | 15 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Bass | 12 | 24 | 1 | .042 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Pittman | 15 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Ray | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Ivie | 7 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 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 |
| Joe Niekro | 35 | 270.0 | 17 | 12 | 2.47 | 130 |
| Nolan Ryan | 35 | 250.1 | 16 | 12 | 3.16 | 245 |
| Don Sutton | 27 | 195.0 | 13 | 8 | 3.00 | 139 |
| Bob Knepper | 33 | 180.0 | 5 | 15 | 4.45 | 108 |
| Vern Ruhle | 31 | 149.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.93 | 56 |
| Frank DiPino | 6 | 28.1 | 2 | 2 | 6.04 | 25 |

#### 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 |
| Mike LaCoss | 41 | 115.0 | 6 | 6 | 2.90 | 51 |

#### 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 |
| Dave Smith | 49 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3.84 | 28 |
| Frank LaCorte | 55 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4.48 | 51 |
| Randy Moffit | 30 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.02 | 20 |
| Bert Roberge | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.21 | 18 |
| George Cappuzzello | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 13 |
| Danny Boone | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.55 | 4 |
| Joe Sambito | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.71 | 7 |
| Mark Ross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 |
| Gordie Pladson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | Jimmy Johnson |
| AA | Columbus Astros | Southern League | Matt Galante |
| A | Daytona Beach Astros | Florida State League | Eric Swanson |
| A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Dave Cripe |
| A-Short Season | Auburn Astros | New York–Penn League | Bob Hartsfield |
| Rookie | GCL Astros | Gulf Coast League | José Tartabull |