The 1982 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing first in the American League West for the second time in team history, with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. However, the Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers in the ALCS in 5 games. This was future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson’s first season with the Angels.
1982 California Angels | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
City | Anaheim, California | |
Owners | Gene Autry | |
General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |
Managers | Gene Mauch | |
Television | KTLA | |
Radio | KMPC (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta) | |
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Offseason edit
- December 6, 1981: Bob Boone was purchased by the Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
- December 7, 1981: José Moreno was selected by the Angels from the San Diego Padres in the rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 8, 1981: Dave Smith was selected by the Angels from the New York Mets in the minor league draft.[3]
- December 11, 1981: Brian Harper was traded by the Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Foli.[4]
- January 22, 1982: Reggie Jackson was signed as a free agent by the California Angels.[5]
- January 28, 1982: Dan Ford was traded by the California Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Doug DeCinces and Jeff Schneider.[6]
Regular season edit
- April 27, 1982: Reggie Jackson returned to Yankee Stadium with the Angels. He broke out of a terrible season-starting slump to hit a home run off former teammate Ron Guidry. The at-bat began with Yankee fans, angry at owner George Steinbrenner for letting Jackson get away, starting the "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended it with the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall of Fame, Steinbrenner had begun to say that letting him go was the biggest mistake he has made as Yankee owner.
Season standings edit
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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California Angels | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 52–29 | 41–40 |
Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 | 56–25 | 34–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 49–31 | 38–44 |
Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 17 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
Texas Rangers | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 29 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
Minnesota Twins | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 33 | 37–44 | 23–58 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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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 | — |
Transactions edit
- April 11, 1982: Ron Jackson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[7]
- May 12, 1982: Tom Brunansky, Mike Walters, and $400,000 were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Doug Corbett and Rob Wilfong.[8]
- August 2, 1982: Luis Tiant was purchased by the Angels from Tabasco of the Mexican League.[9]
- August 31, 1982: The Angels traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Tommy John. The Angels completed the trade by sending Dennis Rasmussen to the Yankees on November 24.[10]
Roster edit
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 |
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C | Bob Boone | 143 | 472 | 121 | .256 | 7 | 58 |
1B | Rod Carew | 138 | 523 | 167 | .319 | 3 | 44 |
2B | Bobby Grich | 145 | 506 | 132 | .261 | 19 | 65 |
3B | Doug DeCinces | 153 | 575 | 173 | .301 | 30 | 97 |
SS | Tim Foli | 150 | 480 | 121 | .252 | 3 | 56 |
LF | Brian Downing | 158 | 623 | 175 | .281 | 28 | 84 |
CF | Fred Lynn | 138 | 472 | 141 | .299 | 21 | 86 |
RF | Reggie Jackson | 153 | 530 | 146 | .275 | 39 | 101 |
DH | Don Baylor | 157 | 608 | 160 | .263 | 24 | 93 |
Other batters edit
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 |
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Juan Beniquez | 112 | 196 | 52 | .265 | 3 | 24 |
Ron Jackson | 53 | 142 | 47 | .331 | 2 | 19 |
Rob Wilfong | 55 | 102 | 25 | .245 | 1 | 11 |
Bobby Clark | 102 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 2 | 8 |
Joe Ferguson | 36 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 3 | 8 |
Mick Kelleher | 34 | 49 | 8 | .163 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Burleson | 11 | 45 | 7 | .156 | 0 | 2 |
Ricky Adams | 8 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Daryl Sconiers | 12 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
Gary Pettis | 10 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
José Moreno | 11 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Geoff Zahn | 34 | 229.1 | 18 | 8 | 3.73 | 81 |
Ken Forsch | 37 | 228.0 | 13 | 11 | 3.87 | 73 |
Tommy John | 7 | 35.0 | 4 | 2 | 3.86 | 14 |
Luis Tiant | 6 | 29.2 | 2 | 2 | 5.76 | 30 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Witt | 33 | 179.2 | 8 | 6 | 3.51 | 85 |
Steve Renko | 31 | 156.0 | 11 | 6 | 4.44 | 81 |
Bruce Kison | 33 | 142.0 | 10 | 5 | 3.17 | 86 |
Dave Goltz | 28 | 86.0 | 8 | 5 | 4.08 | 49 |
Angel Moreno | 13 | 49.1 | 3 | 7 | 4.74 | 22 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Doug Corbett | 33 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5.05 | 37 |
Andy Hassler | 54 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.78 | 38 |
Luis Sánchez | 46 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3.21 | 58 |
Don Aase | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.46 | 40 |
Rick Steirer | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.76 | 14 |
John Curtis | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 10 |
Stan Bahnsen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 5 |
Mickey Mahler | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 5 |
Game log edit
1982 Game Log: 93–69 (Home: 52–29; Away: 41–40) | |||||||||||
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April: 15–7 (Home: 9–0; Away: 6–7)
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June: 14–12 (Home: 9–9; Away: 5–3)
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July: 13–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–9)
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September: 15–13 (Home: 7–2; Away: 8–11)
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October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
ALCS edit
Game log edit
1982 Postseason Game Log: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1982 AL Championship Series: vs. Milwaukee Brewers 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–3)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
Game 1, October 5 edit
Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Milwaukee | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
California | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 |
W: Tommy John (1-0) L: Mike Caldwell (0-1) S: None | ||||||||||||
HR: MIL – Gorman Thomas (1) CAL – Fred Lynn (1) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: MIL – Caldwell, Slaton (4), Ladd (7), Bernard (8) CAL – John | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 64,406 |
Game 2, October 6 edit
Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
California | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 6 | 0 |
W: Bruce Kison (1-0) L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1) S: None | ||||||||||||
HR: MIL – Paul Molitor (1) CAL – Reggie Jackson (1) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: MIL – Vuckovich CAL – Kison | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 64,179 |
Game 3, October 8 edit
County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
W: Don Sutton (1-0) L: Geoff Zahn (0-1) S: Pete Ladd (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CAL – Bob Boone (1) MIL – Paul Molitor (2) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: CAL – Zahn, Witt (4), Hassler (7) MIL – Sutton, Ladd (8) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 50,135 |
Game 4, October 9 edit
County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Milwaukee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
W: Moose Haas (1-0) L: Tommy John (0-1) S: Jim Slaton (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CAL – Don Baylor (1) MIL – Mark Brouhard (1) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: CAL – John, Goltz (4), Sanchez (8) MIL – Haas, Slaton (8) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 51,003 |
Game 5, October 10 edit
County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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California | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 4 | 6 | 4 |
W: Bob McClure (1-0) L: Luis Sánchez (0-1) S: Pete Ladd (2) | ||||||||||||
HR: CAL – None MIL – Ben Oglivie (1) | ||||||||||||
Pitchers: CAL – Kison, Sanchez (6), Hassler (7) MIL – Vuckovich, McClure (7), Ladd (9) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 54,968 |
Awards and honors edit
- Fred Lynn, American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player
- Reggie Jackson OF, American League Leader Home Runs (39)
- Rod Carew
- Bobby Grich (starting 2B)
- Reggie Jackson (starting RF)
- Fred Lynn (starting CF)
Farm system edit
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem
Notes edit
- ^ Bob Boone at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jose Moreno at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Smith at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brian Harper at Baseball Reference
- ^ Reggie Jackson at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Dan Ford Stats".
- ^ "Ron Jackson Stats".
- ^ Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference
- ^ Luis Tiant at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tommy John at Baseball Reference
References edit
- 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.
External links edit
- 1982 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1982 California Angels at Baseball Almanac