1982 Toronto Blue Jays season
The 1982 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's sixth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing sixth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses. Bobby Cox became the third field manager in team history.
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Record | 78–84 (.481) |
Divisional place | 6th |
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Owner(s) | Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
General manager(s) | Pat Gillick |
Manager(s) | Bobby Cox |
Local television | CTV Television Network (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) |
Local radio | CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) |
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Dave Stieb established himself as one of the top pitchers in the American League, as he led the AL with 19 complete games and 5 shutouts.
Offseason
- November 17, 1981: Aurelio Rodríguez was traded by the New York Yankees to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Lebo (minors) (December 9, 1981) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.[1]
- November 27, 1981: Danny Ainge was released by the Blue Jays.[2]
- December 28, 1981: Paul Mirabella was traded by the Blue Jays to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Dave Geisel to the Blue Jays on March 25.[3]
- March 25, 1982: Phil Huffman was traded by the Blue Jays to the Kansas City Royals for Rance Mulliniks.[4]
Regular season
One of the key events of the season was that the Toronto Blue Jays sold its first beer. Exhibition Stadium was the only stadium in the major leagues that did not sell beer. The Ontario Legislature reached a decision on July 7, 1982. Dr. Robert Elgie, the minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations announced that beer would be sold on a trial basis at Exhibition Stadium (along with Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium and Ottawa's Lansdowne Park).[5] On July 30, 1982, Paul Godfrey sold the first ceremonial beer at Exhibition Stadium to William Turner, a fan from London, Ontario.[5]
Opening Day lineup
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 48–34 | 47–33 |
Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 1 | 53–28 | 41–40 |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 6 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
Detroit Tigers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 12 | 47–34 | 36–45 |
New York Yankees | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 16 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 17 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 17 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 9–4–1 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–3 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 |
California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
Chicago | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Milwaukee | 4–9–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 2–10 | 3–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
New York | 2–11 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 10–2 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 |
Texas | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–9 | — | 4–8 |
Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 2, 1982: Aurelio Rodríguez was traded by the Blue Jays to the Chicago White Sox for Wayne Nordhagen.[6]
- May 5, 1982: John Mayberry was traded by the Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Dave Revering, Tom Dodd, and Jeff Reynolds (minors).[7]
- June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball draft
- Jimmy Key was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 3rd round. Player signed June 12, 1982.[8]
- Mike Henneman was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 27th round, but did not sign.[9]
- June 15, 1982: Wayne Nordhagen was traded by the Blue Jays to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Davis.[10]
- June 22, 1982: Dick Davis was traded by the Blue Jays to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Wayne Nordhagen to the Blue Jays on June 25.[10]
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Player stats
Starters by position
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
Pos. | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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C | Ernie Whitt | 105 | 284 | 28 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 42 | .261 | 3 |
1B | Willie Upshaw | 160 | 580 | 77 | 155 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 75 | .267 | 8 |
2B | Damaso Garcia | 147 | 597 | 89 | 185 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 42 | .310 | 54 |
3B | Garth Iorg | 129 | 417 | 45 | 119 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 36 | .285 | 3 |
SS | Alfredo Griffin | 162 | 539 | 57 | 130 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 48 | .241 | 10 |
LF | Barry Bonnell | 140 | 437 | 59 | 128 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 49 | .293 | 14 |
CF | Lloyd Moseby | 147 | 487 | 51 | 115 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 52 | .236 | 11 |
RF | Jesse Barfield | 139 | 394 | 54 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 58 | .246 | 1 |
DH | Wayne Nordhagen | 72 | 185 | 12 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .270 | 0 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Rance Mulliniks | 112 | 311 | 32 | 76 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .244 | 3 |
Hosken Powell | 112 | 265 | 43 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 26 | .275 | 4 |
Buck Martinez | 96 | 260 | 26 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 37 | .242 | 1 |
Al Woods | 85 | 201 | 20 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .234 | 1 |
Tony Johnson | 70 | 98 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .235 | 3 |
Dave Revering | 55 | 135 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .215 | 0 |
Leon Roberts | 40 | 105 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .229 | 1 |
Glenn Adams | 30 | 66 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .258 | 0 |
Otto Velez | 28 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .192 | 1 |
John Mayberry | 17 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .273 | 0 |
Geno Petralli | 16 | 44 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | 0 |
Dave Baker | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 0 |
Pedro Hernandez | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Dick Davis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Dave Stieb | 17 | 14 | 3.25 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 288.1 | 116 | 104 | 75 | 141 |
Jim Clancy | 16 | 14 | 3.71 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 266.2 | 122 | 110 | 77 | 139 |
Luis Leal | 12 | 15 | 3.93 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 249.2 | 113 | 109 | 79 | 111 |
Joey McLaughlin | 8 | 6 | 3.21 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 70.0 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 49 |
Dale Murray | 8 | 7 | 3.16 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 111.0 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 60 |
Roy Lee Jackson | 8 | 8 | 3.06 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 97.0 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 71 |
Jim Gott | 5 | 10 | 4.43 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 136.0 | 76 | 67 | 66 | 82 |
Ken Schrom | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
Jerry Garvin | 1 | 1 | 7.25 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 58.1 | 48 | 47 | 26 | 35 |
Dave Geisel | 1 | 1 | 3.98 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 31.2 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 |
Mark Bomback | 1 | 5 | 6.03 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 59.2 | 44 | 40 | 25 | 22 |
Steve Senteney | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
Mark Eichhorn | 0 | 3 | 5.45 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 38.0 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 16 |
Totals | 78 | 84 | 3.95 | 162 | 162 | 25 | 1443.0 | 701 | 633 | 493 | 776 |
Award winners
- Jim Clancy, American League All-Star Selection, Reserve[11]
- Dámaso García, 2B, Silver Slugger Award
- Dave Stieb, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
- Dave Stieb, American League Leader, 19 Complete Games
- Dave Stieb, American League Leader, 5 Shutouts
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Medicine Hat[12]
Notes
- "Aurelio Rodriguez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- Danny Ainge at Baseball Reference
- Dave Geisel at Baseball Reference
- Rance Mulliniks at Baseball Reference
- Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.184, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
- Wayne Nordhagen at Baseball Reference
- John Mayberry at Baseball Reference
- Jimmy Key at Baseball Reference
- Mike Henneman at Baseball Reference
- Dick Davis at Baseball Reference
- Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1982 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 1982 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac