1982 Toronto Blue Jays season
1982 Toronto Blue Jays | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium | |
City | Toronto | |
Record | 78–84 (.481) | |
Divisional place | 7th | |
Owners | Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |
General managers | Pat Gillick | |
Managers | Bobby Cox | |
Television | CTV Television Network (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) | |
Radio | CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) | |
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The 1982 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's sixth season of Major League Baseball. Although the Blue Jays once again finished last in the seven team American League East (due to losing a tie-breaker to Cleveland) their record of 78 wins and 84 losses was by far the best in team history to date. Toronto finished 17 games behind the American League Champion Milwaukee Brewers. Bobby Cox became the third field manager in team history.
Dave Stieb established himself as one of the top pitchers in the American League, as he led the AL with 19 complete games and 5 shutouts.
Offseason
[edit]Transactions
[edit]Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1982 season.[1]
October 1981
[edit]October 31 | Signed amateur free agent José Mesa. |
November 1981
[edit]November 13 | Buck Martinez granted free agency. |
November 27 | Acquired Aurelio Rodríguez from the New York Yankees for a player to be named later (Mike Lebo on December 9, 1981). |
December 1981
[edit]December 6 | Re-signed free agent Buck Martinez. |
December 7 | Drafted Jim Gott from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1981 MLB Rule 5 draft. Drafted Tony Johnson from the Montreal Expos in the 1981 MLB Rule 5 draft. Domingo Ramos drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1981 MLB Rule 5 draft. |
December 8 | Drafted Gibson Alba from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1981 Minor League draft. Signed amateur free agent Alexis Infante. |
December 28 | Traded Paul Mirabella to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later (Dave Geisel on March 25, 1982). Acquired Hosken Powell from the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later (Greg Wells on January 18, 1982). |
January 1982
[edit]January 28 | Released Steve Baker. |
March 1982
[edit]March 25 | Signed free agent Glenn Adams from the Minnesota Twins to a contract. Acquired Rance Mulliniks from the Kansas City Royals for Phil Huffman. |
March 28 | Released Juan Berenguer. Released Ted Cox. Released Nino Espinosa. |
April 1982
[edit]April 2 | Acquired Wayne Nordhagen from the Chicago White Sox for Aurelio Rodríguez. |
Regular season
[edit]One of the key events of the season was that the Toronto Blue Jays sold its first beer. Exhibition Stadium was the only stadium in the major leagues that did not sell beer. The Ontario Legislature reached a decision on July 7, 1982. Dr. Robert Elgie, the minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations announced that beer would be sold on a trial basis at Exhibition Stadium. L
The decision also applied to Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium and Ottawa's Lansdowne Park,[2] which along with Exhibition Stadium were previously the only Canadian Football League stadiums to not offer beer, but not to Maple Leaf Gardens, which would not be permitted to sell beer until the middle of the 1992-93 NHL season. On July 30, 1982, Paul Godfrey sold the first ceremonial beer at Exhibition Stadium to William Turner, a fan from London, Ontario.[2]
Opening Day lineup
[edit]- Jesse Barfield
- Mark Bomback
- Dámaso García
- Alfredo Griffin
- John Mayberry
- Lloyd Moseby
- Rance Mulliniks
- Willie Upshaw
- Ernie Whitt
- Al Woods
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 48–34 | 47–33 |
Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1 | 53–28 | 41–40 |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
Detroit Tigers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 47–34 | 36–45 |
New York Yankees | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Transactions
[edit]Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1982 regular season.[3]
April 1982
[edit]April 8 | Released Dave Tomlin. |
May 1982
[edit]May 5 | Acquired Tom Dodd, Dave Revering and Jeff Reynolds from the New York Yankees for John Mayberry. |
June 1982
[edit]June 15 | Acquired Dick Davis from the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Nordhagen. |
June 22 | Traded Dick Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later (Wayne Nordhagen on June 25, 1982). |
July 1982
[edit]July 15 | Purchased Leon Roberts from the Texas Rangers. |
August 1982
[edit]August 2 | Dave Revering granted free agency. |
August 23 | Sold the player rights of Pedro Hernández to the New York Yankees. |
August 30 | Released Ken Schrom. |
September 1982
[edit]September 7 | Released Otto Velez. |
Roster
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April: 8–12 (Home: 5–6; Away: 3–6)
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May: 13–14 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–9)
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June: 12–14 (Home: 7–10; Away: 5–4)
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July: 15–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 6–8)
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August: 13–20 (Home: 7–8; Away: 6–12)
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September: 14–12 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–8)
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October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0) |
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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C | Ernie Whitt | 105 | 284 | 28 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 42 | .261 | 3 |
1B | Willie Upshaw | 160 | 580 | 77 | 155 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 75 | .267 | 8 |
2B | Damaso Garcia | 147 | 597 | 89 | 185 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 42 | .310 | 54 |
3B | Garth Iorg | 129 | 417 | 45 | 119 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 36 | .285 | 3 |
SS | Alfredo Griffin | 162 | 539 | 57 | 130 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 48 | .241 | 10 |
LF | Barry Bonnell | 140 | 437 | 59 | 128 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 49 | .293 | 14 |
CF | Lloyd Moseby | 147 | 487 | 51 | 115 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 52 | .236 | 11 |
RF | Jesse Barfield | 139 | 394 | 54 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 58 | .246 | 1 |
DH | Wayne Nordhagen | 72 | 185 | 12 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .270 | 0 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Rance Mulliniks | 112 | 311 | 32 | 76 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .244 | 3 |
Hosken Powell | 112 | 265 | 43 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 26 | .275 | 4 |
Buck Martinez | 96 | 260 | 26 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 37 | .242 | 1 |
Al Woods | 85 | 201 | 20 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .234 | 1 |
Dave Revering | 55 | 135 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .215 | 0 |
Leon Roberts | 40 | 105 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .229 | 1 |
Tony Johnson | 70 | 98 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .235 | 3 |
Glenn Adams | 30 | 66 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .258 | 0 |
Otto Velez | 28 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .192 | 1 |
Geno Petralli | 16 | 44 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | 0 |
John Mayberry | 17 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .273 | 0 |
Dave Baker | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 0 |
Pedro Hernandez | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Dick Davis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Dave Stieb | 17 | 14 | 3.25 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 288.1 | 116 | 104 | 75 | 141 |
Jim Clancy | 16 | 14 | 3.71 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 266.2 | 122 | 110 | 77 | 139 |
Luis Leal | 12 | 15 | 3.93 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 249.2 | 113 | 109 | 79 | 111 |
Joey McLaughlin | 8 | 6 | 3.21 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 70.0 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 49 |
Dale Murray | 8 | 7 | 3.16 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 111.0 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 60 |
Roy Lee Jackson | 8 | 8 | 3.06 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 97.0 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 71 |
Jim Gott | 5 | 10 | 4.43 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 136.0 | 76 | 67 | 66 | 82 |
Ken Schrom | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
Jerry Garvin | 1 | 1 | 7.25 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 58.1 | 48 | 47 | 26 | 35 |
Dave Geisel | 1 | 1 | 3.98 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 31.2 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 |
Mark Bomback | 1 | 5 | 6.03 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 59.2 | 44 | 40 | 25 | 22 |
Steve Senteney | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
Mark Eichhorn | 0 | 3 | 5.45 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 38.0 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 16 |
Totals | 78 | 84 | 3.95 | 162 | 162 | 25 | 1443.0 | 701 | 633 | 493 | 776 |
Award winners
[edit]- Jim Clancy, American League All-Star Selection, Reserve[4]
- Dámaso García, 2B, Silver Slugger Award
- Dave Stieb, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
- Dave Stieb, American League Leader, 19 Complete Games
- Dave Stieb, American League Leader, 5 Shutouts
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Medicine Hat[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "1982 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.184, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
- ^ "1982 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
[edit]- 1982 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 1982 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac