1982 Pittsburgh Pirates season
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Record | 84–78 (.519) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder) Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholder) | |
General managers | Harding "Pete" Peterson | |
Managers | Chuck Tanner | |
Television | KDKA-TV Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders ASN Bob Prince, Steve Blass, Dave Giusti | |
Radio | KDKA Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker | |
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The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 101st season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 96th in the National League. This was their 13th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 84–78, eight games behind the eventual NL and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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 | — |
Game log
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April: 8–10 (Home: 2–5; Away: 6–5)
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May: 10–17 (Home: 5–8; Away: 5–9)
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June: 17–9 (Home: 8–6; Away: 9–3)
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July: 18–10 (Home: 9–5; Away: 9–5)
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August: 17–16 (Home: 10–9; Away: 7–7)
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September: 13–14 (Home: 7–4; Away: 6–10)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Opening Day Lineup
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
18 | Omar Moreno | CF |
24 | Mike Easler | LF |
39 | Dave Parker | RF |
30 | Jason Thompson | 1B |
5 | Bill Madlock | 3B |
6 | Tony Peña | C |
3 | Johnny Ray | 2B |
4 | Dale Berra | SS |
29 | Rick Rhoden | SP |
Player stats
- Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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- Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned runs average; SO = Strikeouts
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Awards and honors
1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Tony Peña, C, reserve
- Jason Thompson, 1B, reserve[4]
Transactions
- October 5, 1981 – Released Luis Tiant.
- October 23, 1981 – Purchased Manny Sarmiento from the Boston Red Sox.
- October 26, 1981 – Released Kurt Bevacqua.
- November 6, 1981 – Signed Rubén Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.
- December 11, 1981 – Signed Dorn Taylor as an amateur free agent.
- December 11, 1981 – Traded Tim Foli to the California Angels. Received Brian Harper.
- December 11, 1981 – Traded Doe Boyland to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tom Griffin.
- December 17, 1981 – Sold Craig Cacek to the California Angels.
- January 12, 1982 – Drafted Benny Distefano in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary).
- February 2, 1982 – The Chicago White Sox chose Joel Skinner as a free agent compensation pick.
- March 10, 1982 – Sold Mark Lee to the Detroit Tigers.
- March 21, 1982 – Traded Ernie Camacho and Vance Law to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge.
- March 29, 1982 – Sold Matt Alexander to Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).
- April 1, 1982 – Traded Victor Cruz to the Texas Rangers. Received Nelson Norman.
- April 2, 1982 – Released Gary Alexander.
- April 3, 1982 – Selected Paul Moskau off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- April 4, 1982 – Released Ramon Pena.
- April 8, 1982 – Released Stew Cliburn.
- April 9, 1982 – Purchased Reggie Walton from the Seattle Mariners.
- May 15, 1982 – Released Tom Griffin.
- May 16, 1982 – Signed Ken Reitz as a free agent.
- June 5, 1982 – Released Ken Reitz.
- June 7, 1982 – Drafted Sam Khalifa in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
- June 7, 1982 – Drafted Bip Roberts in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 11, 1982.
- June 7, 1982 – Drafted Joe Magrane in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 7, 1982 – Drafted Scott Bailes in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed July 1, 1982.
- June 7, 1982 – Drafted Ray Hayward in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 7, 1982 – Drafted Shawn Holman in the 14th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1982.
- June 10, 1982 – Signed Dave Johnson as an amateur free agent.
- June 14, 1982 – Traded Eddie Solomon to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jim Morrison.
- June 15, 1982 – Traded Bill Robinson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Wayne Nordhagen.
- June 22, 1982 – Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Dick Davis. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Wayne Nordhagen (June 25, 1982) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
- June 30, 1982 – Traded a player to be named later and Pascual Perez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Larry McWilliams. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) (September 8, 1982) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
- July 1, 1982 – Released Willie Montañez.
- July 29, 1982 – Signed John Milner as a free agent.
- August 16, 1982 – Purchased Richie Hebner from the Detroit Tigers.
- September 8, 1982 – Signed Grant Jackson as a free agent.
- October 4, 1982 – Released Grant Jackson.
- October 4, 1982 – Released Paul Moskau.
- October 20, 1982 – Bob Long granted free agency.
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Alexandria
Notes
- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- ^ 1982 All-Star Game
References
- 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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