1982 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1982 National League West Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati 61–101 (.377) 6th William & James Williams Dick Wagner John McNamara, Russ Nixon WLWT(Ray Lane, Bill Brown, Dick Carlson) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Lindsey Nelson) The 1982 Cincinnati Reds season was the 113th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 13th and 12th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds finished in sixth place in the National League West, with a record of 61 wins and 101 losses, 28 games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. John McNamara managed the club to a 34–58 start before being replaced in late July by Russ Nixon, who compiled a 27–43 record the rest of the year. 1982 was the first time that the Reds finished in last place since 1937, as well as their first losing season since 1971, the team's first full season at Riverfront. It was also the first 100-loss season in franchise history. They would not have another 100-loss season until 40 years later in 2022. Offseason November 4, 1981: Ken Griffey was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Brian Ryder (minors). The Yankees completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Reds on December 9.Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1981: Scott Brown was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Clint Hurdle.Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference December 18, 1981: Ray Knight was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for César Cedeño.Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference January 12, 1982: Randy Myers was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference February 9, 1982: Paul Moskau was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. The Orioles completed the deal by sending Wayne Krenchicki to the Reds on February 16.Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1982: George Foster was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg A. Harris.George Foster page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions March 26, 1982: Joe Nolan was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Dallas Williams and Brooks Carey (minors).Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference Roster 1982 Cincinnati Reds roster Roster Pitchers 38 Bruce Berenyi 40 Joe Edelen 32,37 Greg Harris 45 Ben Hayes 47 Tom Hume 34 Jim Kern 44 Charlie Leibrandt 50 Brad Lesley 35 Frank Pastore 49 Joe Price 34 Bill Scherrer 41 Tom Seaver 32 Bob Shirley 36 Mario Soto Catchers  9 Mike O'Berry 29 Alex Treviño 24,60 Dave Van Gorder Infielders 12 German Barranca  5 Johnny Bench 13 Dave Concepción 22 Dan Driessen 19 Wayne Krenchicki  7 Rafael Landestoy 17,56 Tom Lawless 16 Ron Oester Outfielders 33 Larry Biittner 28 César Cedeño 21 Paul Householder 30 Clint Hurdle 20 Eddie Milner 61 Gary Redus 23 Mike Vail 26 Duane Walker Manager  3 John McNamara  2 Russ Nixon Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano  4 Harry Dunlop (Bullpen)  6 Bill Fischer (Pitching)  2 Russ Nixon (First Base) 11 Ron Plaza 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 Alex Treviño 120 355 89 .251 1 33 1B Dan Driessen 149 516 139 .269 17 57 2B Ron Oester 151 549 143 .260 9 47 SS Dave Concepción 147 572 164 .287 5 53 3B Johnny Bench 119 399 103 .258 13 38 LF Eddie Milner 113 407 109 .268 4 31 CF César Cedeño 138 492 142 .289 8 57 RF Paul Householder 138 417 88 .211 9 34 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 Duane Walker 86 239 52 .218 5 22 Mike Vail 78 189 48 .254 4 29 Wayne Krenchicki 94 187 53 .283 2 21 Larry Biittner 97 184 57 .310 2 24 Tom Lawless 49 165 35 .212 0 4 Dave Van Gorder 51 137 25 .182 0 7 Rafael Landestoy 73 111 21 .189 1 9 Gary Redus 20 83 18 .217 1 7 Germán Barranca 46 51 13 .255 0 2 Mike O'Berry 21 45 10 .222 0 3 Clint Hurdle 19 34 7 .206 0 1 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 Mario Soto 35 257.2 14 13 2.79 274 Bruce Berenyi 34 222.1 9 18 3.36 157 Frank Pastore 31 188.1 8 13 3.97 94 Tom Seaver 21 111.1 5 13 5.50 62 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 Bob Shirley 41 152.2 8 13 3.60 89 Charlie Leibrandt 36 107.2 5 7 5.10 34 Greg A. Harris 34 91.1 2 6 4.83 67 Bill Scherrer 5 17.1 0 1 2.60 7 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 Tom Hume 46 2 6 17 3.11 22 Joe Price 59 3 4 3 2.85 71 Jim Kern 50 3 5 2 2.84 43 Brad Lesley 28 0 2 4 2.58 29 Ben Hayes 26 2 0 2 1.97 38 Joe Edelen 9 0 0 0 8.80 11 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association George Scherger AA Waterbury Reds Eastern League Jim Lett A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Jim Hoff A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Randy Davidson A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Jimmy Stewart Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Marc Bombard LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis Notes 2 References 1982 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cinc