1982 Boston Red Sox season

1982 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
General manager(s)	Haywood Sullivan
Manager(s)	Ralph Houk
Local television	WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Local radio	WITS-AM 1510 (Ken Coleman, Jon Miller)
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The 1982 Boston Red Sox season was the 82nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, six games behind the Milwaukee Brewers.

Offseason

• February 25, 1982: Mark Fidrych was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.

Regular season

In his second year as Red Sox manager, Ralph Houk kept the Sox clubhouse on an even keel, and while Boston helped make the season interesting, it was the Milwaukee Brewers all the way finishing at 95–67, one game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles, and six up on third-place Boston.

Boston's best that year was a bullpen featuring Mark Clear, with 14 wins and 14 saves, and Bob Stanley, with 12 wins and 14 saves. John Tudor, who had been a disappointing 4–3 in 1981, was 13–10. Dennis Eckersley was 13–13 and Mike Torrez 9–9. He would soon be gone.

Offense

Carney Lansford hit .301 that year, only his second, and his last as a Red Sox. Jim Rice hit .309, with 24 homers and 97 RBIs, and Dwight Evans had another big year: .292, 32 homers and 98 RBIs. Carl Yastrzemski, heading toward the end of his career, hit .275, with 16 homers and 72 RBIs. A catcher named Rich Gedman from Worcester, Massachusetts, hit .249. A rookie also came up and surprised a lot of people: Wade Boggs had been the top hitter in the minors the previous year but had a hard time staying with Boston. He made his major league debut on April 10, 1982, in a game against the Baltimore Orioles, going 0-for-4. Once he got into the lineup on June 25, when Lansford was hurt, he stayed on and hit .349.

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Brewers	95	67	0.586	—	48–34	47–33
Baltimore Orioles	94	68	0.580	1	53–28	41–40
Boston Red Sox	89	73	0.549	6	49–32	40–41
Detroit Tigers	83	79	0.512	12	47–34	36–45
New York Yankees	79	83	0.488	16	42–39	37–44
Cleveland Indians	78	84	0.481	17	41–40	37–44
Toronto Blue Jays	78	84	0.481	17	44–37	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1982 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	7–5	5–7	6–7	7–6	4–8	9–4–1	8–4	11–2	7–5	7–5	9–3	10–3
Boston	9–4	—	7–5	4–8	6–7	8–5	6–6	4–9	6–6	7–6	8–4	7–5	10–2	7–6
California	5–7	5–7	—	8–5	8–4	5–7	7–6	6–6	7–6	7–5	9–4	10–3	8–5	8–4
Chicago	7–5	8–4	5–8	—	6–6	9–3	3–10	3–9	7–6	8–4	9–4	6–7	8–5	8–4
Cleveland	7–6	7–6	4–8	6–6	—	6–7	2–10	7–6	8–4	4–9	4–8	9–3	7–5	7–6
Detroit	6–7	5–8	7–5	3–9	7–6	—	6–6	3–10	9–3	8–5	9–3	6–6	8–4	6–7
Kansas City	8–4	6–6	6–7	10–3	10–2	6–6	—	7–5	7–6	5–7	7–6	7–6	7–6	4–8
Milwaukee	4–9–1	9–4	6–6	9–3	6–7	10–3	5–7	—	7–5	8–5	7–5	8–4	7–5	9–4
Minnesota	4–8	6–6	6–7	6–7	4–8	3–9	6–7	5–7	—	2–10	3–10	5–8	5–8	5–7
New York	2–11	6–7	5–7	4–8	9–4	5–8	7–5	5–8	10–2	—	7–5	6–6	7–5	6–7
Oakland	5–7	4–8	4–9	4–9	8–4	3–9	6–7	5–7	10–3	5–7	—	6–7	5–8	3–9
Seattle	5–7	5–7	3–10	7–6	3–9	6–6	6–7	4–8	8–5	6–6	7–6	—	9–4	7–5
Texas	3–9	2–10	5–8	5–8	5–7	4–8	6–7	5–7	8–5	5–7	8–5	4–9	—	4–8
Toronto	3–10	6–7	4–8	4–8	6–7	7–6	8–4	4–9	7–5	7–6	9–3	5–7	8–4	—

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day had been scheduled for April 5 at Comiskey Park again the Chicago White Sox, but it was postponed due to snow. Additional games were also postponed due to weather conditions. The team finally started their season on April 10, with a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium.

24	Dwight Evans	RF
18	Glenn Hoffman	SS
14	Jim Rice	LF
8	Carl Yastrzemski	1B
4	Carney Lansford	3B
11	Dave Stapleton	2B
5	Tony Pérez	DH
39	Gary Allenson	C
51	Reid Nichols	CF
43	Dennis Eckersley	P

Source:

Notable transactions

• June 7, 1982: Sam Horn was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 8, 1982.
• June 7, 1982: Kevin Romine was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.

Alumni game

Before a scheduled game with the Texas Rangers on May 1, the Red Sox held their first old-timers game at Fenway, marking 50-years of ownership by the Yawkey family. It was notable for the participation of 63-year-old Red Sox legend Ted Williams, who made a shoestring catch while playing the outfield. Other participants included Bobby Doerr, Boo Ferriss, Jackie Jensen, Bob Montgomery, Johnny Pesky, and Jimmy Piersall.

Roster

1982 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 45 Luis Aponte 23 Oil Can Boyd 27 Mike Brown 16 Tom Burgmeier 25 Mark Clear 28 Steve Crawford 31 Brian Denman 43 Dennis Eckersley 47 Bruce Hurst 19 Bob Ojeda 42 Chuck Rainey 46 Bob Stanley 21 Mike Torrez 30 John Tudor		Catchers 39 Gary Allenson 10 Rich Gedman 54 Roger LaFrancois 15 Marc Sullivan Infielders 17 Marty Barrett 26 Wade Boggs 18 Glenn Hoffman 22 Ed Jurak  4 Carney Lansford  2 Jerry Remy 11 Dave Stapleton 12 Julio Valdez		Outfielders 24 Dwight Evans 37 Garry Hancock  3 Rick Miller 51 Reid Nichols 14 Jim Rice Designated hitters  5 Tony Pérez  8 Carl Yastrzemski		Manager 35 Ralph Houk Coaches 32 Tommy Harper (First base) 33 Walt Hriniak (Bullpen)  6 Johnny Pesky (Hitting) 34 Lee Stange (Pitching) 36 Eddie Yost (Third base)

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

Pos.	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Gary Allenson	92	264	54	.205	6	33
1B	Dave Stapleton	150	538	142	.264	14	65
2B	Jerry Remy	155	636	178	.280	0	47
3B	Carney Lansford	128	482	145	.301	11	63
SS	Glenn Hoffman	150	469	98	.209	7	49
LF	Jim Rice	145	573	177	.309	24	97
CF	Rick Miller	135	409	104	.254	4	38
RF	Dwight Evans	162	609	178	.292	32	98
DH	Carl Yastrzemski	131	459	126	.275	16	72

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Wade Boggs	104	338	118	.349	5	44

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mark Clear	55	14	9	14	3.00	109
Luis Aponte	40	2	2	3	3.18	44

Awards and honors

• Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award (OF)

All-Star Game

• Mark Clear, reserve P
• Dennis Eckersley, starting P
• Carl Yastrzemski, reserve OF

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Joe Morgan
AA	Bristol Red Sox	Eastern League	Tony Torchia
A	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Rac Slider
A	Winter Haven Red Sox	Florida State League	Tom Kotchman
A-Short Season	Elmira Suns	New York–Penn League	Dick Berardino

References

• 1982 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
• 1982 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com