1982 Major League Baseball season
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{MLBseason|year=1982}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1982 MLB season
| league = Major League Baseball
| sport = Baseball
| duration = April 5 – October 20, 1982
| no_of_games = 162
| no_of_teams = 26
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 1982 Major League Baseball draft
| top_pick = Shawon Dunston
| top_pick_link = List of first overall MLB draft picks
| picked_by = Chicago Cubs
| season = Regular season
| season_champs =
| MVP = AL: Robin Yount (MIL)
NL: Dale Murphy (ATL)
| MVP_link = Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| playoffs = Postseason
| playoffs_link = 1982 Major League Baseball postseason
| conf1 = AL
| conf1_link = 1982 American League Championship Series
| conf1_champ = Milwaukee Brewers
| conf1_runner-up = California Angels
| conf2 = NL
| conf2_link = 1982 National League Championship Series
| conf2_champ = St. Louis Cardinals
| conf2_runner-up = Atlanta Braves
| finals = World Series
| finals_link = 1982 World Series
| finals_champ = St. Louis Cardinals
| finals_runner-up = Milwaukee Brewers
| World_Series_MVP = Darrell Porter (STL)
| World_Series_MVP_link = World Series Most Valuable Player Award
| seasonslist = List of Major League Baseball seasons
| seasonslistnames = MLB
| prevseason_link = 1981 Major League Baseball season
| prevseason_year = 1981
| nextseason_link = 1983 Major League Baseball season
| nextseason_year = 1983
}}
{{MLB Team Maps (1982–1988)}}
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
{{further|1982 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting}}
=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=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| 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 | ||
| September |
=Pitcher of the Month=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April
| Geoff Zahn || Steve Rogers | ||
| May
| LaMarr Hoyt || Dick Ruthven | ||
| June
| Jim Beattie || Steve Howe | ||
| July | ||
| August
| Jim Palmer || Nolan Ryan | ||
| September |
Statistical leaders
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Statistic
! colspan=2 | American League ! colspan=2 | 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 Henderson1 OAK | 130 | Tim Raines MTL | 78 |
1 Modern (1901–present) single-season stolen bases record
Standings
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=American League=
{{1982 AL East standings|highlight=Milwaukee Brewers}}{{1982 AL West standings|highlight=California Angels}}
{{Flexbox wrap|break}}
=National League=
{{1982 NL East standings|highlight=St. Louis Cardinals}}{{1982 NL West standings|highlight=Atlanta Braves}}
{{Flexbox wrap|end}}
Postseason
{{Main article|1982 MLB Postseason}}
=Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)
| RD2=World Series
| RD1-seed1=East | RD1-team1=Milwaukee
| RD1-seed2=West | RD1-team2=California
| RD1-score1=3 | RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=East | RD1-team3=St. Louis
| RD1-seed4=West | RD1-team4=Atlanta
| RD1-score3=3 | RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=AL | RD2-team1=Milwaukee
| RD2-seed2=NL | RD2-team2=St. Louis
| RD2-score1=3 | RD2-score2=4
}}
Home field attendance
Television coverage
| class="wikitable"
! Network | Day of week | Announcers |
| ABC
| Monday nights | Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Don Drysdale, Al Michaels, Bob Uecker, Jim Palmer, Tommy Lasorda | ||
| NBC
| Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Dick Enberg, Bob Costas, Sal Bando | ||
| USA
| Thursday nights |
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.[http://www.retrosheet.org/nohit_chrono.htm No-Hitters in chronological Order] by Retro Sheet{{ref label|list|a|a}}
Notes
References
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External links
- [https://www.espn.com/mlb/history/season/_/year/1982 1982 Major League Baseball season at ESPN]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1982-schedule.shtml 1982 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference]
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