The 1982 Chicago Cubs season was the 111th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 107th in the National League and the 67th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 73–89, 19 games behind the eventual National League and 1982 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. For the first time in more than a half a century, the Cubs were not owned by a member of the Wrigley family. Instead, it was the first full season for the Cubs under the ownership of the Tribune Company, owners of the team's broadcast partner WGN TV and Radio, and for Cubs TV viewers the first season ever for them to see and hear Harry Caray on the broadcast panel.
Offseason November 15, 1981: Steve Macko, a promising prospect passes away after a short bout with testicular cancer. December 8, 1981: Mike Krukow and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dickie Noles, Dan Larson and Keith Moreland.Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference December 28, 1981: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Mirabella. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Dave Geisel to the Blue Jays on March 25.Dave Geisel page at Baseball Reference January 27, 1982: Iván DeJesús was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg.Ryne Sandberg page at Baseball Reference March 15, 1982: Mike Tyson was released by the Chicago Cubs. March 26, 1982: Paul Mirabella, a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers for Bump Wills. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Paul Semall (minors) to the Rangers on April 21.Bump Wills page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 1, 1982: Bill Caudill was sent by the Cubs to the New York Yankees to partially complete an earlier deal (the Chicago Cubs sent players to be named later to the Yankees for Pat Tabler) made on August 19, 1981.Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference April 9, 1982: Randy Stein was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference June 7, 1982: Gary Varsho was drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 12, 1982.Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference August 2, 1982: The Chicago Cubs sent Jay Howell to the New York Yankees to complete the August 19, 1981, trade noted above.
Roster 1982 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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 Jody Davis 130 418 109 .261 12 52 1B Bill Buckner 161 657 201 .306 15 105 2B Bump Wills 128 419 114 .272 6 38 SS 142 499 123 .246 0 29 3B Ryne Sandberg 156 635 172 .271 7 54 LF Steve Henderson 92 257 60 .233 2 29 CF Gary Woods 117 245 66 .269 4 30 RF Leon Durham 148 539 168 .312 22 90
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 138 476 124 .261 15 68 Jay Johnstone 98 269 67 .249 10 43 Junior Kennedy 105 242 53 .219 2 25 Jerry Morales 65 116 33 .284 4 30 Pat Tabler 25 85 20 .235 1 7 Mel Hall 24 80 21 .263 0 4 Scot Thompson 49 74 27 .365 0 7 Bob Molinaro 65 66 13 .197 1 12 Dan Briggs 48 48 6 .125 0 1 Scott Fletcher 11 24 4 .167 0 1 Ty Waller 17 21 5 .238 0 1 Héctor Cruz 17 19 4 .211 0 0 Butch Benton 4 7 1 .143 0 1 Larry Cox 2 4 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 Ferguson Jenkins 34 217.1 14 15 3.15 134 35 191.0 9 14 5.14 71 31 171.0 10 13 4.42 85 Randy Martz 28 147.2 11 10 4.21 40 Tom Filer 8 40.2 1 2 5.53 15
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 Allen Ripley 28 122.2 5 7 4.26 57 Dan Larson 12 39.2 0 4 5.67 22 Ken Kravec 13 25.0 1 1 6.12 20
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 Lee Smith 72 2 5 17 2.69 99 Willie Hernández 75 4 6 10 3.00 54 Dick Tidrow 65 8 3 6 3.39 62 Bill Campbell 62 3 6 8 3.69 71 Mike Proly 44 5 3 1 2.30 24 6 0 0 0 3.48 6 Herman Segelke 3 0 0 0 8.31 4
Farm system
Notes
References 1982 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference