The 1982 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's sixth season of Major League Baseball. Although the Blue Jays once again finished last in the seven team American League East (due to losing a tie-breaker to Cleveland) their record of 78 wins and 84 losses was by far the best in team history to date. Toronto finished 17 games behind the American League Champion Milwaukee Brewers. Bobby Cox became the third field manager in team history.

Dave Stieb established himself as one of the top pitchers in the American League, as he led the AL with 19 complete games and 5 shutouts.

Offseason Transactions Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1982 season. October 1981 Signed amateur free agent José Mesa.

November 1981 Buck Martinez granted free agency. Acquired Aurelio Rodríguez from the New York Yankees for a player to be named later (Mike Lebo on December 9, 1981).

December 1981 Re-signed free agent Buck Martinez. Drafted Jim Gott from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1981 MLB Rule 5 draft. Drafted Tony Johnson from the Montreal Expos in the 1981 MLB Rule 5 draft. Domingo Ramos drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1981 MLB Rule 5 draft. Drafted Gibson Alba from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1981 Minor League draft. Signed amateur free agent Alexis Infante. Traded Paul Mirabella to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later (Dave Geisel on March 25, 1982). Acquired Hosken Powell from the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later (Greg Wells on January 18, 1982).

January 1982 Released Steve Baker.

March 1982 Signed free agent Glenn Adams from the Minnesota Twins to a contract. Acquired Rance Mulliniks from the Kansas City Royals for Phil Huffman. Released Juan Berenguer. Released Ted Cox. Released Nino Espinosa.

April 1982 Acquired Wayne Nordhagen from the Chicago White Sox for Aurelio Rodríguez.

Regular season One of the key events of the season was that the Toronto Blue Jays sold its first beer. Exhibition Stadium was the only stadium in the major leagues that did not sell beer. The Ontario Legislature reached a decision on July 7, 1982. Dr. Robert Elgie, the minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations announced that beer would be sold on a trial basis at Exhibition Stadium.

The decision also applied to Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium and Ottawa's Lansdowne Park,Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.184, Penguin Books, which along with Exhibition Stadium were previously the only Canadian Football League stadiums to not offer beer, but not to Maple Leaf Gardens, which would not be permitted to sell beer until the middle of the 1992-93 NHL season. On July 30, 1982, Paul Godfrey sold the first ceremonial beer at Exhibition Stadium to William Turner, a fan from London, Ontario.

Opening Day lineup Jesse Barfield Mark Bomback Dámaso García Alfredo Griffin John Mayberry Lloyd Moseby Rance Mulliniks Willie Upshaw Ernie Whitt Al Woods

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1982 regular season. April 1982 Released Dave Tomlin.

May 1982 Acquired Tom Dodd, Dave Revering and Jeff Reynolds from the New York Yankees for John Mayberry.

June 1982 Acquired Dick Davis from the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Nordhagen. Traded Dick Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later (Wayne Nordhagen on June 25, 1982).

July 1982 Purchased Leon Roberts from the Texas Rangers.

August 1982 Dave Revering granted free agency. Sold the player rights of Pedro Hernández to the New York Yankees. Released Ken Schrom.

September 1982 Released Otto Velez.

Roster 1982 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other battersManager

Coaches (hitting/first base) (bullpen) (pitching) (third base)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || April 6 || @ Tigers || colspan=6|Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for April 7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || April 7 || @ Tigers || colspan=6|Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for April 15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || April 8 || @ Tigers || colspan=6|Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for August 5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 9 || Brewers || 4–15 || Vuckovich (1–0) || Bomback (0–1) || || 30,216 || 0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 10 || Brewers || 3–2 (10) || Jackson (1–0) || Fingers (0–1) || || 11,141 || 1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 11 || Brewers || 5–14 || McClure (1–0) || Clancy (0–1) || || 10,128 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 12 || Tigers || 9–5 || Leal (1–0) || Wilcox (0–1) || || 11,180 || 2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 13 || Tigers || 2–4 || Morris (1–1) || Murray (0–1) || || 10,087 || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 14 || Tigers || 5–4 || Jackson (2–0) || Saucier (0–1) || || 10,114 || 3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 15 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Saucier (1–1) || Stieb (0–1) || Sosa (1) || 51,038 || 3–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || Leal (2–0) || Eckersley (1–1) || Jackson (1) || 7,542 || 4–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 4–5 || Tudor (2–0) || Bomback (0–2) || Clear (1) || 18,617 || 4–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Aponte (1–0) || Jackson (2–1) || || 18,017 || 4–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 19 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Murray (1–1) || Clear (0–1) || || 27,265 || 5–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || April 20 || @ Brewers || colspan=6|Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for August 12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 21 || @ Brewers || 1–3 || Lerch (1–0) || Leal (2–1) || Fingers (1) || 5,298 || 5–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 22 || @ Brewers || 0–7 || Caldwell (1–1) || Bomback (0–3) || || 6,199 || 5–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 23 || Red Sox || 4–5 || Tudor (3–0) || Clancy (0–2) || Clear (3) || 10,428 || 5–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 24 || Red Sox || 7–8 || Torrez (1–1) || Stieb (0–2) || Aponte (2) || 13,135 || 5–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 25 || Red Sox || 4–5 (12) || Clear (1–1) || McLaughlin (0–1) || || 21,043 || 5–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 27 || Rangers || 8–4 || Murray (2–1) || Medich (1–2) || || 10,101 || 6–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 28 || Rangers || 6–4 || Clancy (1–2) || Tanana (1–3) || McLaughlin (1) || 10,109 || 7–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 29 || @ Royals || 7–0 || Stieb (1–2) || Splittorff (1–1) || || 15,707 || 8–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 30 || @ Royals || 7–8 || Jackson (2–0) || Jackson (2–2) || Quisenberry (6) || 19,030 || 8–12

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || May 1 || @ Royals || 7–8 || Jackson (3–0) || Bomback (0–4) || Quisenberry (7) || 23,561 || 8–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || May 2 || @ Royals || 7–5 || Clancy (2–2) || Leonard (2–2) || Jackson (2) || 27,044 || 9–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 4 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Burns (3–1) || Stieb (1–3) || Barojas (7) || 9,543 || 9–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 5 || @ White Sox || 1–4 || Trout (2–2) || Leal (2–2) || Lamp (1) || 20,673 || 9–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 25 || May 7 || Royals || 6–4 || McLaughlin (1–1) || Leonard (2–3) || || 11,523 || 10–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 8 || Royals || 2–1 || Bomback (1–4) || Frost (3–2) || Jackson (3) || 15,102 || 11–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 9 || Royals || 2–0 || Stieb (2–3) || Splittorff (2–2) || || 17,044 || 12–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 10 || White Sox || 3–6 || Burns (4–1) || McLaughlin (1–2) || Hickey (1) || 11,520 || 12–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 11 || White Sox || 9–4 || Clancy (3–2) || Trout (2–3) || || 10,700 || 13–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 12 || White Sox || 2–9 || Lamp (3–0) || Bomback (1–5) || || 11,473 || 13–17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 13 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Darwin (3–1) || Stieb (2–4) || || 6,819 || 13–18 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 14 || @ Rangers || 3–4 (11)|| Mirabella (1–0) || Jackson (2–3) || || 10,972 || 13–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 5–2 || Clancy (4–2) || Tanana (1–5) || || 14,405 || 14–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 1–2 (10)|| Darwin (4–1) || Jackson (2–4) || || 29,303 || 14–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 18 || @ Indians || 5–6 || Spillner (1–3) || Murray (2–2) || || 5,865 || 14–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 19 || @ Indians || 8–5 || Garvin (1–0) || Barker (4–2) || McLaughlin (2) || 5,724 || 15–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 20 || @ Indians || 2–0 || Clancy (5–2) || Sorensen (3–3) || || 6,226 || 16–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 21 || Orioles || 0–3 || Flanagan (2–4) || Gott (0–1) || Martinez (3) || 12,387 || 16–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 22 || Orioles || 0–6 || Martínez (4–3) || Stieb (2–5) || || 17,457 || 16–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 23 || Orioles || 7–1 || Leal (3–2) || Stewart (4–3) || || 14,229 || 17–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 24 || Orioles || 5–7 || McGregor (6–3) || Clancy (5–3) || Stoddard (3) || 12,088 || 17–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 25 || @ Yankees || 0–8 || John (4–4) || Gott (0–2) || || 20,127 || 17–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 26 || @ Yankees || 7–0 || Stieb (3–5) || May (1–3) || || 15,090 || 18–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || May 28 || @ Orioles || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 29 || @ Orioles || 1–3 || Flanagan (3–4) || Leal (3–3) || || || 18–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 29 || @ Orioles || 11–10 || McLaughlin (2–2) || Stoddard (0–2) || || 21,241 || 19–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 30 || @ Orioles || 6–0 || Gott (1–2) || Palmer (2–3) || Jackson (4) || 21,632 || 20–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 31 || Yankees || 5–4 || Stieb (4–5) || Erickson (4–5) || || 20,136 || 21–26

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 1 || Yankees || 5–2 || Murray (3–2) || Rawley (3–2) || || 17,460 || 22–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 49 || June 2 || Yankees || 6–12 (13)|| Rawley (4–2) || McLaughlin (2–3) || || 20,161 || 22–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 3 || Yankees || 3–1 || Leal (4–3) || John (4–5) || || 20,147 || 23–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 51 || June 4 || Indians || 3–6 || Barker (7–2) || Murray (3–3) || Spillner (6) || 12,371 || 23–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || June 5 || Indians || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 6 || Indians || 5–1 || Stieb (5–5) || Sorensen (5–4) || || || 24–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"