# 1982 Chicago White Sox season

The 1982 Chicago White Sox season was their 82nd season in the major leagues, and 83rd season overall. The White Sox finished at 87–75 (.537), third in the American League West, six games behind the division champion California Angels.

## Offseason

* December 11, 1981: Todd Cruz, Rod Allen, and Jim Essian were traded to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Paciorek.
* March 21, 1982: Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vance Law and Ernie Camacho.
* March 29, 1982: George Riley was released.

## Regular season
### 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 lineup

* Ron LeFlore, CF
* Tony Bernazard, 2B
* Steve Kemp, LF
* Greg Luzinski, DH
* Tom Paciorek, 1B
* Carlton Fisk, C
* Harold Baines, RF
* Jim Morrison, 3B
* Bill Almon, SS
* Jerry Koosman, P

### Notable transactions

* April 2: Wayne Nordhagen was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Aurelio Rodríguez.
* June 7: Kenny Williams was selected in the third round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.
* August 21: Sparky Lyle was purchased from the Philadelphia Phillies.

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

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Bill Almon, SS | 111 | 308 | 40 | 79 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 49 | .256 | 10 |
| Harold Baines, RF | 161 | 608 | 89 | 165 | 29 | 8 | 25 | 105 | 49 | 95 | .271 | 10 |
| Tony Bernazard, 2B | 137 | 540 | 90 | 138 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 67 | 88 | .256 | 11 |
| Steve Dillard, 2B | 16 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .171 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk, C | 135 | 476 | 66 | 127 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 46 | 60 | .267 | 17 |
| Marv Foley, C | 27 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .111 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Gray, 3B | 17 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .286 | 1 |
| Jerry Hairston, OF | 85 | 90 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 15 | .233 | 0 |
| Marc Hill, C | 53 | 88 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 13 | .261 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp, LF | 160 | 580 | 91 | 166 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 98 | 89 | 83 | .286 | 7 |
| Ron Kittle, RF | 20 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .241 | 0 |
| Rusty Kuntz, CF | 21 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .192 | 0 |
| Rudy Law, CF | 121 | 336 | 55 | 107 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 41 | .318 | 36 |
| Vance Law, SS,3B,2B | 114 | 359 | 40 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 46 | .281 | 4 |
| Ron LeFlore, CF | 91 | 334 | 58 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 91 | .287 | 28 |
| Jay Loviglio, 2B | 15 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .194 | 2 |
| Greg Luzinski, DH | 159 | 583 | 87 | 170 | 37 | 1 | 18 | 102 | 89 | 120 | .292 | 1 |
| Jim Morrison, 3B | 51 | 166 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 15 | .223 | 0 |
| Chris Nyman, 1B | 28 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .246 | 3 |
| Tom Paciorek, 1B,LF | 104 | 382 | 49 | 119 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 24 | 53 | .312 | 3 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez, 3B | 118 | 257 | 24 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 35 | .241 | 0 |
| Mike Squires, 1B | 116 | 195 | 33 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 13 | .267 | 3 |
| Greg Walker, DH | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .412 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5575 | 786 | 1523 | 266 | 52 | 136 | 747 | 533 | 866 | .273 | 136 |

### 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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Juan Agosto | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Barnes | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17.0 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Salome Barojas | 6 | 6 | 3.54 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 106.2 | 96 | 43 | 42 | 9 | 52 | 56 |
| Warren Brusstar | 2 | 0 | 3.44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Britt Burns | 13 | 5 | 4.04 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 169.1 | 168 | 89 | 76 | 12 | 68 | 116 |
| Richard Dotson | 11 | 15 | 3.84 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 196.2 | 219 | 97 | 84 | 19 | 77 | 109 |
| Chico Escárrega | 1 | 3 | 3.67 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 73.2 | 73 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 33 |
| Kevin Hickey | 4 | 4 | 3.00 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 78.0 | 73 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 36 | 38 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 19 | 15 | 3.53 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 239.2 | 248 | 104 | 94 | 17 | 51 | 124 |
| Jim Kern | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 28.0 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| Jerry Koosman | 11 | 7 | 3.84 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 173.1 | 194 | 81 | 74 | 9 | 41 | 88 |
| Dennis Lamp | 11 | 8 | 3.99 | 44 | 27 | 5 | 189.2 | 206 | 96 | 84 | 9 | 62 | 78 |
| Sparky Lyle | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Jim Siwy | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Eddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Trout | 6 | 9 | 4.26 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 120.1 | 130 | 76 | 57 | 9 | 52 | 62 |
| Team Totals | 87 | 75 | 3.87 | 162 | 162 | 41 | 1439.0 | 1502 | 710 | 618 | 99 | 460 | 753 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Edmonton Trappers | Pacific Coast League | Gordon Lund |
| AA | Glens Falls White Sox | Eastern League | Jim Mahoney |
| A | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | Adrian Garrett |
| A-Short Season | Niagara Falls Sox | New York–Penn League | Fred Nelson |
| Rookie | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | John Boles |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Appleton, Niagara Falls