# 1982 Cleveland Indians season

The Cleveland Indians' 1982 season was the 82nd for the franchise. The team finished with a 78–84 record (.481), placing them in sixth place (tied with Toronto) in the American League East, 17 games behind the eventual AL champion Milwaukee Brewers.

## Offseason

* November 14, 1981: Duane Kuiper was traded by the Indians to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Whitson.
* November 20, 1981: Bo Diaz was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a three-team trade. The Phillies sent a player to be named later to the Indians. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Lary Sorensen and Silvio Martinez to the Indians. The Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to the Cardinals.
* December 9, 1981: the Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff (minors) to complete the November 20, 1981 trade.
* January 15, 1982: Rick Waits was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* February 13, 1982: Mike Stanton was released by the Indians.
* February 16, 1982: Sid Monge was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bake McBride.
* March 26, 1982: Dave Rosello was released by the Indians.

## Regular season
### Season standings

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 |

### 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* September 12, 1982: John Denny was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jerry Reed, Wil Culmer, and Roy Smith.

### Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 27 | Miguel Diloné | LF |
| 11 | Toby Harrah | 3B |
| 21 | Mike Hargrove | 1B |
| 29 | Andre Thornton | DH |
| 26 | Bake McBride | RF |
| 9 | Ron Hassey | C |
| 20 | Rick Manning | CF |
| 16 | Jack Perconte | 2B |
| 10 | Jerry Dybzinski | SS |
| 36 | Rick Waits | P |

### 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; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Chris Bando | 66 | 184 | 13 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .212 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | 101 | 348 | 40 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 41 | .267 | 18 |
| Carmelo Castillo | 47 | 120 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .208 | 0 |
| Joe Charbonneau | 22 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .214 | 0 |
| Rod Craig | 49 | 65 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | 3 |
| Miguel Dilone | 104 | 379 | 50 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | .235 | 33 |
| Jerry Dybzinski | 80 | 212 | 19 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .231 | 3 |
| Mike Fischlin | 112 | 276 | 34 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .268 | 9 |
| Mike Hargrove | 160 | 591 | 67 | 160 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 65 | .271 | 2 |
| Toby Harrah | 162 | 602 | 100 | 183 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 78 | .304 | 17 |
| Ron Hassey | 113 | 323 | 33 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 34 | .251 | 3 |
| Von Hayes | 150 | 527 | 65 | 132 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 82 | .250 | 32 |
| Rick Manning | 152 | 562 | 71 | 152 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 44 | .270 | 12 |
| Bake McBride | 27 | 85 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .365 | 2 |
| Larry Milbourne | 82 | 291 | 29 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 25 | .275 | 2 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 39 | 94 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .223 | 0 |
| Karl Pagel | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | 0 |
| Jack Perconte | 93 | 219 | 27 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | .237 | 9 |
| Kevin Rhomberg | 16 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | 161 | 589 | 90 | 161 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 116 | .273 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5559 | 683 | 1458 | 225 | 32 | 109 | 639 | .262 | 151 |

### 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; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Bud Anderson | 3 | 4 | 3.35 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 80.2 | 84 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 44 |
| Len Barker | 15 | 11 | 3.90 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 244.2 | 211 | 117 | 106 | 88 | 187 |
| Bert Blyleven | 2 | 2 | 4.87 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20.1 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
| John Bohnet | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11.2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Tom Brennan | 4 | 2 | 4.27 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 92.2 | 112 | 51 | 44 | 10 | 46 |
| John Denny | 6 | 11 | 5.01 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 138.1 | 126 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 94 |
| Ed Glynn | 5 | 2 | 4.17 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 49.2 | 43 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 54 |
| Neal Heaton | 0 | 2 | 5.23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Dennis Lewallyn | 0 | 1 | 6.97 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerry Reed | 1 | 1 | 3.45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15.2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Lary Sorensen | 10 | 15 | 5.61 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 189.1 | 251 | 130 | 118 | 55 | 62 |
| Dan Spillner | 12 | 10 | 2.49 | 65 | 0 | 21 | 133.2 | 117 | 44 | 37 | 45 | 90 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 14 | 8 | 2.96 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 216.0 | 174 | 81 | 71 | 98 | 142 |
| Rick Waits | 2 | 13 | 5.40 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 115.0 | 128 | 74 | 69 | 57 | 44 |
| Ed Whitson | 4 | 2 | 3.26 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 107.2 | 91 | 43 | 39 | 58 | 61 |
| Sandy Wihtol | 0 | 0 | 4.63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Team Totals | 78 | 84 | 4.11 | 162 | 162 | 30 | 1468.1 | 1433 | 748 | 670 | 589 | 882 |

## Awards and honors

* Andre Thornton, Hutch Award
All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Charleston Charlies | International League | Doc Edwards |
| AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | Al Gallagher |
| A | Waterloo Indians | Midwest League | Gomer Hodge |
| A-Short Season | Batavia Trojans | New York–Penn League | Dave Oliver |