1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1982 Los Angeles Dodgers
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Division	Western Division
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles, California
Owners	Peter O'Malley
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV (11)
Radio	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrin, Rene Cardenas
Seasons

The 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers were in contention all season but lost to the Atlanta Braves by one game in the NL West race. This was the final L.A. season for longtime 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.

Season standings

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	89	73	.549	—	42‍–‍39	47‍–‍34
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	.543	1	43‍–‍38	45‍–‍36
San Francisco Giants	87	75	.537	2	45‍–‍36	42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres	81	81	.500	8	43‍–‍38	38‍–‍43
Houston Astros	77	85	.475	12	43‍–‍38	34‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds	61	101	.377	28	33‍–‍48	28‍–‍53

1982 Roster

Coaching Staff

• Ron Perranoski
• Manny Mota
• Monte Basgall
• Danny Ozark
• Mark Cresse

Starting Pitchers
Num	Name	Pos	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
41	Jerry Reuss	SP
34	Fernando Valenzuela	SP
35	Bob Welch	SP
46	Burt Hooton	SP
Relief Pitchers
Num	Name	Pos	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV
57	Steve Howe	CL
51	Terry Forster	RP
49	Tom Niedenfuer	RP
48	Dave Stewart	RP/SP
26	Alejandro Pena	RP
27	Joe Beckwith	RP/SP
45	Vicente Romo	RP/SP
55	Ted Power	RP/SP
37	Ricky Wright	RP/SP
36	Steve Shirley	RP
38	Dave Goltz	RP/SP
Catchers
Num	Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
14	Mike Scioscia	C
7	Steve Yeager	C
9	Don Crow	C
Infielders
Num	Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
6	Steve Garvey	1B
3	Steve Sax	2B
18	Bill Russell	SS
10	Ron Cey	3B
8	Mark Belanger	SS/2B
17	Greg Brock	1B
37	Alex Tavaras	2B/SS
Outfielders
Num	Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
12	Dusty Baker	OF
28	Pedro Guerrero	OF/3B
44	Ken Landreaux	OF
16	Rick Monday	OF/1B
40	Ron Roenicke	OF
31	Jorge Orta	OF
30	Derrel Thomas	OF/2B/SS/3B
5	Mike Marshall	OF/1B
43	Jose Morales	OF
21	Jay Johnstone	OF
20	Candy Maldonado	OF
22	Mark Bradley	OF
23	Dave Sax	OF
11	Manny Mota	OF

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Steve Sax	Second Baseman
Ken Landreaux	Centerfielder
Dusty Baker	Leftfielder
Steve Garvey	First Baseman
Ron Cey	Third Baseman
Pedro Guerrero	Rightfielder
Steve Yeager	Catcher
Bill Russell	Shortstop
Jerry Reuss	Starting Pitcher

1982 Awards

• 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)

1982 Transactions

• December 9: Acquired Jorge Orta, Larry White and Jack Fimple from the Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe and Jack Perconte
• January 6: Acquired Paul Voigt and Scotti Madison from the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell
• February 8: Acquired Lance Hudson from the Oakland Athletics for Davey Lopes
• March 30: Acquired Bert Geiger and Cecil Espy from the Chicago White Sox for Rudy Law
• April 28: Acquired Jose Morales from the Baltimore Orioles for Leo Hernandez
• October 15: Sold Ted Power to the Cincinnati Reds

1982 Minor League Teams

• AAA: Albuquerque Dukes (managed by Del Crandall) - Pacific Coast League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
• AA: San Antonio Dodgers (managed by Don LeJohn) - Texas League
• A: Lodi Dodgers (managed by Rick Ollar) - California League
• A: Vero Beach Dodgers (managed by Terry Collins) - Florida State League
• Rookie: Lethbridge Dodgers (managed by Gary LaRocque) - Pioneer League

External links

• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• Dodgers history