The 1982 California Angels season was the 22nd season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 17th in Anaheim, and their 17th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished first in the American League West for the second time in team history, with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. However, the Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers in the ALCS in 5 games. This was future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson’s first season with the Angels.

Offseason December 6, 1981: Bob Boone was purchased by the Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies.Bob Boone at Baseball Reference December 7, 1981: José Moreno was selected by the Angels from the San Diego Padres in the rule 5 draft.Jose Moreno at Baseball Reference December 8, 1981: Dave Smith was selected by the Angels from the New York Mets in the minor league draft.Dave Smith at Baseball Reference December 11, 1981: Brian Harper was traded by the Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Foli.Brian Harper at Baseball Reference January 22, 1982: Reggie Jackson was signed as a free agent by the California Angels.Reggie Jackson at Baseball Reference January 28, 1982: Dan Ford was traded by the California Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Doug DeCinces and Jeff Schneider.

Regular season April 27, 1982: Reggie Jackson returned to Yankee Stadium with the Angels. He broke out of a terrible season-starting slump to hit a home run off former teammate Ron Guidry. The at-bat began with Yankee fans, angry at owner George Steinbrenner for letting Jackson get away, starting the "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended it with the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall of Fame, Steinbrenner had begun to say that letting him go was the biggest mistake he has made as Yankee owner.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions April 11, 1982: Ron Jackson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. May 12, 1982: Tom Brunansky, Mike Walters, and $400,000 were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Doug Corbett and Rob Wilfong.Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference August 2, 1982: Luis Tiant was purchased by the Angels from Tabasco of the Mexican League.Luis Tiant at Baseball Reference August 31, 1982: The Angels traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Tommy John. The Angels completed the trade by sending Dennis Rasmussen to the Yankees on November 24.Tommy John at Baseball Reference

Roster 1982 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader

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 C Bob Boone 143 472 121 .256 7 58 1B Rod Carew 138 523 167 .319 3 44 2B Bobby Grich 145 506 132 .261 19 65 3B Doug DeCinces 153 575 173 .301 30 97 SS Tim Foli 150 480 121 .252 3 56 LF Brian Downing 158 623 175 .281 28 84 CF Fred Lynn 138 472 141 .299 21 86 RF Reggie Jackson 153 530 146 .275 39 101 DH Don Baylor 157 608 160 .263 24 93

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 Juan Beniquez 112 196 52 .265 3 24 Ron Jackson 53 142 47 .331 2 19 Rob Wilfong 55 102 25 .245 1 11 Bobby Clark 102 90 19 .211 2 8 Joe Ferguson 36 84 19 .226 3 8 Mick Kelleher 34 49 8 .163 0 1 Rick Burleson 11 45 7 .156 0 2 Ricky Adams 8 14 2 .143 0 0 Daryl Sconiers 12 13 2 .154 0 2 Gary Pettis 10 5 1 .200 1 1 José Moreno 11 3 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 Geoff Zahn 34 229.1 18 8 3.73 81 Ken Forsch 37 228.0 13 11 3.87 73 Tommy John 7 35.0 4 2 3.86 14 Luis Tiant 6 29.2 2 2 5.76 30

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 Mike Witt 33 179.2 8 6 3.51 85 Steve Renko 31 156.0 11 6 4.44 81 Bruce Kison 33 142.0 10 5 3.17 86 Dave Goltz 28 86.0 8 5 4.08 49 Angel Moreno 13 49.1 3 7 4.74 22

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 Doug Corbett 33 1 7 8 5.05 37 Andy Hassler 54 2 1 4 2.78 38 Luis Sánchez 46 7 4 5 3.21 58 Don Aase 24 3 3 4 3.46 40 Rick Steirer 10 1 0 0 3.76 14 John Curtis 8 0 1 1 6.00 10 Stan Bahnsen 7 0 1 0 4.66 5 Mickey Mahler 6 2 0 0 1.13 5

Game log

|- style="background:#bbb;" |—|| May 24 || || @ Red Sox || colspan=9 | Postponed (Rain); Makeup: August 26

|- style="background:#bbb;" |—|| August 9 || || @ Twins || colspan=9 | Postponed (Schedule change); Makeup: August 12

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = PostponementBold = Angels team member

ALCS Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || October 5 || 5:25 p.m. PDT || Brewers || 8–3 || John (1–0) || Caldwell (0–1) || – || 64,406 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || October 6 || 5:15 p.m. PDT || Brewers || 4–2 || Kison (1–0) || Vuckovich (0–1) || – || 64,179 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 8 || 12:15 p.m. PDT || @ Brewers || 3–5 || Sutton (1–0) || Zahn (0–1) || Ladd (1) || 50,135 || 2–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || October 9 || 10:00 a.m. PDT || @ Brewers || 5–9 || Haas (1–0) || John (1–1) || Slaton (1) || 51,003 || 2–2 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 10 || 1:20 p.m. PDT || @ Brewers || 3–4 || McClure (1–0) || Sánchez (0–1) || Ladd (2) || 54,968 || 2–3 || L3

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = PostponementBold = Angels team member

Game 1, October 5

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team123456789RHEMilwaukee021000000372California10421000X8100W: Tommy John (1-0)   L: Mike Caldwell (0-1)   S: NoneHR: MIL – Gorman Thomas (1)  CAL – Fred Lynn (1)Pitchers: MIL – Caldwell, Slaton (4), Ladd (7), Bernard (8)  CAL – JohnAttendance: 64,406

Game 2, October 6

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team123456789RHEMilwaukee000020000250California02110000x460W: Bruce Kison (1-0)   L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1)   S: None HR: MIL – Paul Molitor (1)  CAL – Reggie Jackson (1)Pitchers: MIL – Vuckovich  CAL – KisonAttendance: 64,179

Game 3, October 8

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team123456789RHECalifornia000000030380Milwaukee000300200560W: Don Sutton (1-0)   L: Geoff Zahn (0-1)   S: Pete Ladd (1)HR: CAL – Bob Boone (1)  MIL – Paul Molitor (2)Pitchers: CAL – Zahn, Witt (4), Hassler (7)  MIL – Sutton, Ladd (8)Attendance: 50,135

Game 4, October 9

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team123456789RHECalifornia000001400553Milwaukee030301020992W: Moose Haas (1-0)   L: Tommy John (0-1)   S: Jim Slaton (1)HR: CAL – Don Baylor (1)  MIL – Mark Brouhard (1)Pitchers: CAL – John, Goltz (4), Sanchez (8)  MIL – Haas, Slaton (8)Attendance: 51,003

Game 5, October 10

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team123456789RHECalifornia1011000003111Milwaukee10010020x464W: Bob McClure (1-0)   L: Luis Sánchez (0-1)   S: Pete Ladd (2)HR: CAL – None  MIL – Ben Oglivie (1)Pitchers: CAL – Kison, Sanchez (6), Hassler (7)  MIL – Vuckovich, McClure (7), Ladd (9)Attendance: 54,968

Awards and honors Fred Lynn, American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Reggie Jackson OF, American League Leader Home Runs (39) All-Star Game Rod Carew Bobby Grich (starting 2B) Reggie Jackson (starting RF) Fred Lynn (starting CF)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem

Notes

References

External links 1982 California Angels at Baseball Reference 1982 California Angels at Baseball Almanac