1982 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1982 season was the 100th season in Philadelphia Phillies franchise history. During the season, Steve Carlton would be the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Phillies in the 20th century.^[1] He would also become the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards in a career.^[2] The 1982 Phillies finished the season with an 89-73 record, placing them in second place in the NL East, three games behind the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

• December 6, 1981: Bob Boone was purchased from the Phillies by the California Angels.^[3]
• December 8, 1981: Dickie Noles, Dan Larson and Keith Moreland were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Krukow and cash.^[4]
• January 27, 1982: Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Iván DeJesús.^[5]
• February 16, 1982: Bake McBride was traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Sid Monge.^[6]

Regular season

• July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn made his major league debut for the San Diego Padres against the Phillies.^[7] In a 7-6 Phillies victory, Gwynn had four at-bats. Gwynn gets two hits, one run, and one RBI.^[8]

Season standings

Notable transactions

• April 13, 1982: Tim Corcoran was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.^[9]
• May 14, 1982: Rowland Office was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.^[10]
• June 7, 1982: Bruce Ruffin was drafted by the Phillies in the 31st round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.^[11]
• June 8, 1982: Del Unser was released by the Phillies.^[12]
• June 15, 1982: Dick Davis was traded by the Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays for Wayne Nordhagen.^[13]
• June 15, 1982: Wayne Nordhagen was traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Robinson.^[14]
• August 10, 1982: Willie Montañez was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.^[15]
• August 21, 1982: Sparky Lyle was purchased from the Phillies by the Chicago White Sox.^[16]
• September 12, 1982: Jerry Reed, Wil Culmer, and Roy Smith were traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for John Denny.^[17]

Roster

Player stats

Batting

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

Pitching

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

• Pete Rose, first base, Starter
• Mike Schmidt, third base, Starter
• Manny Trillo, second base, Starter
• Steve Carlton, reserve^[18]

Farm system

Notes

References

• 1982 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.