The 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 93rd season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 25th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 21st season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. 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.

Offseason December 9, 1981: Acquired Jorge Orta, Larry White and Jack Fimple from the Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe and Jack Perconte. December 11, 1981: Mark Belanger was signed as a free agent. January 6, 1982: Acquired Paul Voigt (minors) and Scotti Madison from the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell. February 8, 1982: Acquired Lance Hudson (minors) from the Oakland Athletics for Davey Lopes. March 30, 1982: Acquired Bert Geiger and Cecil Espy from the Chicago White Sox for Rudy Law.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Steve Sax Second basemanKen Landreaux Center fielderDusty Baker Left fielderSteve Garvey First basemanRon Cey Third basemanPedro Guerrero Right fielderSteve YeagerCatcherBill Russell ShortstopJerry Reuss Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

April 28, 1982: Acquired Jose Morales from the Baltimore Orioles for Leo Hernández October 15, 1982: Sold Ted Power to the Cincinnati Reds

Roster 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 129 365 80 .219 5 38 1B 162 625 176 .282 16 86 2B 150 638 180 .282 4 47 SS 153 497 136 .274 3 46 3B 150 556 141 .254 24 79 LF 147 570 171 .300 23 88 CF 129 461 131 .284 7 50 RF 150 575 175 .304 32 100

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 104 210 54 .257 11 42 82 196 48 .245 2 18 109 143 37 .259 1 12 86 115 25 .217 2 8 66 98 26 .265 0 2 49 95 23 .242 5 9 54 50 12 .240 0 4 35 30 9 .300 1 8 18 17 2 .118 0 1 21 13 1 .077 0 2 6 4 0 .000 0 0 4 4 0 .000 0 0 11 3 1 .333 0 2 8 3 1 .333 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0 1 1 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 37 285.0 19 13 2.87 199 39 254.2 18 11 3.11 138 36 235.2 16 11 3.36 176 21 120.2 4 7 4.03 51

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 45 146.1 9 8 3.81 80 15 35.2 1 2 3.03 24 12 33.2 1 1 6.68 15 14 32.2 2 1 3.03 24 2 3.2 0 1 4.91 3

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 66 7 5 13 2.08 49 56 5 6 3 3.04 52 55 3 4 9 2.71 60 29 0 2 0 4.79 20 19 2 1 1 2.70 33 11 1 1 0 4.26 8

Awards and honors 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Steve Howe reserve Dusty Baker reserve Steve Sax reserve Fernando Valenzuela reserve National League Rookie of the Year Steve Sax Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star Steve Sax Silver Slugger Award Pedro Guerrero TSN National League All-Star Pedro Guerrero NL Pitcher of the Month Steve Howe (June 1982) NL Player of the Week Jerry Reuss (June 14–20) Pedro Guerrero (Aug. 23–29) Dusty Baker (Sep. 6–12)

Farm system

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.

1982 draft picksJanuary draft 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase

RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Michael KolbRHP Sacramento City CollegeYes 1982–1983 Rookie2William WilsonLHP San Jacinto CollegeNoCardinals-19841984 Rookie3Mike KolovitzRHP Triton CollegeNoMariners-1987 1985–1988A4Joey AragonSS Citrus CollegeNoTwins-1984 1984–1988 AA5Jerald PhillipsC Taft CollegeNo 6Michael PinckardRHP Cerritos CollegeYes1982 Rookie7Bill Geivett3B Sacramento City CollegeNo Angels-1985 1985–1988 AA8Riley EppsC McLennan Community CollegeNo Rangers-1984 1984–1986 A9Gregory WallaceC Coastal Bend CollegeNo 1986 A

January secondary phase 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase

RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Henry GatewoodC Sacramento City College Yes 1982–1988 AA2Derril LewisLHP San Bernardino Valley College No 3Bart ElbinRHP Louisburg College No

June draft 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Franklin Stubbs1BVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityYes1982–1995MLB2Richard FloresSSCoachella Valley High SchoolYes1982–1985A3Ken HowellRHPTuskegee UniversityYes1982–1994MLB4Ronald McCormackRHPLiberty High SchoolNoKansas City Royals-19831983–1987A5Bill White1BThe CitadelYes1982–1985AA6Brian InnisRHPUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignYes1982–1985AA7Timothy HillOFElk Grove High SchoolYes1982–1985A8Joe VavraSSUniversity of Wisconsin–StoutYes1982–1986AAA9Richard Jenings3BFenwick High SchoolNo 10Ronald BurnsRHPEastern Washington UniversityYes 1982–1983 A11John DiehlOFShippensburg University of PennsylvaniaYes1982–1983A12Steven GehrkeRHPUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnNoGiants-19831983 Rookie13Reggie WilliamsOFSouthern University and A&M CollegeYes1982–1991 MLB14Gary Newsom2B Georgia Institute of TechnologyYes1982–1987 AAA15Brian PiperRHPUniversity of Texas at El PasoYes 1982–1985 AA16Mark MangioneSSUniversity of KentuckyYes1982Rookie17Richard MedinaLHPLewis–Clark State CollegeNoOrioles-1983 1983A-18Gregory ClarkOF Yes1982Rookie19Tim MeeksRHPSanta Rosa Junior CollegeYes 1982–1991AAA20Bill ScudderRHPSan Francisco State UniversityYes 1982–1985 AAA21Edward Williams2BCalifornia State University, Los AngelesYes 1982–1984 A22Jerald CainOFZion-Benton Township High SchoolYes1982–1984A23Michael GentleLHPUniversity of North AlabamaYes1982–1985 A24Kurt BeamesderferC Troy High SchoolNoOrioles-1984 1984–1987AA25Joseph Wesley3BSilver Creek High SchoolYes 1982–1984 A-26Stan Van MuydenRHPElk Grove High SchoolNo 27Gordon HershiserRHPWylie E. Groves High SchoolNoDodgers-1987 1987–1990 AA28Kirk VucskoRHPLewis UniversityYes 1982 A29Jeff HamiltonSSFlint Carman High SchoolYes 1983–1992 MLB

June secondary phase 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Don SmithRHP Arizona State UniversityYes 1982–1985AAA2Matt RoweRHP College of MarinNoBraves-1984 1984–1986A 3Jim O'DellOF Lewis–Clark State CollegeNoAstros-1983 1983–1988 AA

Notes

References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page

External links 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site