# 1982 Montreal Expos season

The 1982 Montreal Expos season was the 14th season in franchise history. They finished 86–76, 6 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League East.

## Offseason

* January 14, 1982: Grant Jackson was traded by the Expos to the Kansas City Royals for Ken Phelps.
* March 31, 1982: Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler were traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Al Oliver.

## Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their sixth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

## Regular season

* May 9, 1982: Spaceman Bill Lee was released after not showing up at a game. Lee did not show up as a sign of protest because the Expos had released second baseman Rodney Scott.
* August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two teams in two cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. The two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

### Opening Day starters

* Gary Carter
* Warren Cromartie
* Andre Dawson
* Wallace Johnson
* Al Oliver
* Tim Raines
* Scott Sanderson
* Chris Speier
* Tim Wallach

### Season standings

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 |

### 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

* April 5, 1982: Bobby Ramos was traded by the Expos to the New York Yankees for Brad Gulden.
* May 5, 1982: Rowland Office was released by the Expos.
* May 22, 1982: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the San Diego Padres for Kim Seaman.
* June 8, 1982: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Manuel. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mike Griffin to the Padres on August 30.
* June 15, 1982: Dan Schatzeder was purchased by the Expos from the San Francisco Giants.
* August 4, 1982: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Joel Youngblood. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.
* August 15, 1982: Casey Candaele was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.

### All-Star game

On July 13, 1982, the All-Star Game moved across the border and was played in Montreal's Olympic Stadium. It was the first Midsummer Classic ever to be held outside of the United States. The National League won 4–1 before a crowd of 59 057. Steve Rogers was the winning pitcher and Dennis Eckersley took the loss. Dave Concepción was named MVP. Five players represented the Expos on the National League squad: Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Al Oliver and Rogers.

### 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 | Gary Carter | 154 | 557 | 163 | .293 | 29 | 97 |
| 1B | Al Oliver | 160 | 617 | 204 | .331 | 22 | 109 |
| 2B | Doug Flynn | 58 | 193 | 47 | .244 | 0 | 20 |
| SS | Chris Speier | 156 | 530 | 136 | .257 | 7 | 60 |
| 3B | Tim Wallach | 158 | 596 | 160 | .268 | 28 | 97 |
| LF | Tim Raines | 156 | 647 | 179 | .277 | 4 | 43 |
| CF | Andre Dawson | 148 | 608 | 183 | .301 | 23 | 83 |
| RF | Warren Cromartie | 144 | 497 | 126 | .254 | 14 | 62 |

#### 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 |
| Terry Francona | 46 | 131 | 42 | .321 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike Gates | 36 | 121 | 28 | .231 | 0 | 8 |
| Jerry White | 69 | 115 | 28 | .243 | 2 | 13 |
| Joel Youngblood | 40 | 90 | 18 | .200 | 0 | 8 |
| Frank Taveras | 48 | 87 | 14 | .161 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Mills | 54 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Norman | 53 | 66 | 14 | .212 | 2 | 7 |
| Wallace Johnson | 36 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Little | 29 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Blackwell | 23 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
| Roy Johnson | 17 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 2 |
| John Milner | 26 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 0 | 2 |
| Rodney Scott | 14 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Phelps | 10 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Phillips | 14 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Gulden | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowland Office | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stenhouse | 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 |
| Steve Rogers | 35 | 277.0 | 19 | 8 | 2.40 | 179 |
| Bill Gullickson | 34 | 236.2 | 12 | 14 | 3.57 | 155 |
| Scott Sanderson | 32 | 224.0 | 12 | 12 | 3.46 | 158 |
| Charlie Lea | 27 | 177.2 | 12 | 10 | 3.24 | 115 |
| David Palmer | 13 | 73.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.18 | 46 |

#### 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 |
| Ray Burris | 37 | 123.2 | 4 | 14 | 4.73 | 55 |
| Randy Lerch | 6 | 23.2 | 2 | 0 | 3.42 | 4 |

#### 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 |
| Jeff Reardon | 75 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 2.06 | 86 |
| Woodie Fryman | 60 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3.75 | 46 |
| Bryn Smith | 47 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.20 | 50 |
| Dan Schatzeder | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.50 | 15 |
| Bill Lee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.38 | 8 |
| Bob James | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 11 |
| Tom Gorman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 6 |
| Dave Tomlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |

## Award winners

* Gary Carter, Gold Glove Award, Catcher
* Andre Dawson, Gold Glove Award, Outfield
* Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 78
* Steve Rogers, Pitcher of the Month, April
1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Gary Carter, catcher
* Andre Dawson, outfield
* Tim Raines, outfield
* Al Oliver, first baseman
* Steve Rogers, pitcher

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Wichita Aeros | American Association | Felipe Alou |
| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | Rick Renick |
| A | San Jose Expos | California League | Tommy Thompson |
| A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | J. R. Miner |
| A-Short Season | Jamestown Expos | New York–Penn League | Moby Benedict |
| Rookie | Calgary Expos | Pioneer League | Bob Reece |