1982 Boston Red Sox season explained

Boston Red Sox
Season:1982
League:American League
Division:East
Ballpark:Fenway Park
City:Boston
Record:89–73 (.549)
Divisional Place:3rd (6 GB)
Owners:Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
President:Jean Yawkey
General Manager:Haywood Sullivan
Manager:Ralph Houk
Television:WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Radio:WITS-AM 1510
(Ken Coleman, Jon Miller)
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Brtn:BOS

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.

Offseason

Regular season

Record by month[2]
Month Record Cumulative Ref.
Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
April 13 7 13 7 1st + [3]
May 17 10 30 17 1st + [4]
June 14 12 44 29 1st +2 [5]
July 14 14 58 43 2nd [6]
August 15 15 73 58 2nd [7]
September 13 15 86 73 3rd [8]
October 3 0 89 73 3rd 6 [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 this 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.

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]

24 RF
18 SS
14 LF
  81B
  4 3B
11 2B
  5 DH
39 C
51 CF
43 Dennis 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
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersDesignated hittersManagerCoaches (First base) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Pitching) (Third base)

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

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Jerry Remy155636891782230471655.280.324
Dwight Evans16260912217837732983112.292.534
Jim Rice145573861772452497055.309.494
Dave Stapleton150538661422811465231.264.398
Carney Lansford128482651452841163946.301.444
Glenn Hoffman1504695398232749030.209.311
Carl Yastrzemski131459531262211672059.275.431
Rick Miller13540950104132438540.254.325
Wade Boggs10433851118141544135.349.441
Rich Gedman922893072172426010.249.363
Gary Allenson922642554110633038.205.314
Reid Nichols922453574161733514.302.461
Tony Pérez691961851142631019.260.444
Ed Jurak122137000702.333.333
Julio Valdez282035100110.250.300
Marty Barrett81801000000.000.000
Garry Hancock111430000001.000.000
Roger LaFrancois81014100100.400.500
Marc Sullivan2602000000.333.333
Team Totals162559675315362713113670542547.274.407
Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1982-batting.shtml

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

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Dennis Eckersley13133.7333330224.12281019343127
John Tudor13103.6332300195.2215907959146
Mike Torrez995.2331310175.21961071027484
Bob Stanley1273.1048014168.116160585083
Chuck Rainey755.0227250129.014675726357
Bruce Hurst375.7728190117.016187754053
Mark Clear1493.0055014105.092393561109
Tom Burgmeier702.294002102.19830262244
Luis Aponte223.18400385.07831302544
Bob Ojeda465.632214078.19553492952
Brian Denman344.7899049.055322699
Steve Crawford102.005009.0143202
Oil Can Boyd015.403108.1115522
Mike Brown100.003006.070014
Team Totals89734.03162162331453.01557713651478816
Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1982-pitching.shtml

Statistical leaders

Category Player Statistic
Youngest player 22
Oldest player 42
6.4
Source:[20]

Batting

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
G 162
PA Plate appearances Dwight Evans 727
AB At bats 636
R Runs scored Dwight Evans 122
H Hits Dwight Evans 178
Jerry Remy
2B Doubles Dwight Evans 37
3B Triples Dwight Evans 7
HR Home runs Dwight Evans 32
RBI Dwight Evans 98
SB Stolen bases Jerry Remy 16
CS Jerry Remy 9
BB Dwight Evans 112
SO Strikeouts Dwight Evans 125
BA .309
OBP Dwight Evans .402
SLG Dwight Evans .534
OPS Dwight Evans .936
OPS+ Dwight Evans 149
TB Dwight Evans 325
GIDP Jim Rice 29
HBP Jim Rice 7
SH Sacrifice hits Jerry Remy 18
SF 8
IBB Jim Rice 6
Source:[20]

Pitching

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
W Wins 14
L Losses 13
W-L % .632 (12-7)
ERA Bob Stanley 3.10
G Games pitched Mark Clear 55
GS Games started Dennis Eckersley 33
GF Games finished Mark Clear 44
CG Complete games Dennis Eckersley 11
SHO Dennis Eckersley 3
Chuck Rainey
SV Saves Mark Clear 14
Bob Stanley
IP Dennis Eckersley
SO Strikeouts 146
WHIP Dennis Eckersley 1.208
Source:[20]

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

Source:[21] [22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fidryma01.shtml Mark Fidrych
  2. Web site: The 1982 Boston Red Sox . . October 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Events of Friday, April 30, 1982.
  4. Web site: Events of Monday, May 31, 1982.
  5. Web site: Events of Wednesday, June 30, 1982.
  6. Web site: Events of Saturday, July 31, 1982.
  7. Web site: Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1982.
  8. Web site: Events of Thursday, September 30, 1982.
  9. Web site: Events of Sunday, October 3, 1982.
  10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boggswa01.shtml Wade Boggs Statistics and History
  11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hornsa01.shtml Sam Horn
  12. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rominke01.shtml?redir Kevin Romine Statistics and History
  13. News: Sox opener postponed . . . 15 . April 6, 1982 . June 9, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  14. Web site: The 1982 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log . . June 9, 2018.
  15. Web site: Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 (1) . . April 10, 1982 . June 9, 2018.
  16. News: Yesterday's Heroes Young Once More . Tom . Yantz . . D8 . May 2, 1982 . May 17, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  17. News: Red Sox' Williams: good field, no hit . Tom . Vecsey . . . C1 . May 2, 1982 . May 25, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  18. News: Ted Williams: good field, no hit (cont.) . Tom . Vecsey . . . C8 . May 2, 1982 . May 25, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  19. Web site: Fenway Park through the Years [1982]

    Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park]

    . . . March 8, 2018.
  20. Web site: 1982 Boston Red Sox Statistics . . October 13, 2020.
  21. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  22. Book: Boston Red Sox Media Guide . 1982 . 57 . March 14, 2021 . Wayback Machine.

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