1982 Boston Red Sox season

The 1982 Boston Red Sox season was the 82nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, six games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who went on to win the AL championship.

1982 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place3rd (6 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
General manager(s)Haywood Sullivan
Manager(s)Ralph Houk
Local televisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Local radioWITS-AM 1510
(Ken Coleman, Jon Miller)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason
  • February 25, 1982: Mark Fidrych was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[1]

Regular season
Record by month[2]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
April1371371st+​1⁄2[3]
May171030171st+​1⁄2[4]
June141244291st+2[5]
July141458432nd​1⁄2[6]
August151573582nd​4 1⁄2[7]
September131586733rd​8 1⁄2[8]
October3089733rd6[9]

Highlights

In his second year as Red Sox manager, Ralph Houk kept the Sox clubhouse on an even keel, and while Boston helped make the season interesting, it was the Milwaukee Brewers all the way finishing at 95–67, one game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles, and six up on third-place Boston.

Boston's best that year was a bullpen featuring Mark Clear, with 14 wins and 14 saves, and Bob Stanley, with 12 wins and 14 saves. John Tudor, who had been a disappointing 4–3 in 1981, was 13–10. Dennis Eckersley was 13–13 and Mike Torrez 9–9. Torrez would be traded in the offseason.

Carney Lansford hit .301 that year, only his second, and his last as a Red Sox. Jim Rice hit .309, with 24 homers and 97 RBIs, and Dwight Evans had another big year: .292, 32 homers and 98 RBIs. Carl Yastrzemski, heading toward the end of his career, hit .275, with 16 homers and 72 RBIs. A catcher named Rich Gedman from Worcester, Massachusetts, hit .249. A rookie also came up and surprised a lot of people: Wade Boggs had been the top hitter in the minors the previous year but had a hard time staying with Boston. He made his major league debut on April 10, 1982, in a game against the Baltimore Orioles, going 0-for-4.[10] Once he got into the lineup on June 25, when Lansford was hurt, he stayed on and hit .349.

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 9567 0.586 — 48–34 47–33
Baltimore Orioles 9468 0.580 1 53–28 41–40
Boston Red Sox 8973 0.549 6 49–32 40–41
Detroit Tigers 8379 0.512 12 47–34 36–45
New York Yankees 7983 0.488 16 42–39 37–44
Cleveland Indians 7884 0.481 17 41–40 37–44
Toronto Blue Jays 7884 0.481 17 44–37 34–47

Record vs. opponents
1982 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —4–97–55–76–77–64–89–4–18–411–27–57–59–310–3
Boston 9–4—7–54–86–78–56–64–96–67–68–47–510–27–6
California 5–75–7—8–58–45–77–66–67–67–59–410–38–58–4
Chicago 7–58–45–8—6–69–33–103–97–68–49–46–78–58–4
Cleveland 7–67–64–86–6—6–72–107–68–44–94–89–37–57–6
Detroit 6–75–87–53–97–6—6–63–109–38–59–36–68–46–7
Kansas City 8–46–66–710–310–26–6—7–57–65–77–67–67–64–8
Milwaukee 4–9–19–46–69–36–710–35–7—7–58–57–58–47–59–4
Minnesota 4–86–66–76–74–83–96–75–7—2–103–105–85–85–7
New York 2–116–75–74–89–45–87–55–810–2—7–56–67–56–7
Oakland 5–74–84–94–98–43–96–75–710–35–7—6–75–83–9
Seattle 5–75–73–107–63–96–66–74–88–56–67–6—9–47–5
Texas 3–92–105–85–85–74–86–75–78–55–78–54–9—4–8
Toronto 3–106–74–84–86–77–68–44–97–57–69–35–78–4—

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day had been scheduled for April 5 at Comiskey Park again the Chicago White Sox, but it was postponed due to snow.[13] Additional games were also postponed due to weather conditions. The team finally started their season on April 10, with a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium.[14]

24Dwight EvansRF
18Glenn HoffmanSS
14Jim RiceLF
  8Carl Yastrzemski1B
  4Carney Lansford3B
11Dave Stapleton2B
  5Tony PérezDH
39Gary AllensonC
51Reid NicholsCF
43Dennis Eckersley    P

Source: [15]

Alumni game

Before a scheduled game with the Texas Rangers on May 1, the Red Sox held their first old-timers game at Fenway,[16] marking 50-years of ownership by the Yawkey family.[17] It was notable for the participation of 63-year-old Red Sox legend Ted Williams, who made a shoestring catch while playing the outfield.[18][19] Other participants included Bobby Doerr, Boo Ferriss, Jackie Jensen, Bob Montgomery, Johnny Pesky, and Jimmy Piersall.[16]

Roster
1982 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Designated hitters

 Manager

Coaches

Statistical leaders
Dwight Evans
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest playerOil Can Boyd
Rich Gedman		22
Oldest playerCarl Yastrzemski42
Wins Above ReplacementDwight Evans6.4

Source:[20]

Batting
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
GGames playedDwight Evans162
PAPlate appearancesDwight Evans727
ABAt batsJerry Remy636
RRuns scoredDwight Evans122
HHitsDwight Evans178
Jerry Remy
2BDoublesDwight Evans37
3BTriplesDwight Evans7
HRHome runsDwight Evans32
RBIRuns batted inDwight Evans98
SBStolen basesJerry Remy16
CSCaught stealingJerry Remy9
BBBase on ballsDwight Evans112
SOStrikeoutsDwight Evans125
BABatting averageWade Boggs.349
OBPOn-base percentageWade Boggs.406
SLGSlugging percentageDwight Evans.534
OPSOn-base plus sluggingDwight Evans.936
OPS+Adjusted OPSDwight Evans149
TBTotal basesDwight Evans325
GIDPGrounded into double playJim Rice29
HBPHit by pitchJim Rice7
SHSacrifice hitsJerry Remy18
SFSacrifice fliesCarney Lansford8
IBBIntentional base on ballsJim Rice6

Source:[20]

Pitching
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
WWinsMark Clear14
LLossesDennis Eckersley13
W-L %Winning percentageTom Burgmeier1.000 (7–0)
ERAEarned run averageTom Burgmeier2.29
GGames pitchedMark Clear55
GSGames startedDennis Eckersley33
GFGames finishedMark Clear44
CGComplete gamesDennis Eckersley11
SHOShutoutsDennis Eckersley3
Chuck Rainey
SVSavesMark Clear14
Bob Stanley
IPInnings pitchedDennis Eckersley​224 1⁄3
SOStrikeoutsJohn Tudor146
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedTom Burgmeier1.173

Source:[20]

Awards and honors
All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Joe Morgan
AA Bristol Red Sox Eastern League Tony Torchia
A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Rac Slider
A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Tom Kotchman
A-Short Season Elmira Suns New York–Penn League Dick Berardino

Source:[21]

References
  1. Mark Fidrych at Baseball-Reference
  2. "The 1982 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1982/04301982.htm
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  9. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1982/10031982.htm
  10. Wade Boggs Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
  11. Sam Horn at Baseball-Reference
  12. Kevin Romine Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
  13. "Sox opener postponed". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. April 6, 1982. p. 15. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  14. "The 1982 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  15. "Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 (1)". Retrosheet. April 10, 1982. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  16. Yantz, Tom (May 2, 1982). "Yesterday's Heroes Young Once More". Hartford Courant. p. D8. Retrieved May 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  17. Vecsey, Tom (May 2, 1982). "Red Sox' Williams: good field, no hit". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. C1. Retrieved May 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  18. Vecsey, Tom (May 2, 1982). "Ted Williams: good field, no hit (cont.)". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. C8. Retrieved May 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  19. "Fenway Park through the Years [1982]: Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  20. "1982 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  21. 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.
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