1982 Oakland Athletics season
| 1982 Oakland Athletics | ||
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| Division | Western Division | |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | |
| City | Oakland, California | |
| Owners | Walter A. Haas, Jr. | |
| Managers | Billy Martin | |
| Television | KBHK (Bill King, Harmon Killebrew, Lon Simmons) | |
| Radio | KSFO (Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin) | |
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The Oakland Athletics' 1982 season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.
Although a disappointing season standings-wise, a major highlight of the 1982 campaign for the A's was left fielder Rickey Henderson breaking the record for most stolen bases in a season with 130. Henderson broke the record, previously held by Lou Brock, by swiping his 119th base of the season on August 27 against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Offseason
- December 4, 1981: Joe Rudi was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[1]
- December 9, 1981: Rich Bordi was traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Mariners for Dan Meyer.[2]
- February 7, 1982: Dennis Kinney was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[3]
- February 24, 1982: Craig Minetto was traded by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Allen Edwards (minors).[4]
Regular season
In the first fifty games of the season, Rickey Henderson had stolen 49 bases. By the All-Star break, Henderson had 84 steals.[5]
- October 3, 1982: Joe Rudi hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.[6]
Season standings
Template:1982 AL West Standings
Notable transactions
- May 14, 1982: Rob Picciolo was traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Warren and John Evans (minors).[7]
- June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
- Phil Stephenson was drafted by the Athletics in the 3rd round.[8]
- Charlie O'Brien was drafted by the Athletics in the 5th round.[9]
- Jeff Kaiser was drafted by the Athletics in the 10th round.[10]
- Jim Eppard was drafted by the Athletics in the 13th round.[11]
- José Canseco was drafted by the Athletics in the 15th round. Canseco signed on June 17, 1982.[12]
- June 28, 1982: Jim Spencer was released by the Oakland Athletics.[13]
- July 15, 1982: Preston Hanna was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[14]
- September 6, 1982: Rick Bosetti was released by the Athletics.[15]
Roster
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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 | Mike Heath | 101 | 318 | 77 | .242 | 3 | 39 |
| 1B | Dan Meyer | 120 | 383 | 92 | .240 | 8 | 59 |
| 2B | Davey Lopes | 128 | 450 | 109 | .242 | 11 | 42 |
| 3B | Wayne Gross | 129 | 386 | 97 | .251 | 9 | 41 |
| SS | Fred Stanley | 101 | 228 | 44 | .193 | 2 | 17 |
| LF | Rickey Henderson | 149 | 536 | 143 | .267 | 10 | 51 |
| CF | Dwayne Murphy | 151 | 543 | 129 | .238 | 27 | 94 |
| RF | Tony Armas | 138 | 536 | 125 | .233 | 28 | 89 |
| DH | Jeff Burroughs | 113 | 285 | 79 | .277 | 16 | 48 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Johnson | 73 | 214 | 51 | .238 | 7 | 31 |
| Joe Rudi | 71 | 193 | 41 | .212 | 5 | 18 |
| Kelvin Moore | 21 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 2 | 6 |
| Rob Picciolo | 18 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Bosetti | 6 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 4 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Langford | 32 | 237.1 | 11 | 16 | 4.21 | 79 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Hanna | 23 | 48.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.59 | 32 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kinney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Haven, Modesto
References
- ^ Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dennis Kinney page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Craig Minetto page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.52, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Rob Picciolo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Stephenson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Charlie O'Brien page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Eppard page at Baseball Reference
- ^ José Canseco page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spencji01.shtml
- ^ Preston Hanna page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Bosetti page at Baseball Reference