1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1982  Los Angeles Dodgers
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Dodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
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
  1981 Seasons 1983  

The 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers was the team's 25th season in Los Angeles and their 100th overall. 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.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 89730.54942–3947–34
Los Angeles Dodgers 88740.543143–3845–36
San Francisco Giants 87750.537245–3642–39
San Diego Padres 81810.500843–3838–43
Houston Astros 77850.4751243–3834–47
Cincinnati Reds 611010.3772833–4828–53

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta 8–414–410–87–115–79–36–64–811–78–107–5
Chicago 4–86–69–35–76–129–99–99–94–86–66–12
Cincinnati 4–146–67–117–114–87–55–74–86–126–125–7
Houston 8–103–911–77–114–88–47–59–39–95–136–6
Los Angeles 11–77–511–711–78–46–64–85–79–99–97–5
Montreal 7–512–68–48–44–811–78–107–117–54–810–8
New York 3–99–95–74–86–67–117–118–106–64–86–12
Philadelphia 6-69–97–55–78–410–811–79–97–510–27–11
Pittsburgh 8–49–98–43–97–511–710–89–96–66–67–11
San Diego 7–118–412–69–99–95–76–65–76–610–84–8
San Francisco 10–86–612–613–59–98–48–42–106–68–105–7
St. Louis 5–712–67–56–65–78–1012–611–711–78–47–5

Opening day lineup

Opening Day starters
NamePosition
Steve Sax Second baseman
Ken Landreaux Center fielder
Dusty Baker Left fielder
Steve Garvey First baseman
Ron Cey Third baseman
Pedro Guerrero Right fielder
Steve Yeager Catcher
Bill Russell Shortstop
Jerry Reuss Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster

1982 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Mike Scioscia 12936580.219538
1B Steve Garvey 162625176.2821686
2B Steve Sax 150638180.282447
SS Bill Russell 153497136.274346
3B Ron Cey 150556141.2542479
LF Dusty Baker 147570171.3002388
CF Ken Landreaux 129461131.284750
RF Pedro Guerrero 150575175.30432100

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Rick Monday 10421054.2571142
Steve Yeager 8219648.245218
Ron Roenicke 10914337.259112
Jorge Orta 8611525.21728
Derrel Thomas 669826.26502
Mike Marshall 499523.24259
Mark Belanger 545012.24004
José Morales 35309.30018
Greg Brock 18172.11801
Jay Johnstone 21131.07702
Candy Maldonado 640.00000
Don Crow 440.00000
Alex Taveras 1131.33302
Mark Bradley 831.33300
Dave Sax 220.00000
Manny Mota 110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Fernando Valenzuela 37285.019132.87199
Jerry Reuss 39254.218113.11138
Bob Welch 36235.216113.36176
Burt Hooton 21120.2474.0351

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dave Stewart 45146.1983.8180
Vicente Romo 1535.2123.0324
Ted Power 1233.2116.6815
Ricky Wright 1432.2213.0324
Dave Goltz 23.2014.913

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Steve Howe 6675132.0849
Terry Forster 565633.0452
Tom Niedenfuer 553492.7160
Alejandro Peña 290204.7920
Joe Beckwith 192112.7033
Steve Shirley 111104.268

Awards and honors

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Del Crandall
AA San Antonio Dodgers Texas League Don LeJohn
High A Lodi Dodgers California League Rick Ollar
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Terry Collins
Rookie Lethbridge Dodgers Pioneer League Gary LaRocque

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.

Notes

  1. "Mark Belanger Stats".
  2. 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
  3. 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
  4. 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  5. 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

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