1982_Chicago_Cubs_season
1982 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
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.
| 1982 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Owners | Tribune Company | |||
| General managers | Dallas Green | |||
| Managers | Lee Elia (1st Season) | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Harry Caray, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton) | |||
| Radio | WGN (Milo Hamilton, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
| ||||
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.[1]
- 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.[2]
- January 27, 1982: Iván DeJesús was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg.[3]
- March 15, 1982: Mike Tyson was released by the Chicago Cubs.[4]
- 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.[5]
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 46–35 | 46–35 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 3 | 51–30 | 38–43 |
| Montreal Expos | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6 | 40–41 | 46–35 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 8 | 42–39 | 42–39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 19 | 38–43 | 35–46 |
| New York Mets | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 27 | 33–48 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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.[6]
- April 9, 1982: Randy Stein was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[7]
- 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.[8]
- August 2, 1982: The Chicago Cubs sent Jay Howell to the New York Yankees to complete the August 19, 1981, trade noted above.[6]
Roster
| 1982 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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 | Larry Bowa | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Moreland | 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 |
| Doug Bird | 35 | 191.0 | 9 | 14 | 5.14 | 71 |
| Dickie Noles | 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 |
| Randy Stein | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 6 |
| Herman Segelke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 4 |
- 1982 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.