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1982 Boston Red Sox season

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Start date
  
1982

General manager
  
Haywood Sullivan

Local television
  
WSBK-TV

Manager
  
Ralph Houk

Local radio
  
WMEX

Owners
  
Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean R. Yawkey

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1981 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.

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Offseason

  • February 25, 1982: Mark Fidrych was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
  • Regular season

    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. He would soon be gone.

    Offense

    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. Once he got into the lineup on June 25, when Lansford was hurt, he stayed on and hit .349.

    Notable transactions

  • June 7, 1982: Sam Horn was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 8, 1982.
  • June 7, 1982: Kevin Romine was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
  • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1982 Boston Red Sox season Wikipedia