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April 5, 1982 – October 20, 1982 AL: Robin Yount (MIL)
NL: Dale Murphy (ATL) |
The 1982 Major League Baseball season. Making up for their playoff miss of the year before, the St. Louis Cardinals won their ninth World Series championship, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers, four games to three.
Awards and honors
Most Valuable Player
Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers, SS (AL)
Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves, OF (NL)
Cy Young Award
Pete Vuckovich, Milwaukee Brewers (AL)
Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
Rookie of the Year
Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS (AL)
Steve Sax, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B (NL)
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Milwaukee Brewers (4–3); Darrell Porter, MVP
American League Championship Series MVP: Fred Lynn
National League Championship Series MVP: Darrell Porter
All-Star Game, July 13 at Olympic Stadium: National League, 4–1; Dave Concepción, MVP
On May 6, 1982, Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners became the fifteenth pitcher to win three hundred games when Seattle defeated the NY Yankees 7–3 at the Kingdome.
On May 30, Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays the first of what would become a record-breaking 2,632 consecutive games by starting at third base against the Toronto Blue Jays.
On October 3, the San Francisco Giants eliminated the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers from playoff contention in favor of the Atlanta Braves. This was one of the few times a defending champion was eliminated on the final day of the regular season.
For the first time since 1959, no pitcher pitched a no-hitter.
1982 Major League Baseball season Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
