# 1982 Major League Baseball season

The 1982 Major League Baseball season concluded with the St. Louis Cardinals winning their ninth World Series championship, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series after seven games, after making up for their playoff miss of the year before.

## Awards and honors

* Baseball Hall of Fame
** Hank Aaron
** Happy Chandler
** Travis Jackson
** Frank Robinson
Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards :
| BBWAA Award | National League | American League |
| Rookie of the Year | Steve Sax (LAD) | Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL) |
| Cy Young Award | Steve Carlton (PHI) | Pete Vuckovich (MIL) |
| Most Valuable Player | Dale Murphy (ATL) | Robin Yount (MIL) |
| Gold Glove Awards |||
| Position | National League | American League |
| Pitcher | Phil Niekro (ATL) | Ron Guidry (NYY) |
| Catcher | Gary Carter (MTL) | Bob Boone (CAL) |
| First Baseman | Keith Hernandez (STL) | Eddie Murray (BAL) |
| Second Baseman | Manny Trillo (PHI) | Frank White (KC) |
| Third Baseman | Mike Schmidt (PHI) | Buddy Bell (TEX) |
| Shortstop | Ozzie Smith (STL) | Robin Yount (MIL) |
| Outfielders | Andre Dawson (MTL) | Dwight Evans (BOS) |
| Outfielders | Garry Maddox (PHI) | Dwayne Murphy (OAK) |
| Outfielders | Dale Murphy (ATL) | Dave Winfield (NYY) |
| Silver Slugger Awards |||
| Pitcher/Designated Hitter | Don Robinson (PIT) | Hal McRae (KC) |
| Catcher | Gary Carter (MTL) | Lance Parrish (DET) |
| First Baseman | Al Oliver (MTL) | Cecil Cooper (MIL) |
| Second Baseman | Joe Morgan (SF) | Dámaso García (TOR) |
| Third Baseman | Mike Schmidt (PHI) | Doug DeCinces (CAL) |
| Shortstop | Dave Concepción (CIN) | Robin Yount (MIL) |
| Outfielders | Leon Durham (CHC) | Reggie Jackson (CAL) |
| Outfielders | Pedro Guerrero (LAD) | Willie Wilson (KC) |
| Outfielders | Dale Murphy (ATL) | Dave Winfield (NYY) |

### Other awards

* Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: Hal McRae (KC)
* Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Ken Singleton (BAL)
* Rolaids Relief Man Award: Dan Quisenberry (KC, American); Bruce Sutter (STL, National).

### Player of the Month

| Month | American League | National League |
| April | Eddie Murray | Dale Murphy |
| May | Hal McRae | Tim Wallach |
| June | George Brett | Al Oliver |
| July | Robin Yount | Mike Schmidt |
| August | Doug DeCinces | Bill Buckner |
| September | Dave Winfield | Claudell Washington |

### Pitcher of the Month

| Month | American League | National League |
| April | Geoff Zahn | Steve Rogers |
| May | LaMarr Hoyt | Dick Ruthven |
| June | Jim Beattie | Steve Howe |
| July | Tippy Martinez | John Candelaria |
| August | Jim Palmer | Nolan Ryan |
| September | Rick Sutcliffe | Joaquín Andújar |

## Statistical leaders

| Statistic | American League | American League | National League | National League |
| AVG | Willie Wilson KC | .332 | Al Oliver MTL | .331 |
| HR | Reggie Jackson CAL Gorman Thomas MIL | 39 | Dave Kingman NYM | 37 |
| RBIs | Hal McRae KC | 133 | Dale Murphy ATL Al Oliver MTL | 109 |
| Wins | LaMarr Hoyt CWS | 19 | Steve Carlton PHI | 23 |
| ERA | Rick Sutcliffe CLE | 2.96 | Steve Rogers MTL | 2.40 |
| SO | Floyd Bannister SEA | 209 | Steve Carlton PHI | 286 |
| SV | Dan Quisenberry KC | 35 | Bruce Sutter STL | 36 |
| SB | Rickey Henderson$^1$ OAK | 130 | Tim Raines MTL | 78 |
$^1$ Modern (1901–present) single-season stolen bases record

## Standings
### American League

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 48‍–‍34 | 47‍–‍33 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1 | 53‍–‍28 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | 49‍–‍32 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 47‍–‍34 | 36‍–‍45 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 42‍–‍39 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 44‍–‍37 | 34‍–‍47 |
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 |

### National League

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 51‍–‍30 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Montreal Expos | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 40‍–‍41 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8 | 42‍–‍39 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19 | 38‍–‍43 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Mets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 33‍–‍48 | 32‍–‍49 |
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 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | World Series | World Series |
| East | Milwaukee | 3 | | | |
| West | California | 2 | | | |
| West | California | 2 | AL | Milwaukee | 3 |
| | | | NL | St. Louis | 4 |
| East | St. Louis | 3 | NL | St. Louis | 4 |
| West | Atlanta | 0 | | | |

## Home field attendance

| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 39.7% | 3,608,881 | 51.6% | 44,554 |
| California Angels | 93 | 82.4% | 2,807,360 | 94.7% | 34,659 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 50.8% | 2,376,394 | 45.0% | 29,338 |
| Montreal Expos | 86 | 43.3% | 2,318,292 | 51.1% | 28,621 |
| Kansas City Royals | 90 | 80.0% | 2,284,464 | 78.6% | 28,203 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 55.9% | 2,111,906 | 109.0% | 26,073 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 33.9% | 2,041,219 | 26.4% | 25,200 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 53.2% | 1,978,896 | 126.3% | 24,133 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 50.8% | 1,950,124 | 83.9% | 24,076 |
| Atlanta Braves | 89 | 78.0% | 1,801,985 | 236.6% | 22,247 |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 6.3% | 1,735,489 | 33.1% | 21,426 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 38.3% | 1,636,058 | 42.4% | 20,198 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 59.3% | 1,613,031 | 57.5% | 19,671 |
| San Diego Padres | 81 | 97.6% | 1,607,516 | 209.6% | 19,846 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 61.1% | 1,567,787 | 65.6% | 19,597 |
| Houston Astros | 77 | 26.2% | 1,558,555 | 18.0% | 19,241 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 61 | -7.6% | 1,326,528 | 21.3% | 16,377 |
| New York Mets | 65 | 58.5% | 1,323,036 | 87.9% | 16,334 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 110.8% | 1,275,978 | 69.0% | 15,753 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 92.1% | 1,249,278 | 120.9% | 15,423 |
| San Francisco Giants | 87 | 55.4% | 1,200,948 | 89.9% | 14,827 |
| Texas Rangers | 64 | 12.3% | 1,154,432 | 35.8% | 14,252 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 72.7% | 1,070,404 | 68.2% | 13,215 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 50.0% | 1,044,021 | 57.9% | 12,889 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 82.6% | 1,024,106 | 89.0% | 12,643 |
| Minnesota Twins | 60 | 46.3% | 921,186 | 96.4% | 11,373 |

## Television coverage

| Network | Day of week | Announcers |
| ABC | Monday nights Sunday afternoons | Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Don Drysdale, Al Michaels, Bob Uecker, Jim Palmer, Tommy Lasorda |
| NBC | Saturday afternoons | Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Dick Enberg, Bob Costas, Sal Bando |
| USA | Thursday nights | Eddie Doucette, Nelson Briles, Monte Moore, Wes Parker |

## Events

* On May 6, 1982, Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners became the fifteenth pitcher to win three hundred games when Seattle defeated the NY Yankees 7–3 at the Kingdome.
* On May 30, Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays the first of what would become a record-breaking 2,632 consecutive games by starting at third base against the Toronto Blue Jays.
* On October 3, the San Francisco Giants eliminated the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers from playoff contention in favor of the Atlanta Braves. This was one of the few times a defending champion was eliminated on the final day of the regular season.
* For the first time since 1959, no pitcher pitched a no-hitter.