1982 California Angels season

The 1982 California Angels season was the 22nd season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 17th in Anaheim, and their 17th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished first in the American League West for the second time in team history, with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. However, the Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers in the ALCS in 5 games. This was future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson’s first season with the Angels.

1982 California Angels
American League West champions
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Anaheim Stadium
City	Anaheim, California
Owners	Gene Autry
General managers	Buzzie Bavasi
Managers	Gene Mauch
Television	KTLA
Radio	KMPC (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta)
← 1981 Seasons 1983 →

Offseason

• December 6, 1981: Bob Boone was purchased by the Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1]
• December 7, 1981: José Moreno was selected by the Angels from the San Diego Padres in the rule 5 draft.^[2]
• December 8, 1981: Dave Smith was selected by the Angels from the New York Mets in the minor league draft.^[3]
• December 11, 1981: Brian Harper was traded by the Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Foli.^[4]
• January 22, 1982: Reggie Jackson was signed as a free agent by the California Angels.^[5]
• January 28, 1982: Dan Ford was traded by the California Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Doug DeCinces and Jeff Schneider.^[6]

Regular season

• April 27, 1982: Reggie Jackson returned to Yankee Stadium with the Angels. He broke out of a terrible season-starting slump to hit a home run off former teammate Ron Guidry. The at-bat began with Yankee fans, angry at owner George Steinbrenner for letting Jackson get away, starting the "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended it with the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall of Fame, Steinbrenner had begun to say that letting him go was the biggest mistake he has made as Yankee owner.

Season standings

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
California Angels	93	69	.574	—	52‍–‍29	41‍–‍40
Kansas City Royals	90	72	.556	3	56‍–‍25	34‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox	87	75	.537	6	49‍–‍31	38‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners	76	86	.469	17	42‍–‍39	34‍–‍47
Oakland Athletics	68	94	.420	25	36‍–‍45	32‍–‍49
Texas Rangers	64	98	.395	29	38‍–‍43	26‍–‍55
Minnesota Twins	60	102	.370	33	37‍–‍44	23‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

1982 American League record v t e Sources:
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

• April 11, 1982: Ron Jackson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.^[7]
• May 12, 1982: Tom Brunansky, Mike Walters, and $400,000 were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Doug Corbett and Rob Wilfong.^[8]
• August 2, 1982: Luis Tiant was purchased by the Angels from Tabasco of the Mexican League.^[9]
• August 31, 1982: The Angels traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Tommy John. The Angels completed the trade by sending Dennis Rasmussen to the Yankees on November 24.^[10]

Roster

1982 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 46 Don Aase 34 Stan Bahnsen 23 Doug Corbett 16 John Curtis 43 Ken Forsch 30 Dave Goltz 41 Andy Hassler 35 Tommy John 24 Bruce Kison 22 Mickey Mahler 21 Ángel Moreno 45 Steve Renko 40 Luis Sánchez 42 Rick Steirer 33 Luis Tiant 39 Mike Witt 38 Geoff Zahn		Catchers  8 Bob Boone 13 Joe Ferguson Infielders 48 Ricky Adams  7 Rick Burleson 29 Rod Carew 11 Doug DeCinces 10,20 Tim Foli  4 Bobby Grich 15 Ron Jackson  2 Mick Kelleher 21 Jose Moreno  6 Daryl Sconiers  9 Rob Wilfong		Outfielders 12 Juan Beníquez 32 Bobby Clark  5 Brian Downing 44 Reggie Jackson 19 Fred Lynn 20 Gary Pettis Other batters 25 Don Baylor		Manager  3 Gene Mauch Coaches 49 Bob Clear 18 Preston Gómez  1 Bobby Knoop 47 Tom Morgan 50 Jimmie Reese 17 Merv Rettenmund

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

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	Bob Boone	143	472	121	.256	7	58
1B	Rod Carew	138	523	167	.319	3	44
2B	Bobby Grich	145	506	132	.261	19	65
3B	Doug DeCinces	153	575	173	.301	30	97
SS	Tim Foli	150	480	121	.252	3	56
LF	Brian Downing	158	623	175	.281	28	84
CF	Fred Lynn	138	472	141	.299	21	86
RF	Reggie Jackson	153	530	146	.275	39	101
DH	Don Baylor	157	608	160	.263	24	93

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
Juan Beniquez	112	196	52	.265	3	24
Ron Jackson	53	142	47	.331	2	19
Rob Wilfong	55	102	25	.245	1	11
Bobby Clark	102	90	19	.211	2	8
Joe Ferguson	36	84	19	.226	3	8
Mick Kelleher	34	49	8	.163	0	1
Rick Burleson	11	45	7	.156	0	2
Ricky Adams	8	14	2	.143	0	0
Daryl Sconiers	12	13	2	.154	0	2
Gary Pettis	10	5	1	.200	1	1
José Moreno	11	3	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
Geoff Zahn	34	229.1	18	8	3.73	81
Ken Forsch	37	228.0	13	11	3.87	73
Tommy John	7	35.0	4	2	3.86	14
Luis Tiant	6	29.2	2	2	5.76	30

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
Mike Witt	33	179.2	8	6	3.51	85
Steve Renko	31	156.0	11	6	4.44	81
Bruce Kison	33	142.0	10	5	3.17	86
Dave Goltz	28	86.0	8	5	4.08	49
Angel Moreno	13	49.1	3	7	4.74	22

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
Doug Corbett	33	1	7	8	5.05	37
Andy Hassler	54	2	1	4	2.78	38
Luis Sánchez	46	7	4	5	3.21	58
Don Aase	24	3	3	4	3.46	40
Rick Steirer	10	1	0	0	3.76	14
John Curtis	8	0	1	1	6.00	10
Stan Bahnsen	7	0	1	0	4.66	5
Mickey Mahler	6	2	0	0	1.13	5

Game log

1982 Game Log: 93–69 (Home: 52–29; Away: 41–40)
April: 15–7 (Home: 9–0; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak
May: 16–11 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–4) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak — May 24 @ Red Sox Postponed (Rain); Makeup: August 26
June: 14–12 (Home: 9–9; Away: 5–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak
July: 13–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–9) # Time (PT)Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak
August: 17–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak — August 9 @ Twins Postponed (Schedule change); Makeup: August 12
September: 15–13 (Home: 7–2; Away: 8–11) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak
October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Angels team member

ALCS

Game log

1982 Postseason Game Log: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–3)
1982 AL Championship Series: vs. Milwaukee Brewers 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak 1 October 5 5:25 p.m. PDT Brewers 8–3 John (1–0) Caldwell (0–1) – 64,406 1–0 W1 2 October 6 5:15 p.m. PDT Brewers 4–2 Kison (1–0) Vuckovich (0–1) – 64,179 2–0 W2 3 October 8 12:15 p.m. PDT @ Brewers 3–5 Sutton (1–0) Zahn (0–1) Ladd (1) 50,135 2–1 L1 4 October 9 10:00 a.m. PDT @ Brewers 5–9 Haas (1–0) John (1–1) Slaton (1) 51,003 2–2 L2 5 October 10 1:20 p.m. PDT @ Brewers 3–4 McClure (1–0) Sánchez (0–1) Ladd (2) 54,968 2–3 L3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Angels team member

Main article: 1982 American League Championship Series

Game 1, October 5

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2
California	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	X	8	10	0
W: Tommy John (1-0)   L: Mike Caldwell (0-1)   S: None
HR: MIL – Gorman Thomas (1)  CAL – Fred Lynn (1)
Pitchers: MIL – Caldwell, Slaton (4), Ladd (7), Bernard (8)  CAL – John
Attendance: 64,406

Game 2, October 6

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
California	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	x	4	6	0
W: Bruce Kison (1-0)   L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1)   S: None
HR: MIL – Paul Molitor (1)  CAL – Reggie Jackson (1)
Pitchers: MIL – Vuckovich  CAL – Kison
Attendance: 64,179

Game 3, October 8

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	8	0
Milwaukee	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	6	0
W: Don Sutton (1-0)   L: Geoff Zahn (0-1)   S: Pete Ladd (1)
HR: CAL – Bob Boone (1)  MIL – Paul Molitor (2)
Pitchers: CAL – Zahn, Witt (4), Hassler (7)  MIL – Sutton, Ladd (8)
Attendance: 50,135

Game 4, October 9

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	5	5	3
Milwaukee	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	9	9	2
W: Moose Haas (1-0)   L: Tommy John (0-1)   S: Jim Slaton (1)
HR: CAL – Don Baylor (1)  MIL – Mark Brouhard (1)
Pitchers: CAL – John, Goltz (4), Sanchez (8)  MIL – Haas, Slaton (8)
Attendance: 51,003

Game 5, October 10

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	1
Milwaukee	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	x	4	6	4
W: Bob McClure (1-0)   L: Luis Sánchez (0-1)   S: Pete Ladd (2)
HR: CAL – None  MIL – Ben Oglivie (1)
Pitchers: CAL – Kison, Sanchez (6), Hassler (7)  MIL – Vuckovich, McClure (7), Ladd (9)
Attendance: 54,968

Awards and honors

• Fred Lynn, American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player
• Reggie Jackson OF, American League Leader Home Runs (39)

All-Star Game

• Rod Carew
• Bobby Grich (starting 2B)
• Reggie Jackson (starting RF)
• Fred Lynn (starting CF)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Moose Stubing
AA	Holyoke Millers	Eastern League	Jack Hiatt
A	Redwood Pioneers	California League	Chris Cannizzaro
A	Danville Suns	Midwest League	Gus Gil and Aurelio Monteagudo
A-Short Season	Salem Angels	Northwest League	Joe Maddon

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem