1982 Major League Baseball season
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1982 Major League Baseball season
This article is about the 1982 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1982 in baseball.
The 1982 Major League Baseball season was held between the American and National Leagues. 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.
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Awards and honors
- Most Valuable Player
- Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers, SS (AL)
- Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves, OF (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- Rookie of the Year
- Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS (AL)
- Steve Sax, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B (NL)
Statistical leaders
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Major league baseball final standings
| American League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | .586 | -- |
| 2nd | Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1.0 |
| 3rd | Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6.0 |
| 4th | Detroit Tigers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12.0 |
| 5th | New York Yankees | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16.0 |
| 6th | Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17.0 |
| 6th | Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | California Angels | 93 | 69 | .574 | -- |
| 2nd | Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3.0 |
| 3rd | Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
| 4th | Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17.0 |
| 5th | Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25,0 |
| 6th | Texas Rangers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 29.0 |
| 7th | Minnesota Twins | 60 | 102 | .370 | 33.0 |
| National League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | -- |
| 2nd | Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3.0 |
| 3rd | Montreal Expos | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.0 |
| 4th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8.0 |
| 5th | Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19.0 |
| 6th | New York Mets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | Atlanta Braves | 89 | 73 | .549 | -- |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1.0 |
| 3rd | San Francisco Giants | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
| 4th | San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8.0 |
| 5th | Houston Astros | 77 | 85 | .475 | 12.0 |
| 6th | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 101 | .377 | 28.0 |
Events
On May 6, 1982, Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners became the 15th pitcher to win 300 games when Seattle defeated the NY Yankees 7-3 at the Kingdome.
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Deaths
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