1982 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 13th season for the franchise. The team finished with the best record in MLB (95–67) and won their first and only American League pennant.

As a team, the Brewers led Major League Baseball in a number of offensive categories, including at bats (5733), runs scored (891), home runs (216), runs batted in (843), slugging percentage (.455), on-base plus slugging (.789), total bases (2606) and extra-base hits (534). This earned them the nickname "Harvey's Wallbangers", after their manager Harvey Kuenn.

This would be the last time that the Brewers qualified for the postseason as a member of the American League. The franchise would move to the National League in 1998, and would not qualify for the playoffs again until 2008, 10 years after they became an NL member.

Offseason October 23, 1981: Rickey Keeton was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Pete Ladd.Pete Ladd at Baseball Reference January 12, 1982: Tom Pagnozzi was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 24th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. February 26, 1982: John Flinn was released by the Brewers.John Flinn at Baseball Reference

Regular season August 27, 1982: Against the Brewers, Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock's record for most stolen bases in one season. Doc Medich was on the mound when Henderson broke the record.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 52, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, September 24, 1982: Robin Yount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Paul Molitor's 136 runs not only led the American League, but they were the most scored in the league since 1949. Robin Yount became the first shortstop in American League history to lead the league in slugging percentage. He would go on to lead the league in hits, doubles, and total bases as he was voted the American League Most Valuable Player.

Season standings The Brewers traveled to Baltimore needing to just win one game out of a four-game finale against the Orioles. The Brewers dropped the first three. They then won the last regular season game of the year in what was essentially a one-game playoff against the Orioles.October 3, 1982: Brewers hold off Orioles' charge in season finale, SABR (Society for American Baseball Research), Lee Kluck.

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 14, 1982: Rob Picciolo was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Warren and John Evans (minors). June 7, 1982: Dale Sveum was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1982.Dale Sveum at Baseball Reference August 30, 1982: The Brewers traded players to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Don Sutton. The Brewers completed the trade by sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros on September 3.Don Sutton at Baseball Reference

Roster 1982 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager (6/2 – ) (4/9 – 6/1) Coaches (Pitching) (Bullpen) (First Base) (Hitting 4/9 – 6/2) (Pitching) (Third Base)

Game log Regular season

|-style=background:#bbb |–|| April 6 || || Indians || colspan="7" | Postponed (Cold) (Makeup date: September 2) |-style=background:#bbb |–|| April 8 || || Indians || colspan="7" | Postponed (Snow) (Makeup date: September 2) |-style="background:#bfb;" |1|| April 9 || 2:40 p.m || @ Blue Jays || 15–4 || Vuckovich (1-0) || Bomback (0-1) || – || 30,216 || 1-0 || W1 |-style=background:#fcc |2|| April 10 || 12:37 p.m || @ Blue Jays || 2–3 || Jackson (1-0) || Fingers (0-1) || – || 11,141 || 1-1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |3|| April 11 || 12:38 p.m || @ Blue Jays || 14–5 || McClure (1-0) || Clancy (0-1) || – || 10,128 || 2-1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |4|| April 13 || 1:05 p.m || @ Indians || 9–8 || Fingers (1-1) || Lewallyn (0-1) || – || 6,258 || 3-1 || W2 |-style=background:#fcc |5|| April 14 || 1:07 p.m || @ Indians || 2–6 || Denny (1-0) || Vuckovich (1-1) || – || 7,017 || 3-2 || L1 |-style=background:#fcc |6|| April 15 || 4:05 p.m || @ Indians || 1–8 || Blyleven (1-0) || Caldwell (0-1) || – || 7,017 || 3-3 || L2 |-style=background:#fcc |7|| April 16 || || Rangers || 1–4 || Darwin (1-0) || Fingers (1-2) || – || 49,887 || 3-4 || L3 |-style=background:#fcc |8|| April 17 || || Rangers || 3–5 || Tanana (1-1) || McClure (1-1) || Comer (1) || 10,107 || 3-5 || L4 |-style=background:#fcc |9|| April 18 || || Rangers || 6–9 || Darwin (2-0) || Vuckovich (1-2) || – || 25,264 || 3-6 || L5 |-style=background:#bbb |–|| April 20 || || Rangers || colspan="7" | Postponed (Cold) (Makeup date: August 12) |-style="background:#bfb;" |10|| April 21 || || Blue Jays || 3–1 || Lerch (1-0) || Leal (2-1) || Fingers (1) || 5,298 || 4-6 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |11|| April 22 || || Blue Jays || 7–0 || Caldwell (1-1) || Bomback (0-3) || – || 6,199 || 5-6 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" |12|| April 23 || || @ Rangers || 2–1 || Haas (1-0) || Honeycutt (2-0) || Fingers (2) || 13,818 || 6-6 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" |13|| April 24 || || @ Rangers || 4–1 || Vuckovich (2-2) || Schmidt (0-1) || - || 13,695 || 7-6 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" |14|| April 25 || || @ Rangers || 11–6 || Bernard (1-0) || Matlack (0-1) || Fingers (3) || 36,866 || 8-6 || W5 |-style=background:#fcc |15|| April 27 || || White Sox || 2–11 || Hoyt (4-0) || Lerch (1-1) || – || 9,500 || 8-7 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |16|| April 28 || || White Sox || 2–1 || Fingers (2-2) || Burns (2-1) || – || 9,406 || 9-7 || W1 |-style=background:#fcc |17|| April 30 || || @ Twins || 4–7 || Erickson (3-2) || Haas (1-1) || – || 23,547 || 9-8 || L1

|-style="background:#bfb;" |18|| May 1 || || @ Twins || 6–5 || Vuckovich (3-2) || Corbett (0-2) || Fingers (4) || 25,587 || 10-8 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |19|| May 2 || || @ Twins || 11–4 || Lerch (2-1) || Williams (2-1) ||Bernard (1) || 24,605|| 11-8 || W2 |-style=background:#fcc |20|| May 3 || || Royals || 2–3 || Splittorff (2-1) || Caldwell (1-2) || Quisenberry (8) || 8,313 || 11-9 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |21|| May 4 || || Royals || 9–5 || Slaton (1-0) || Jackson (3-1) || – || 7,646 || 12-9 || W1 |-style=background:#fcc |22|| May 5 || || Royals || 2–3 || Quisenberry (2-1) || Fingers (2-3) || – || 9,833 || 12-10 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |23|| May 6 || || Twins || 6–3 || Vuckovich (4-2) || Havens (1-1) || Fingers (5) || 6,303 || 13-10 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |24|| May 7 || || Twins || 4–1 || Lerch (3-1) || Williams (2-2) || Slaton (1) || 12,284 || 14-10 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" |25|| May 8 || || Twins || 12–1 || Caldwell (2-2) || Felton (0-4) || – || 18,081 || 15-10 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" |26|| May 9 || || Twins || 6–2 || Slaton (2-0) || Redfern (2-4) || Fingers (6) || 18,389 || 16-10 || W4 |-style=background:#fcc |27|| May 10 || || @ Royals || 2–3 || Blue (2-2) || Fingers (2-4) || – || 26,835 || 16-11 || L1 |-style=background:#fcc |28|| May 11 || || @ Royals || 3–17 || Gura (3-1) || Augustine (0-1) || – || 16,240 || 16-12 || L2 |-style=background:#fcc |29|| May 12 || || @ Royals || 7–9 || Leonard (3-3) || Lerch (3-2) || Quisenberry (9) || 17,788 || 16-13 || L3 |-style=background:#fcc |30|| May 13 || || @ White Sox || 2–13 || Hoyt (7-0) || Caldwell (2-3) || – || 23,043|| 16-14 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" |31|| May 14 || || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Slaton (3-0) || Dotson (2-4) || Fingers (7) || 35,038 || 17-14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |32|| May 15 || || @ White Sox || 8–3 || Bernard (2-0) || Burns (4-2) || Fingers (8) || 22,052 || 18-14 || W2 |-style=background:#fcc |33|| May 16 || || @ White Sox || 1–6 || Trout (3-3) || Lerch (3-3) || Barojas (9) || 21,339 || 18-15 || L1 |-style=background:#fcc |34|| May 18 || || Angels || 1–4 || Renko (4-1) || Caldwell (2-4) || – || 9,222 || 18-16 || L2 |-style=background:#fcc |35|| May 19 || || Angels || 2–7 || Kison (3-0) || Slaton (3-1) || – || 10,462 || 18-17 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" |36|| May 20 || || Angels || 4–1 || Haas (2-1) || Zahn (5-2) || – || 17,870 || 19-17 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |37|| May 21 || || Mariners || 4–1 || McClure (2-1) || Perry (3-4) || Fingers (9) || 11,545 || 20-17 || W2 |-style=background:#fcc |38|| May 22 || || Mariners || 1–7 || Nelson (2-6) || Lerch (3-4) || – || 25,630 || 20-18 || L1 |-style=background:#fcc |39|| May 23 || || Mariners || 5–6 || Caudill (5-2) || Fingers (2-5) || – || 17,387 || 20-19 || L2 |-style=background:#fcc |40|| May 25 || || Athletics || 5–10 || Keough (4-5) || Haas (2-2) || – || 11,917 || 20-20 || L3 |-style=background:#fcc |41|| May 26 || || Athletics || 2–7 || Underwood (2-3) || McClure (2-2) || – || 7,503 || 20-21 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" |42|| May 27 || || @ Angels || 4–3 || Vuckovich (5-2) || Forsch (4-4) || Fingers (10) || 24,267 || 21-21 || W1 |-style=background:#fcc |43|| May 28 || || @ Angels || 5–6 || Corbett (1-2) || Bernard (2-1) || – || 36,824 || 21-22 || L1 |-style=background:#fcc |44|| May 29 || || @ Angels || 4–5 || Sánchez (3-0) || Easterly (0-1) || – || 26,620 || 21-23 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" |45|| May 30 || || @ Angels || 7–3 || Slaton (4-1) || Kison (4-1) || Easterly (1) || 30,270 || 22-23 || W1 |-style=background:#fcc |46|| May 31 || || @ Mariners || 4–5 || Stanton (1-0) || Augustine (0-2) || – || 8,424 || 22-24 || L1

|-style="background:#bfb;" |47|| June 1 || || @ Mariners || 2–1 || Vuckovich (6-2) || Nelson (3-7) || Fingers (11) || 5,321 || 23-24 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |48|| June 2 || || @ Mariners || 5–2 || Caldwell (3-4) || Bannister (5-4) || – || 8,937 || 24-24 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" |49|| June 4 || || @ Athletics || 10–1 || Haas (3-2) || Keough (4-7) || Slaton (2) || 17,890 || 25-24 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" |50|| June 5 || || @ Athletics || 11–3 || McClure (3-2) || Beard (4-2) || – || 36,142 || 26-24 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" |51|| June 6 || || @ Athletics || 7–2 || Vuckovich (7-2) || Underwood (2-4) || – || 24,698 || 27-24 || W5 |-style=background:#fcc |52|| June 7 || || Orioles || 2–7 || Palmer (3-3) || Caldwell (3-5) || – || 15,017 || 27-25 || L1 |-style=background:#fcc |53|| June 8 || || Orioles || 2–4 || McGregor (7-4) || Lerch (3-5) || – || 13,517 || 27-26 || L2 |-style=background:#fcc |54|| June 9 || || Orioles || 3–8 || Flanagan (5-4) || Haas (3-3) || – || 13,662 || 27-27 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" |55|| June 10 || || Orioles || 9–7 || Fingers (3-5) || Martinez (1-4) || – || 22,013 || 28-27 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |56|| June 11 || || Tigers || 8–6 || Vuckovich (8-2) || López (1-1) || Fingers (12) || 22,165 || 29-27 || W2 |-style=background:#fcc |57|| June 12 || || Tigers || 3–7 || Wilcox (5-2) || Caldwell (3-6) || – || 22,165 || 29-28 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |58|| June 13 || || Tigers || 13–5 || Lerch (4-5) || Underwood (3-4) || Slaton (3) || 48,424 || 30-28 || W1 |-style=background:#fcc |59|| June 14 || || @ Orioles || 4–9 || McGregor (7-4) || Haas (3-4) || – || 19,234 || 30-29 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |60|| June 15 || || @ Orioles || 6–3 || McClure (4-2) || Flanagan (5-5) || Slaton (4) || 18,420 || 31-29 || W1 |-style="background: |61|| June 16 || || @ Orioles || 2–2 || || || || 13,213 || 31-29-1 || T1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |62|| June 17 || || @ Tigers || 3–2 || Caldwell (4-6) || Tobik (2-1) || Fingers (13) || 26,321 || 32-29-1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |63|| June 18 || || @ Tigers || 5–2 || Lerch (5-5) || Wilcox (5-3) || Fingers (14) || 37,181 || 33-29-1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" |64|| June 19 || || @ Tigers || 10–3 || Haas (4-4) || Morris (8-7) || – || 38,317 || 34-29-1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" |65|| June 20 || || @ Tigers || 7–5 || Augustine (1-2) || Ujdur (0-2) || Fingers (15) || 31,696 || 35-29-1 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;"