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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.
| 1982 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 5 – October 20, 1982 |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, NBC, USA |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Shawon Dunston |
| Picked by | Chicago Cubs |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Robin Yount (MIL) NL: Dale Murphy (ATL) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Milwaukee Brewers |
| AL runners-up | California Angels |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | Atlanta Braves |
| World Series | |
| Champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Runners-up | Milwaukee Brewers |
| World Series MVP | Darrell Porter (STL) |
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 |
| Statistic | American 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 OAK | 130 | Tim Raines MTL | 78 |
American League
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
Bracket
| League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||
| East | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||
| West | California | 2 | |||||||
| AL | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||
| NL | St. Louis | 4 | |||||||
| East | St. Louis | 3 | |||||||
| West | Atlanta | 0 | |||||||
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers[1] | 88 | 39.7% | 3,608,881 | 51.6% | 44,554 |
| California Angels[2] | 93 | 82.4% | 2,807,360 | 94.7% | 34,659 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[3] | 89 | 50.8% | 2,376,394 | 45.0% | 29,338 |
| Montreal Expos[4] | 86 | 43.3% | 2,318,292 | 51.1% | 28,621 |
| Kansas City Royals[5] | 90 | 80.0% | 2,284,464 | 78.6% | 28,203 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[6] | 92 | 55.9% | 2,111,906 | 109.0% | 26,073 |
| New York Yankees[7] | 79 | 33.9% | 2,041,219 | 26.4% | 25,200 |
| Milwaukee Brewers[8] | 95 | 53.2% | 1,978,896 | 126.3% | 24,133 |
| Boston Red Sox[9] | 89 | 50.8% | 1,950,124 | 83.9% | 24,076 |
| Atlanta Braves[10] | 89 | 78.0% | 1,801,985 | 236.6% | 22,247 |
| Oakland Athletics[11] | 68 | 6.3% | 1,735,489 | 33.1% | 21,426 |
| Detroit Tigers[12] | 83 | 38.3% | 1,636,058 | 42.4% | 20,198 |
| Baltimore Orioles[13] | 94 | 59.3% | 1,613,031 | 57.5% | 19,671 |
| San Diego Padres[14] | 81 | 97.6% | 1,607,516 | 209.6% | 19,846 |
| Chicago White Sox[15] | 87 | 61.1% | 1,567,787 | 65.6% | 19,597 |
| Houston Astros[16] | 77 | 26.2% | 1,558,555 | 18.0% | 19,241 |
| Cincinnati Reds[17] | 61 | -7.6% | 1,326,528 | 21.3% | 16,377 |
| New York Mets[18] | 65 | 58.5% | 1,323,036 | 87.9% | 16,334 |
| Toronto Blue Jays[19] | 78 | 110.8% | 1,275,978 | 69.0% | 15,753 |
| Chicago Cubs[20] | 73 | 92.1% | 1,249,278 | 120.9% | 15,423 |
| San Francisco Giants[21] | 87 | 55.4% | 1,200,948 | 89.9% | 14,827 |
| Texas Rangers[22] | 64 | 12.3% | 1,154,432 | 35.8% | 14,252 |
| Seattle Mariners[23] | 76 | 72.7% | 1,070,404 | 68.2% | 13,215 |
| Cleveland Indians[24] | 78 | 50.0% | 1,044,021 | 57.9% | 12,889 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[25] | 84 | 82.6% | 1,024,106 | 89.0% | 12,643 |
| Minnesota Twins[26] | 60 | 46.3% | 921,186 | 96.4% | 11,373 |
| 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 |
- 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.[27][a]
a Major League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no-hitter pitched are 1909, 1913, 1921, 1927–1928, 1932–1933, 1936, 1939, 1942–1943, 1949, 1959, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2000 and 2005.
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