1982 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1982
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Riverfront Stadium
City:	Cincinnati
Record:	61–101 (.377)
Divisional Place:	6th
Owners:	William & James Williams
General Managers:	Dick Wagner
Managers:	John McNamara, Russ Nixon
Television:	WLWT (Ray Lane, Bill Brown, Dick Carlson)
Radio:	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Lindsey Nelson)

The Cincinnati Reds' 1982 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Reds finishing in sixth place in the National League West, with a record of 61 wins and 101 losses, 28 games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. John McNamara managed the club to a 34–58 start before being replaced in late July by Russ Nixon, who compiled a 27–43 record the rest of the year. 1982 was the first time that the Reds finished in last place since 1937, as well as their first losing season since 1971, the team's first full season at Riverfront. It was also the first 100-loss season in franchise history. They would not have another 100-loss season until 40 years later in 2022.

Offseason

• November 4, 1981: Ken Griffey was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Brian Ryder (minors). The Yankees completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Reds on December 9.^[1]
• December 11, 1981: Scott Brown was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Clint Hurdle.^[2]
• December 18, 1981: Ray Knight was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for César Cedeño.^[3]
• January 12, 1982: Randy Myers was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.^[4]
• February 9, 1982: Paul Moskau was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. The Orioles completed the deal by sending Wayne Krenchicki to the Reds on February 16.^[5]
• February 10, 1982: George Foster was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg A. Harris.^[6]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• March 26, 1982: Joe Nolan was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Dallas Williams and Brooks Carey (minors).^[7]

Roster

1982 Cincinnati Reds roster
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (Bullpen) (Pitching) (First Base)

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
C		120	355	89	.251	1	33
1B		149	516	139	.269	17	57
2B		151	549	143	.260	9	47
SS		147	572	164	.287	5	53
3B		119	399	103	.258	13	38
LF		113	407	109	.268	4	31
CF		138	492	142	.289	8	57
RF		138	417	88	.211	9	34

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
	86	239	52	.218	5	22
	78	189	48	.254	4	29
	94	187	53	.283	2	21
	97	184	57	.310	2	24
	49	165	35	.212	0	4
	51	137	25	.182	0	7
	73	111	21	.189	1	9
	20	83	18	.217	1	7
	46	51	13	.255	0	2
	21	45	10	.222	0	3
	19	34	7	.206	0	1

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
	35	257.2	14	13	2.79	274
	34	222.1	9	18	3.36	157
	31	188.1	8	13	3.97	94
	21	111.1	5	13	5.50	62

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
	41	152.2	8	13	3.60	89
	36	107.2	5	7	5.10	34
	34	91.1	2	6	4.83	67
	5	17.1	0	1	2.60	7

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
	46	2	6	17	3.11	22
	59	3	4	3	2.85	71
	50	3	5	2	2.84	43
	28	0	2	4	2.58	29
	26	2	0	2	1.97	38
	9	0	0	0	8.80	11

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis

References

• 1982 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke01.shtml Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hurdlcl01.shtml Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knighra01.shtml Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/myersra01.shtml Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/krencwa01.shtml Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fostege01.shtml George Foster page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willida05.shtml Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference