The Cleveland Indians' 1982 season was the 82nd for the franchise. The team finished with a 78–84 record (.481), placing them in sixth place (tied with Toronto) in the American League East, 17 games behind the eventual AL champion Milwaukee Brewers.

Offseason November 14, 1981: Duane Kuiper was traded by the Indians to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Whitson. November 20, 1981: Bo Diaz was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a three-team trade. The Phillies sent a player to be named later to the Indians. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Lary Sorensen and Silvio Martinez to the Indians. The Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to the Cardinals. December 9, 1981: the Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff (minors) to complete the November 20, 1981 trade. January 15, 1982: Rick Waits was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rick Waits at Baseball Reference February 13, 1982: Mike Stanton was released by the Indians.Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference February 16, 1982: Sid Monge was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bake McBride.Bake McBride at Baseball Reference March 26, 1982: Dave Rosello was released by the Indians.Dave Rosello at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions September 12, 1982: John Denny was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jerry Reed, Wil Culmer, and Roy Smith.Roy Smith at Baseball Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position27 Miguel Diloné LF11 Toby Harrah 3B21 Mike Hargrove 1B29 Andre Thornton DH26 Bake McBride RF9 Ron Hassey C20 Rick Manning CF16 Jack Perconte 2B 10 Jerry Dybzinski SS36 Rick Waits P 1982 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1982 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Third Base) (Hitting) (Pitching) (First Base)

Game log Regular season

Player stats

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 66 184 13 39 6 1 3 16 .212 0 101 348 40 93 16 1 4 41 .267 18 47 120 11 25 4 0 2 11 .208 0 22 56 7 12 2 1 2 9 .214 0 49 65 7 15 2 0 0 1 .231 3 104 379 50 89 12 3 3 25 .235 33 80 212 19 49 6 2 0 22 .231 3 112 276 34 74 12 1 0 21 .268 9 160 591 67 160 26 1 4 65 .271 2 162 602 100 183 29 4 25 78 .304 17 113 323 33 81 18 0 5 34 .251 3 150 527 65 132 25 3 14 82 .250 32 152 562 71 152 18 2 8 44 .270 12 27 85 8 31 3 3 0 13 .365 2 82 291 29 80 11 4 2 25 .275 2 39 94 6 21 5 1 4 18 .223 0 23 18 3 3 0 0 0 2 .167 0 93 219 27 52 4 4 0 15 .237 9 16 18 3 6 0 0 1 1 .333 0 161 589 90 161 26 1 32 116 .273 6 Team totals 162 5559 683 1458 225 32 109 639 .262 151

Pitching

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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; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 3 4 3.35 25 5 0 80.2 84 37 30 30 44 15 11 3.90 33 33 0 244.2 211 117 106 88 187 2 2 4.87 4 4 0 20.1 16 14 11 11 19 0 0 6.94 3 3 0 11.2 11 9 9 7 4 4 2 4.27 30 4 2 92.2 112 51 44 10 46 6 11 5.01 21 21 0 138.1 126 80 77 73 94 5 2 4.17 47 0 4 49.2 43 27 23 30 54 0 2 5.23 8 4 0 31.0 32 21 18 16 14 0 1 6.97 4 0 0 10.1 13 8 8 1 3 1 1 3.45 6 1 0 15.2 15 6 6 3 10 10 15 5.61 32 30 0 189.1 251 130 118 55 62 12 10 2.49 65 0 21 133.2 117 44 37 45 90 14 8 2.96 34 27 1 216.0 174 81 71 98 142 2 13 5.40 25 21 0 115.0 128 74 69 57 44 4 2 3.26 40 9 2 107.2 91 43 39 58 61 0 0 4.63 6 0 0 11.2 9 6 6 7 8 Team totals 78 84 4.11 162 162 30 1468.1 1433 748 670 589 882

Awards and honors Andre Thornton, Hutch Award All-Star Game

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1982 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1982 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac