1982 Seattle Mariners season

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Owner(s) George Argyros Manager(s) Rene Lachemann		General manager(s) Dan O'Brien, Sr. Local television KSTW-TV 11
Local radio KVI 570 AM(Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson, Wes Stock)

The Seattle Mariners 1982 season was their sixth since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 4th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 76-86.

Offseason

October 23, 1981: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Manny Castillo. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bud Black to the Royals on March 2, 1982.

December 9, 1981: Dan Meyer was traded by the Mariners to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Bordi.

December 11, 1981: Tom Paciorek was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago White Sox for Todd Cruz, Rod Allen and Jim Essian.

March 5, 1982: Gaylord Perry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

April 1, 1982: Shane Rawley was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Bill Caudill, Gene Nelson and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Bobby Brown to the Mariners on April 6.

April 2, 1982: Dick Drago was released by the Mariners.

April 2, 1982: Randy Stein was released by the Mariners.

April 5, 1982: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

May 21, 1982: Rick Sweet was purchased by the Mariners from the New York Mets.

August 6, 1982: Dave Revering was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

Draft Picks

June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft

Spike Owen was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick).

Lance Johnson was drafted by the Mariners in the 31st round, but did not sign.

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

References

1982 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia

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