1982 Toronto Blue Jays season

March 2026 November 2013 Toronto Blue Jays 1982 American League East Exhibition Stadium Toronto 78–84 (.481) 7th Labatt Breweries,Imperial Trust,Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Pat Gillick Bobby Cox CTV Television Network(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) CJCL (AM)(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) 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 Transactions Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1982 season.1982 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1982-transactions.shtml baseball-reference.com 16 July 2023 October 1981 October 31 Signed amateur free agent José Mesa. November 1981 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 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 January 28 Released Steve Baker. March 1982 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 April 2 Acquired Wayne Nordhagen from the Chicago White Sox for Aurelio Rodríguez. Regular season 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. The decision also applied to Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium and Ottawa's Lansdowne Park,Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.184, Penguin Books, 0-14-023978-2 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. Opening Day lineup Jesse Barfield Mark Bomback Dámaso García Alfredo Griffin John Mayberry Lloyd Moseby Rance Mulliniks Willie Upshaw Ernie Whitt Al Woods Season standings Record vs. opponents TOR Transactions Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1982 regular season.1982 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1982-transactions.shtml baseball-reference.com 16 July 2023 April 1982 April 8 Released Dave Tomlin. May 1982 May 5 Acquired Tom Dodd, Dave Revering and Jeff Reynolds from the New York Yankees for John Mayberry. June 1982 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 July 15 Purchased Leon Roberts from the Texas Rangers. August 1982 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 September 7 Released Otto Velez. Roster 1982 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers 17 Mark Bomback 18 Jim Clancy 28 Mark Eichhorn 36 Jerry Garvin 35 Dave Geisel 38 Jim Gott 25 Roy Lee Jackson 48 Luis Leal 50 Joey McLaughlin 33 Dale Murray 31,21 Ken Schrom 34 Steve Senteney 37 Dave Stieb Catchers 13 Buck Martinez 14 Geno Petralli 12 Ernie Whitt Infielders 31 Dave Baker  7 Dámaso García  4 Alfredo Griffin 39 Pedro Hernández 16 Garth Iorg  5 Rance Mulliniks 26 Willie Upshaw Outfielders 29 Jesse Barfield  9 Barry Bonnell 35 Dick Davis 45 Tony Johnson 15 Lloyd Moseby 22 Hosken Powell 20 Al Woods Other batters 55 Glenn Adams 10 John Mayberry 30,3 Wayne Nordhagen 10 Dave Revering  3 Leon Roberts 19 Otto VélezManager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 43 Cito Gaston (hitting/first base)  8 John Sullivan (bullpen) 41 Al Widmar (pitching) 24 Jimy Williams (third base) Game log background:#6E8B3D 1982 Game Log y background:#9EBD69; April: 8–12 (Home: 5–6; Away: 3–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || April 6 || @ Tigers || colspan=6|Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for April 7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || April 7 || @ Tigers || colspan=6|Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for April 15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || April 8 || @ Tigers || colspan=6|Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for August 5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 9 || Brewers || 4–15 || Vuckovich (1–0) || Bomback (0–1) || || 30,216 || 0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 10 || Brewers || 3–2 (10) || Jackson (1–0) || Fingers (0–1) || || 11,141 || 1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 11 || Brewers || 5–14 || McClure (1–0) || Clancy (0–1) || || 10,128 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 12 || Tigers || 9–5 || Leal (1–0) || Wilcox (0–1) || || 11,180 || 2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 13 || Tigers || 2–4 || Morris (1–1) || Murray (0–1) || || 10,087 || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 14 || Tigers || 5–4 || Jackson (2–0) || Saucier (0–1) || || 10,114 || 3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 15 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Saucier (1–1) || Stieb (0–1) || Sosa (1) || 51,038 || 3–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || Leal (2–0) || Eckersley (1–1) || Jackson (1) || 7,542 || 4–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 4–5 || Tudor (2–0) || Bomback (0–2) || Clear (1) || 18,617 || 4–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Aponte (1–0) || Jackson (2–1) || || 18,017 || 4–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 19 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Murray (1–1) || Clear (0–1) || || 27,265 || 5–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || April 20 || @ Brewers || colspan=6|Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for August 12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 21 || @ Brewers || 1–3 || Lerch (1–0) || Leal (2–1) || Fingers (1) || 5,298 || 5–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 22 || @ Brewers || 0–7 || Caldwell (1–1) || Bomback (0–3) || || 6,199 || 5–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 23 || Red Sox || 4–5 || Tudor (3–0) || Clancy (0–2) || Clear (3) || 10,428 || 5–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 24 || Red Sox || 7–8 || Torrez (1–1) || Stieb (0–2) || Aponte (2) || 13,135 || 5–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 25 || Red Sox || 4–5 (12) || Clear (1–1) || McLaughlin (0–1) || || 21,043 || 5–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 27 || Rangers || 8–4 || Murray (2–1) || Medich (1–2) || || 10,101 || 6–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 28 || Rangers || 6–4 || Clancy (1–2) || Tanana (1–3) || McLaughlin (1) || 10,109 || 7–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 29 || @ Royals || 7–0 || Stieb (1–2) || Splittorff (1–1) || || 15,707 || 8–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 30 || @ Royals || 7–8 || Jackson (2–0) || Jackson (2–2) || Quisenberry (6) || 19,030 || 8–12 |- y background:#9EBD69; May: 13–14 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || May 1 || @ Royals || 7–8 || Jackson (3–0) || Bomback (0–4) || Quisenberry (7) || 23,561 || 8–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || May 2 || @ Royals || 7–5 || Clancy (2–2) || Leonard (2–2) || Jackson (2) || 27,044 || 9–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 4 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Burns (3–1) || Stieb (1–3) || Barojas (7) || 9,543 || 9–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 5 || @ White Sox || 1–4 || Trout (2–2) || Leal (2–2) || Lamp (1) || 20,673 || 9–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 25 || May 7 || Royals || 6–4 || McLaughlin (1–1) || Leonard (2–3) || || 11,523 || 10–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 8 || Royals || 2–1 || Bomback (1–4) || Frost (3–2) || Jackson (3) || 15,102 || 11–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 9 || Royals || 2–0 || Stieb (2–3) || Splittorff (2–2) || || 17,044 || 12–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 10 || White Sox || 3–6 || Burns (4–1) || McLaughlin (1–2) || Hickey (1) || 11,520 || 12–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 11 || White Sox || 9–4 || Clancy (3–2) || Trout (2–3) || || 10,700 || 13–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 12 || White Sox || 2–9 || Lamp (3–0) || Bomback (1–5) || || 11,473 || 13–17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 13 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Darwin (3–1) || Stieb (2–4) || || 6,819 || 13–18 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 14 || @ Rangers || 3–4 (11)|| Mirabella (1–0) || Jackson (2–3) || || 10,972 || 13–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 5–2 || Clancy (4–2) || Tanana (1–5) || || 14,405 || 14–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 1–2 (10)|| Darwin (4–1) || Jackson (2–4) || || 29,303 || 14–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 18 || @ Indians || 5–6 || Spillner (1–3) || Murray (2–2) || || 5,865 || 14–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 19 || @ Indians || 8–5 || Garvin (1–0) || Barker (4–2) || McLaughlin (2) || 5,724 || 15–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 20 || @ Indians || 2–0 || Clancy (5–2) || Sorensen (3–3) || || 6,226 || 16–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 21 || Orioles || 0–3 || Flanagan (2–4) || Gott (0–1) || Martinez (3) || 12,387 || 16–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 22 || Orioles || 0–6 || Martínez (4–3) || Stieb (2–5) || || 17,457 || 16–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 23 || Orioles || 7–1 || Leal (3–2) || Stewart (4–3) || || 14,229 || 17–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 24 || Orioles || 5–7 || McGregor (6–3) || Clancy (5–3) || Stoddard (3) || 12,088 || 17–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 25 || @ Yankees || 0–8 || John (4–4) || Gott (0–2) || || 20,127 || 17–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 26 || @ Yankees || 7–0 || Stieb (3–5) || May (1–3) || || 15,090 || 18–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || May 28 || @ Orioles || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 29 || @ Orioles || 1–3 || Flanagan (3–4) || Leal (3–3) || || || 18–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 29 || @ Orioles || 11–10 || McLaughlin (2–2) || Stoddard (0–2) || || 21,241 || 19–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 30 || @ Orioles || 6–0 || Gott (1–2) || Palmer (2–3) || Jackson (4) || 21,632 || 20–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 31 || Yankees || 5–4 || Stieb (4–5) || Erickson (4–5) || || 20,136 || 21–26 |- y background:#9EBD69; June: 12–14 (Home: 7–10; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 1 || Yankees || 5–2 || Murray (3–2) || Rawley (3–2) || || 17,460 || 22–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 49 || June 2 || Yankees || 6–12 (13)|| Rawley (4–2) || McLaughlin (2–3) || || 20,161 || 22–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 3 || Yankees || 3–1 || Leal (4–3) || John (4–5) || || 20,147 || 23–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 51 || June 4 || Indians || 3–6 || Barker (7–2) || Murray (3–3) || Spillner (6) || 12,371 || 23–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || June 5 || Indians || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 6 || Indians || 5–1 || Stieb (5–5) || Sorensen (5–4) || || || 24–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 6 || Indians || 5–7 || Glynn (2–0) || Garvin (1–1) || Spillner (7) || 17,131 || 24–29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 54 || June 7 || Indians || 7–3 || Leal (5–3) || Denny (3–6) || || 11,150 || 25–29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 8 || Angels || 4–11 || Zahn (6–2) || Gott (1–3) || || 16,154 || 25–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 9 || Angels || 5–4 || McLaughlin (3–3) || Corbett (1–6) || || 16,193 || 26–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 11 || Athletics || 2–1 || Clancy (6–3) || Kingman (0–1) || || 17,461 || 27–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 12 || Athletics || 1–8 || Langford (5–7) || Stieb (5–6) || || 24,338 || 27–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 13 || Athletics || 5–7 || Underwood (3–4) || Jackson (2–5) || Beard (4) || 20,113 || 27–32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 14 || Athletics || 2–4 || Keough (6–7) || Gott (1–4) || Beard (5) || 14,136 || 27–33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 15 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Clancy (7–3) || Witt (3–1) || || 23,217 || 28–33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 16 || @ Angels || 1–7 || Renko (6–1) || Stieb (5–7) || || 20,970 || 28–34 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 17 || @ Angels || 8–10 || Kison (6–2) || Leal (5–4) || Moreno (1) || 21,195 || 28–35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 18 || @ Athletics || 6–4 || McLaughlin (4–3) || Keough (6–8) || || 12,061 || 29–35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 19 || @ Athletics || 3–1 (12)|| McLaughlin (5–3) || Owchinko (1–1) || || 19,214 || 30–35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 20 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Stieb (6–7) || Langford (5–8) || || 26,096 || 31–35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 21 || @ Mariners || 4–5 || Moore (3–6) || Leal (5–5) || Caudill (10) || 7,486 || 31–36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 22 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Clark (1–0) || Jackson (2–6) || Caudill (11) || 7,933 || 31–37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 23 || @ Mariners || 5–3 (11)|| McLaughlin (6–3) || Stanton (1–1) || || 9,007 || 32–37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || June 25 || Twins || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 26 || Twins || 3–4 || Davis (2–7) || Stieb (6–8) || || 14,052 || 32–38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 27 || Twins || 3–2 || McLaughlin (7–3) || Felton (0–8) || || 20,074 || 33–38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 29 || Mariners || 1–4 || Bannister (7–4) || Clancy (7–4) || Stanton (5) || 13,097 || 33–39 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 30 || Mariners || 4–10 || Beattie (6–4) || Stieb (6–9) || || 12,339 || 33–40 |- y background:#9EBD69; July: 15–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 74 || July 1 || Mariners || 3–4 || Perry (6–7) || Leal (5–6) || Caudill (14) || 21,004 || 33–41 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || July 2 || @ Twins || 9–4 || Murray (4–3) || Havens (3–6) || McLaughlin (3) || 7,503 || 34–41 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 76 || July 3 || @ Twins || 1–2 || O'Connor (1–2) || Clancy (7–5) || || 9,591 || 34–42 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 77 || July 4 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Little (1–0) || Stieb (6–10) || || 6,532 || 34–43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 5 || @ Rangers || 2–3 || Matlack (4–5) || Leal (5–7) || Darwin (4) || 29,126 || 34–44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 79 || July 6 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Murray (5–3) || Tanana (4–10) || || 9,657 || 35–44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 7 || @ Royals || 1–3 || Gura (10–4) || Clancy (7–6) || || 22,217 || 35–45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 8 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Stieb (7–10) || Armstrong (2–3) || McLaughlin (4) || 24,409 || 36–45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 9 || White Sox || 7–6 || Murray (6–3) || Dotson (3–10) || McLaughlin (5) || 15,131 || 37–45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 10 || White Sox || 5–6 || Escárrega (1–1) || Gott (1–5) || Hickey (4) || 17,035 || 37–46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 11 || White Sox || 7–16 || Burns (9–4) || Clancy (7–7) || || 16,169 || 37–47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 85 || July 15 || Rangers || 5–1 || Stieb (8–10) || Honeycutt (4–10) || || 14,123 || 38–47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 86 || July 16 || Rangers || 6–0 || Clancy (8–7) || Hough (7–8) || || 13,359 || 39–47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 87 || July 17 || Rangers || 11–3 || Jackson (3–6) || Butcher (0–1) || || 17,080 || 40–47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 18 || Rangers || 5–4 (10)|| McLaughlin (8–3) || Darwin (6–4) || || 15,512 || 41–47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 89 || July 19 || Royals || 4–2 || Leal (6–7) || Black (3–3) || || 16,466 || 42–47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 90 || July 20 || Royals || 9–2 || Stieb (9–10) || Gura (10–7) || || 18,552 || 43–47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 21 || Royals || 7–9 || Blue (7–7) || Clancy (8–8) || Quisenberry (23) || 19,152 || 43–48 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 22 || @ White Sox || 2–3 || Burns (10–4) || McLaughlin (8–4) || || 21,875 || 43–49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 23 || @ White Sox || 7–1 || Leal (7–7) || Barnes (0–2) || Jackson (5) || 27,770 || 44–49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 94 || July 24 || @ White Sox || 8–1 || Stieb (10–10) || Lamp (7–5) || Murray (1) || 21,821 || 45–49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 25 || @ White Sox || 3–5 || Hoyt (12–9) || Clancy (8–9) || || 17,452 || 45–50 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 26 || @ Red Sox || 2–3 || Eckersley (11–8) || Gott (1–6) || || 22,261 || 45–51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 97 || July 27 || @ Red Sox || 3–1 || Leal (8–7) || Tudor (6–8) || || 27,077 || 46–51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 28 || @ Red Sox || 7–9 || Ojeda (4–5) || Jackson (3–7) || Stanley (8) || 18,627 || 46–52 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 99 || July 30 || Tigers || 6–5 (12)|| Murray (7–3) || James (0–2) || || 18,262 || 47–52 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 100 || July 31 || Tigers || 1–0 (10)|| Gott (2–6) || Rucker (1–1) || || 21,007 || 48–52 |- y background:#9EBD69; August: 13–20 (Home: 7–8; Away: 6–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 101 || August 1 || Tigers || 5–8 || Morris (12–11) || Leal (8–8) || Tobik (5) || 23,033 || 48–53 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 102 || August 2 || Brewers || 9–4 || Stieb (11–10) || McClure (8–4) || || 20,141 || 49–53 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 103 || August 3 || Brewers || 4–7 || Vuckovich (12–4) || Clancy (8–10) || Fingers (24) || 16,575 || 49–54 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 104 || August 4 || Brewers || 0–8 || Caldwell (9–10) || Gott (2–7) || || 17,521 || 49–55 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 5 || @ Tigers || 2–5 || Ujdur (5–5) || Leal (8–9) || || || 49–56 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 5 || @ Tigers || 4–7 || Rucker (2–1) || Jackson (3–8) || Tobik (6) || 26,010 || 49–57 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 6 || @ Tigers || 0–6 || Morris (13–11) || Stieb (11–11) || || 21,602 || 49–58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 108 || August 7 || @ Tigers || 7–4 || Clancy (9–10) || Pashnick (3–4) || Murray (2) || 20,608 || 50–58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 109 || August 8 || @ Tigers || 7–4 || Gott (3–7) || Underwood (3–8) || McLaughlin (6) || || 51–58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 8 || @ Tigers || 7–4 || Geisel (1–0) || Rucker (2–2) || Murray (3) || 23,550 || 52–58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 111 || August 9 || Red Sox || 4–2 || Schrom (1–0) || Eckersley (11–10) || McLaughlin (7) || 20,105 || 53–58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 10 || Red Sox || 4–0 || Stieb (12–11) || Torrez (7–7) || || 21,324 || 54–58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 113 || August 11 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Jackson (4–8) || Stanley (7–5) || || 22,012 || 55–58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 12 || @ Brewers || 1–7 || McClure (9–4) || Gott (3–8) || || || 55–59 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 115 || August 12 || @ Brewers || 3–4 || Lerch (8–7) || Murray (7–4) || Fingers (27) || 28,305 || 55–60 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 13 || @ Brewers || 1–3 || Vuckovich (13–4) || Leal (8–10) || || 49,064 || 55–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 117 || August 14 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || Stieb (13–11) || Caldwell (10–11) || || 28,940 || 56–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 118 || August 15 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Clancy (10–10) || Slaton (9–4) || Murray (4) || 26,180 || 57–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 16 || Indians || 2–1 || Gott (4–8) || Waits (1–12) || McLaughlin (8) || 17,704 || 58–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 17 || Indians || 5–6 || Spillner (9–7) || McLaughlin (8–5) || || || 58–62 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 17 || Indians || 5–9 || Sutcliffe (10–4) || Geisel (1–1) || || 26,636 || 58–63 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 20 || @ Yankees || 2–4 || Rawley (7–8) || Stieb (13–12) || Gossage (26) || 20,172 || 58–64 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 21 || @ Yankees || 3–1 || Clancy (11–10) || Guidry (11–5) || Murray (5) || 24,029 || 59–64 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 22 || @ Yankees || 1–3 || Righetti (8–5) || Gott (4–9) || Gossage (27) || 33,692 || 59–65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 23 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || LaRoche (4–1) || Leal (8–11) || Gossage (28) || 16,565 || 59–66 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 24 || @ Orioles || 3–7 (10)|| Martínez (12–10) || McLaughlin (8–6) || || 12,139 || 59–67 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 25 || @ Orioles || 3–8 || Flanagan (10–10) || Clancy (11–11) || || 11,712 || 59–68 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 26 || @ Orioles || 5–12 || Davis (4–3) || Gott (4–10) || || 21,471 || 59–69 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 129 || August 27 || Yankees || 10–3 || Leal (9–11) || Righetti (8–6) || || 28,438 || 60–69 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 130 || August 28 || Yankees || 3–2 (11)|| Murray (8–4) || LaRoche (4–2) || || 35,065 || 61–69 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 29 || Yankees || 2–8 || John (10–10) || Clancy (11–12) || || 34,313 || 61–70 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 30 || Orioles || 3–6 || Davis (5–3) || Eichhorn (0–1) || Martinez (12) || 14,091 || 61–71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 133 || August 31 || Orioles || 0–1 || Palmer (12–3) || Leal (9–12) || || 14,690 || 61–72 |- y background:#9EBD69; September: 14–12 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 134 || September 1 || Orioles || 2–5 || Martínez (14–10) || Stieb (13–13) || || 12,473 || 61–73 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 3 || @ Indians || 2–3 || Anderson (2–2) || Clancy (11–13) || Brennan (2) || 12,131 || 61–74 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 136 || September 4 || @ Indians || 3–4 || Brennan (1–2) || Murray (8–5) || Spillner (17) || 6,110 || 61–75 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 137 || September 5 || @ Indians || 6–5 || Leal (10–12) || Barker (12–11) || Murray (6) || 6,968 || 62–75 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 138 || September 6 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Stieb (14–13) || Kingman (3–11) || || 20,172 || 63–75 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 139 || September 7 || @ Athletics || 2–1 || Clancy (12–13) || D'Acquisto (0–1) || Murray (7) || 8,403 || 64–75 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 140 || September 8 || @ Athletics || 6–5 || Jackson (5–8) || Conroy (0–1) || Murray (8) || 10,786 || 65–75 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 141 || September 10 || @ Angels || 2–6 || Zahn (16–7) || Leal (10–13) || || 25,012 || 65–76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 142 || September 11 || @ Angels || 1–4 || Forsch (12–10) || Stieb (14–14) || || 43,819 || 65–77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 12 || @ Angels || 2–3 || John (12–11) || Clancy (12–14) || Curtis (1) || 25,394 || 65–78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || September 14 || Athletics || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 144 || September 15 || Athletics || 3–2 || Leal (11–13) || Conroy (0–2) || Murray (9) || || 66–78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 145 || September 15 || Athletics || 12–11 || Jackson (6–8) || Hanna (0–3) || || 12,090 || 67–78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 146 || September 16 || Angels || 2–1 (12)|| Jackson (7–8) || Sánchez (6–3) || || 15,693 || 68–78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 147 || September 17 || Angels || 6–2 || Clancy (13–14) || John (12–12) || Murray (10) || 15,605 || 69–78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 18 || Angels || 6–8 || Sánchez (7–3) || Murray (8–6) || || 20,533 || 69–79 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 19 || Angels || 1–5 || Kison (9–5) || Eichhorn (0–2) || || 22,025 || 69–80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 20 || @ Twins || 1–4 || Castillo (11–11) || Leal (11–14) || Davis (21) || 2,830 || 69–81 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 151 || September 21 || @ Twins || 5–1 || Stieb (15–14) || Viola (4–8) || || 3,282 || 70–81 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 22 || @ Twins || 3–2 (10)|| Clancy (14–14) || Havens (9–13) || || 3,676 || 71–81 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 24 || @ Mariners || 2–3 || Vande Berg (9–4) || Murray (8–7) || || 14,071 || 71–82 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 25 || @ Mariners || 0–7 || Clark (5–2) || Leal (11–15) || || 18,818 || 71–83 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 155 || September 26 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Stieb (16–14) || Bannister (12–12) || || 6,742 || 72–83 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 156 || September 28 || Twins || 3–0 || Clancy (15–14) || Viola (4–9) || || || 73–83 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 28 || Twins || 4–3 (10)|| Jackson (8–8) || Davis (3–9) || || 11,124 || 74–83 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 158 || September 29 || Twins || 0–8 || Havens (10–13) || Eichhorn (0–3) || || 10,364 || 74–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 159 || September 30 || Twins || 6–4 || Leal (12–15) || O'Connor (8–9) || Murray (11) || 11,076 || 75–84 |- y background:#9EBD69; October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 160 || October 1 || Mariners || 2–0 || Stieb (17–14) || Bannister (12–13) || || 11,171 || 76–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 161 || October 2 || Mariners || 3–0 || Gott (5–10) || Stoddard (3–3) || Jackson (6) || 12,472 || 77–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 162 || October 3 || Mariners || 5–2 || Clancy (16–14) || Caudill (12–9) || || 19,064 || 78–84 |- Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 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 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 SBRance Mulliniks 112 311 32 76 25 0 4 35 .244 3Hosken Powell 112 265 43 73 13 4 3 26 .275 4Buck Martinez 96 260 26 63 17 0 10 37 .242 1Al Woods Alvis Woods 85 201 20 47 11 1 3 24 .234 1Dave Revering 55 135 15 29 6 0 5 18 .215 0Leon Roberts 40 105 6 24 4 0 1 5 .229 1Tony Johnson Tony Johnson (baseball) 70 98 17 23 2 1 3 14 .235 3Glenn Adams 30 66 2 17 4 0 1 11 .258 0Otto Velez 28 52 4 10 1 0 1 5 .192 1Geno Petralli 16 44 3 16 2 0 0 1 .364 0John Mayberry 17 33 7 9 0 0 2 3 .273 0Dave Baker baseball 9 20 3 5 1 0 0 2 .250 0Pedro Hernandez Pedro Hernández (infielder) 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Dick Davis Dick Davis (baseball) 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 0 Pitching 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 KDave Stieb 17 14 3.25 38 38 0 288.1 116 104 75 141Jim Clancy Jim Clancy (baseball) 16 14 3.71 40 40 0 266.2 122 110 77 139Luis Leal Luis Leal (baseball) 12 15 3.93 38 38 0 249.2 113 109 79 111Joey McLaughlin 8 6 3.21 44 0 8 70.0 27 25 30 49Dale Murray 8 7 3.16 56 0 11 111.0 48 39 32 60Roy Lee Jackson 8 8 3.06 48 2 6 97.0 37 33 31 71Jim Gott 5 10 4.43 30 23 0 136.0 76 67 66 82Ken Schrom 1 0 5.87 6 0 0 15.1 11 10 15 8Jerry Garvin 1 1 7.25 32 4 0 58.1 48 47 26 35Dave Geisel 1 1 3.98 16 2 0 31.2 15 14 17 22Mark Bomback Mark Bomback (baseball) 1 5 6.03 16 8 0 59.2 44 40 25 22Steve Senteney 0 0 4.91 11 0 0 22.0 16 12 6 20Mark 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 Jim Clancy, American League All-Star Selection, ReserveBlue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History 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 Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Jim Beauchamp AA Knoxville Blue Jays Southern League Larry Hardy A Kinston Eagles Carolina League John McLaren A Florence Blue Jays South Atlantic League Dennis Holmberg Rookie GCL Blue Jays Gulf Coast League Héctor Torres Rookie Medicine Hat Blue Jays Pioneer League Duane LarsonLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Medicine HatJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes External links 1982 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference 1982 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac Category:Toronto Blue Jays seasons Toronto Blue Jays season Category:1982 in Canadian sports Category:1982 in Toronto Category:1982 in sports in Ontario