1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 93rd season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 25th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 21st season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers entered the season as the defending World Series champions. They would remain in contention until the final day of the regular season, when their archrivals, the San Francisco Giants, would knock them out of the National League West race, in a season that saw the Atlanta Braves reach the playoffs instead. The Dodgers finished second in the National League West at 88–74, becoming the fifth team since 1969 to miss the playoffs one year after winning the World Series. This was the final season for longtime Dodger cornerstones Steve Garvey and Ron Cey, who would move on to new teams next season. The Dodgers did welcome new second baseman Steve Sax, who won the Rookie of the Year Award.
| 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Record | 88–74 (.543) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Peter O'Malley |
| General managers | Al Campanis |
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda |
| Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTV Geoff Witcher, Al Downing |
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas |
Offseason
- December 9, 1981: Acquired Jorge Orta, Larry White and Jack Fimple from the Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe and Jack Perconte.
- December 11, 1981: Mark Belanger was signed as a free agent.[1]
- January 6, 1982: Acquired Paul Voigt (minors) and Scotti Madison from the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell.
- February 8, 1982: Acquired Lance Hudson (minors) from the Oakland Athletics for Davey Lopes.
- March 30, 1982: Acquired Bert Geiger and Cecil Espy from the Chicago White Sox for Rudy Law.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
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 | — | |||||
Opening day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 28, 1982: Acquired Jose Morales from the Baltimore Orioles for Leo Hernández
- October 15, 1982: Sold Ted Power to the Cincinnati Reds
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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 |
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| C | Mike Scioscia | 129 | 365 | 80 | .219 | 5 | 38 |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | 162 | 625 | 176 | .282 | 16 | 86 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 150 | 638 | 180 | .282 | 4 | 47 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 153 | 497 | 136 | .274 | 3 | 46 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 150 | 556 | 141 | .254 | 24 | 79 |
| LF | Dusty Baker | 147 | 570 | 171 | .300 | 23 | 88 |
| CF | Ken Landreaux | 129 | 461 | 131 | .284 | 7 | 50 |
| RF | Pedro Guerrero | 150 | 575 | 175 | .304 | 32 | 100 |
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 |
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| Rick Monday | 104 | 210 | 54 | .257 | 11 | 42 |
| Steve Yeager | 82 | 196 | 48 | .245 | 2 | 18 |
| Ron Roenicke | 109 | 143 | 37 | .259 | 1 | 12 |
| Jorge Orta | 86 | 115 | 25 | .217 | 2 | 8 |
| Derrel Thomas | 66 | 98 | 26 | .265 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Marshall | 49 | 95 | 23 | .242 | 5 | 9 |
| Mark Belanger | 54 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 0 | 4 |
| José Morales | 35 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 1 | 8 |
| Greg Brock | 18 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Johnstone | 21 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 2 |
| Candy Maldonado | 6 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Crow | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Taveras | 11 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Bradley | 8 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Sax | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Mota | 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 |
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| Fernando Valenzuela | 37 | 285.0 | 19 | 13 | 2.87 | 199 |
| Jerry Reuss | 39 | 254.2 | 18 | 11 | 3.11 | 138 |
| Bob Welch | 36 | 235.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.36 | 176 |
| Burt Hooton | 21 | 120.2 | 4 | 7 | 4.03 | 51 |
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 |
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| Dave Stewart | 45 | 146.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.81 | 80 |
| Vicente Romo | 15 | 35.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.03 | 24 |
| Ted Power | 12 | 33.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.68 | 15 |
| Ricky Wright | 14 | 32.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.03 | 24 |
| Dave Goltz | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 3 |
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 |
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| Steve Howe | 66 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2.08 | 49 |
| Terry Forster | 56 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3.04 | 52 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 55 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.71 | 60 |
| Alejandro Peña | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.79 | 20 |
| Joe Beckwith | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 33 |
| Steve Shirley | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 8 |
Awards and honors
- 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Howe reserve
- Dusty Baker reserve
- Steve Sax reserve
- Fernando Valenzuela reserve
- National League Rookie of the Year
- Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
- Silver Slugger Award
- TSN National League All-Star
- NL Pitcher of the Month
- Steve Howe (June 1982)
- NL Player of the Week
- Jerry Reuss (June 14–20)
- Pedro Guerrero (Aug. 23–29)
- Dusty Baker (Sep. 6–12)
Farm system
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball draft
The Dodgers drafted 32 players in the June draft and 12 in the January draft. Of those, only four players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The first selection in the June draft was first baseman Franklin Stubbs of Virginia Tech. He would spend 10 seasons in the Majors, including 6 with the Dodgers but only hit .232 during that span.
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January draft
January secondary phase
June draft
June secondary phase
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