1982 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersTribune Company
General managersDallas Green
ManagersLee Elia (1st Season)
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Harry Caray, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton)
RadioWGN
(Milo Hamilton, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
← 1981 Seasons 1983 →

The 1982 Chicago Cubs season was the 111th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 107th in the National League and the 67th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 73–89, 19 games behind the eventual National League and 1982 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. For the first time in more than a half a century, the Cubs were not owned by a member of the Wrigley family. Instead, it was the first full season for the Cubs under the ownership of the Tribune Company, owners of the team's broadcast partner WGN TV and Radio, and for Cubs TV viewers the first season ever for them to see and hear Harry Caray on the broadcast panel.

Offseason

November 15, 1981: Steve Macko, a promising prospect passes away after a short bout with testicular cancer.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 92 70 0.568 — 46–35 46–35
Philadelphia Phillies 89 73 0.549 3 51–30 38–43
Montreal Expos 86 76 0.531 6 40–41 46–35
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 78 0.519 8 42–39 42–39
Chicago Cubs 73 89 0.451 19 38–43 35–46
New York Mets 65 97 0.401 27 33–48 32–49

Record vs. opponents

1982 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 8–4 14–4 10–8 7–11 5–7 9–3 6–6 4–8 11–7 8–10 7–5
Chicago 4–8 — 6–6 9–3 5–7 6–12 9–9 9–9 9–9 4–8 6–6 6–12
Cincinnati 4–14 6–6 — 7–11 7–11 4–8 7–5 5–7 4–8 6–12 6–12 5–7
Houston 8–10 3–9 11–7 — 7–11 4–8 8–4 7–5 9–3 9–9 5–13 6–6
Los Angeles 11–7 7–5 11–7 11–7 — 8–4 6–6 4–8 5–7 9–9 9–9 7–5
Montreal 7–5 12–6 8–4 8–4 4–8 — 11–7 8–10 7–11 7–5 4–8 10–8
New York 3–9 9–9 5–7 4–8 6–6 7–11 — 7–11 8–10 6–6 4–8 6–12
Philadelphia 6-6 9–9 7–5 5–7 8–4 10–8 11–7 — 9–9 7–5 10–2 7–11
Pittsburgh 8–4 9–9 8–4 3–9 7–5 11–7 10–8 9–9 — 6–6 6–6 7–11
San Diego 7–11 8–4 12–6 9–9 9–9 5–7 6–6 5–7 6–6 — 10–8 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 6–6 12–6 13–5 9–9 8–4 8–4 2–10 6–6 8–10 — 5–7
St. Louis 5–7 12–6 7–5 6–6 5–7 8–10 12–6 11–7 11–7 8–4 7–5 —

Notable transactions

Roster

1982 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Jody Davis 130 418 109 .261 12 52
1B Bill Buckner 161 657 201 .306 15 105
2B Bump Wills 128 419 114 .272 6 38
SS Larry Bowa 142 499 123 .246 0 29
3B Ryne Sandberg 156 635 172 .271 7 54
LF Steve Henderson 92 257 60 .233 2 29
CF Gary Woods 117 245 66 .269 4 30
RF Leon Durham 148 539 168 .312 22 90

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Keith Moreland 138 476 124 .261 15 68
Jay Johnstone 98 269 67 .249 10 43
Junior Kennedy 105 242 53 .219 2 25
Jerry Morales 65 116 33 .284 4 30
Pat Tabler 25 85 20 .235 1 7
Mel Hall 24 80 21 .263 0 4
Scot Thompson 49 74 27 .365 0 7
Bob Molinaro 65 66 13 .197 1 12
Dan Briggs 48 48 6 .125 0 1
Scott Fletcher 11 24 4 .167 0 1
Ty Waller 17 21 5 .238 0 1
Héctor Cruz 17 19 4 .211 0 0
Butch Benton 4 7 1 .143 0 1
Larry Cox 2 4 0 .000 0 0

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
Ferguson Jenkins 34 217.1 14 15 3.15 134
Doug Bird 35 191.0 9 14 5.14 71
Dickie Noles 31 171.0 10 13 4.42 85
Randy Martz 28 147.2 11 10 4.21 40
Tom Filer 8 40.2 1 2 5.53 15

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
Allen Ripley 28 122.2 5 7 4.26 57
Dan Larson 12 39.2 0 4 5.67 22
Ken Kravec 13 25.0 1 1 6.12 20

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
Lee Smith 72 2 5 17 2.69 99
Willie Hernández 75 4 6 10 3.00 54
Dick Tidrow 65 8 3 6 3.39 62
Bill Campbell 62 3 6 8 3.69 71
Mike Proly 44 5 3 1 2.30 24
Randy Stein 6 0 0 0 3.48 6
Herman Segelke 3 0 0 0 8.31 4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Jim Napier
AA Midland Cubs Texas League Brian Murphy
A Salinas Spurs California League Rich Morales
A Quad Cities Cubs Midwest League George Enright
A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Tony Franklin
Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Jim Fairey

Notes

  1. ^ Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Dave Geisel page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Ryne Sandberg page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ "Mike Tyson Stats".
  5. ^ Bump Wills page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ a b Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference

References

Categories