1982 Houston Astros season
Appearance
1982 Houston Astros | ||
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | Astrodome | |
City | Houston, Texas | |
Record | 77–85 (.475) | |
Owners | John McMullen | |
Managers | Bill Virdon, Bob Lillis | |
Television | KRIV | |
Radio | KENR (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker) | |
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The Houston Astros' 1982 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.
Offseason
- October 23, 1981: Pete Ladd was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rickey Keeton.[1]
- December 18, 1981: César Cedeño was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Ray Knight.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 4–14 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 5–7 | |||||
Houston | 8–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
New York | 3–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1982: Joe Pittman was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Danny Boone[3]
- August 30, 1982: Don Sutton was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for players to be named later and cash.[4]
- September 3, 1982: The Brewers completed their August 30 trade with the Astros, sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros.[5]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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1B | Ray Knight | 158 | 609 | 161 | .274 | 6 | 70 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Denny Walling | 85 | 146 | 30 | .205 | 1 | 14 |
Alan Knicely | 59 | 133 | 25 | .188 | 2 | 12 |
Scott Loucks | 44 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 0 | 3 |
Kevin Bass | 12 | 24 | 1 | .042 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Pittman | 15 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Don Sutton | 27 | 195 | 13 | 8 | 3.00 | 139 |
Frank DiPino | 6 | 28.1 | 2 | 2 | 6.04 | 25 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike LaCoss | 41 | 115 | 6 | 6 | 2.90 | 51 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Bert Roberge | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.21 | 18 |
Danny Boone | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.55 | 4 |
Mark Ross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 |
Farm system
References
- ^ Pete Ladd at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Knight at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Boone at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Sutton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kevin Bass at Baseball Reference