The 1982 Boston Red Sox season was the 82nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, six games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who went on to win the AL championship.
Offseason February 25, 1982: Mark Fidrych was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Mark Fidrych at Baseball-Reference
Regular season +Record by monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 13 7 13 7 1st + May 17 10 30 17 1st + June 14 12 44 29 1st +2 July 14 14 58 43 2nd August 15 15 73 58 2nd September 13 15 86 73 3rd October 3 0 89 73 3rd 6
Highlights In his second year as Red Sox manager, Ralph Houk kept the Sox clubhouse on an even keel, and while Boston helped make the season interesting, it was the Milwaukee Brewers all the way finishing at 95–67, one game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles, and six up on third-place Boston.
Boston's best that year was a bullpen featuring Mark Clear, with 14 wins and 14 saves, and Bob Stanley, with 12 wins and 14 saves. John Tudor, who had been a disappointing 4–3 in 1981, was 13–10. Dennis Eckersley was 13–13 and Mike Torrez 9–9. Torrez would be traded in the offseason.
Carney Lansford hit .301 this year, only his second, and his last as a Red Sox. Jim Rice hit .309, with 24 homers and 97 RBIs, and Dwight Evans had another big year: .292, 32 homers and 98 RBIs. Carl Yastrzemski, heading toward the end of his career, hit .275, with 16 homers and 72 RBIs. A catcher named Rich Gedman from Worcester, Massachusetts, hit .249. A rookie also came up and surprised a lot of people: Wade Boggs had been the top hitter in the minors the previous year but had a hard time staying with Boston. He made his major league debut on April 10, 1982, in a game against the Baltimore Orioles, going 0 for 4.Wade Boggs Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com Once he got into the lineup on June 25, when Lansford was hurt, he stayed on and hit .349.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 7, 1982: In the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, the Red Sox drafted Sam Horn in the first round (16th pick) and Kevin Romine in the second round.Sam Horn at Baseball-ReferenceKevin Romine Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
Opening Day lineup Opening Day had been scheduled for April 5 at Comiskey Park again the Chicago White Sox, but it was postponed due to snow. Additional games were also postponed due to weather conditions. The team finally started their season on April 10, with a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium.
24 Dwight Evans RF18 Glenn Hoffman SS14 Jim Rice LF 8 Carl Yastrzemski 1B 4 Carney Lansford 3B 11 Dave Stapleton 2B 5 Tony Pérez DH39 Gary Allenson C51 Reid Nichols CF43 Dennis Eckersley P Source:
Alumni game Before a scheduled game with the Texas Rangers on May 1, the Red Sox held their first old-timers game at Fenway, marking 50-years of ownership by the Yawkey family. It was notable for the participation of 63-year-old Red Sox legend Ted Williams, who made a shoestring catch while playing the outfield. Other participants included Bobby Doerr, Boo Ferriss, Jackie Jensen, Bob Montgomery, Johnny Pesky, and Jimmy Piersall.
Roster 1982 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Designated hitters Manager
Coaches (First base) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Pitching) (Third base)
Player stats
Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGJerry Remy155636891782230471655.280.324Dwight Evans16260912217837732983112.292.534Jim Rice145573861772452497055.309.494Dave Stapleton150538661422811465231.264.398Carney Lansford128482651452841163946.301.444Glenn Hoffman1504695398232749030.209.311Carl Yastrzemski131459531262211672059.275.431Rick Miller13540950104132438540.254.325Wade Boggs10433851118141544135.349.441Rich Gedman922893072172426010.249.363Gary Allenson922642554110633038.205.314Reid Nichols922453574161733514.302.461Tony Pérez691961851142631019.260.444Ed Jurak122137000702.333.333Julio Valdez282035100110.250.300Marty Barrett81801000000.000.000Garry Hancock111430000001.000.000Roger LaFrancois81014100100.400.500Marc Sullivan2602000000.333.333Team totals162559675315362713113670542547.274.407 Source:
Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSODennis Eckersley13133.7333330224.12281019343127John Tudor13103.6332300195.2215907959146Mike Torrez995.2331310175.21961071027484Bob Stanley1273.1048014168.116160585083Chuck Rainey755.0227250129.014675726357Bruce Hurst375.7728190117.016187754053Mark Clear1493.0055014105.092393561109Tom Burgmeier702.294002102.19830262244Luis Aponte223.18400385.07831302544Bob Ojeda465.632214078.19553492952Brian Denman344.7899049.055322699Steve Crawford102.005009.0143202Oil Can Boyd015.403108.1115522Mike Brown100.003006.070014Team totals89734.03162162331453.01557713651478816 Source:
Statistical leaders
Category Player Statistic Youngest player Oil Can BoydRich Gedman 22 Oldest player Carl Yastrzemski 42 Wins Above Replacement Dwight Evans 6.4 Source:
Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Dwight Evans 162 PA Plate appearances Dwight Evans 727 AB At bats Jerry Remy 636 R Runs scored Dwight Evans 122H Hits Dwight Evans 178 Jerry Remy 2B Doubles Dwight Evans 37 3B Triples Dwight Evans 7 HR Home runs Dwight Evans 32 RBI Runs batted in Dwight Evans 98 SB Stolen bases Jerry Remy 16 CS Caught stealing Jerry Remy 9 BB Base on balls Dwight Evans 112 SO Strikeouts Dwight Evans 125 BA Batting average Jim Rice .309 OBP On-base percentage Dwight Evans .402 SLG Slugging percentage Dwight Evans .534 OPS On-base plus slugging Dwight Evans .936 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Dwight Evans 149 TB Total bases Dwight Evans 325 GIDP Grounded into double play Jim Rice 29 HBP Hit by pitch Jim Rice 7 SH Sacrifice hits Jerry Remy 18 SF Sacrifice flies Carney Lansford 8 IBB Intentional base on balls Jim Rice 6 Source:
Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Mark Clear 14 L Losses Dennis Eckersley 13 W-L % Winning percentage Bob Stanley .632 (12–7) ERA Earned run average Bob Stanley 3.10 G Games pitched Mark Clear 55 GS Games started Dennis Eckersley 33 GF Games finished Mark Clear 44 CG Complete games Dennis Eckersley 11SHO Shutouts Dennis Eckersley 3 Chuck RaineySV Saves Mark Clear 14 Bob Stanley IP Innings pitched Dennis Eckersley SO Strikeouts John Tudor 146 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Dennis Eckersley 1.208 Source:
Awards and honors Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award (OF)
All-Star Game Mark Clear, reserve P Dennis Eckersley, starting P Carl Yastrzemski, reserve OF
Farm system
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1982 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference 1982 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com