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1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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Owner(s)
  
Peter O'Malley

Manager(s)
  
Tommy Lasorda

General manager(s)
  
Al Campanis

Local television
  
KTTV (11) (Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter) ONTV (Geoff Witcher, Al Downing)

Local radio
  
KABC (Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter) KTNQ (Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas)

The 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers entered the season as the defending World Series champions. They would remain in contention until the final day of the regular season, when the San Francisco Giants would knock them out of the National League West division race, in a season that saw the Atlanta Braves reach the playoffs instead. The Dodgers finished second in the National League West at 88–74, becoming the fifth team since 1969 to miss the playoffs one year after winning the World Series. This was the final L.A. season for longtime cornerstones Steve Garvey and Ron Cey, who would move on to new teams next season. The Dodgers did welcome new second baseman Steve Sax, who won the Rookie of the Year Award.

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Offseason

  • December 9, 1981: Acquired Jorge Orta, Larry White and Jack Fimple from the Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe and Jack Perconte
  • December 11, 1981: Mark Belanger was signed as a Free Agent.
  • January 6, 1982: Acquired Paul Voigt (minors) and Scotti Madison from the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell
  • February 8, 1982: Acquired Lance Hudson (minors) from the Oakland Athletics for Davey Lopes
  • March 30, 1982: Acquired Bert Geiger and Cecil Espy from the Chicago White Sox for Rudy Law

    • Notable transactions

  • April 28, 1982: Acquired Jose Morales from the Baltimore Orioles for Leo Hernández
  • October 15, 1982: Sold Ted Power to the Cincinnati Reds

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

    Note: 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

    Awards and honors

  • 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Steve Howe reserve
  • Dusty Baker reserve
  • Steve Sax reserve
  • Fernando Valenzuela reserve
  • National League Rookie of the Year
  • Steve Sax
  • Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
  • Steve Sax
  • Silver Slugger Award
  • Pedro Guerrero
  • TSN National League All-Star
  • Pedro Guerrero
  • NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Steve Howe (June 1982)
  • NL Player of the Week
  • Jerry Reuss (June 14–20)
  • Pedro Guerrero (Aug. 23–29)
  • Dusty Baker (Sep. 6–12)

    • Farm system

    Teams in BOLD won League Championships

    Major League Baseball Draft

    The Dodgers drafted 32 players in the June draft and 12 in the January draft. Of those, only four players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

    The first selection in the June draft was first baseman Franklin Stubbs of Virginia Tech. He would spend 10 seasons in the Majors, including 6 with the Dodgers but only hit .232 during that span.

    References

    1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season Wikipedia
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