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1982 Chicago Cubs season
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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.
December 8, 1981: Mike Krukow and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dickie Noles, Dan Larson and Keith Moreland.Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference
December 28, 1981: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Mirabella. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Dave Geisel to the Blue Jays on March 25.Dave Geisel page at Baseball Reference
January 27, 1982: Iván DeJesús was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg.Ryne Sandberg page at Baseball Reference
March 15, 1982: Mike Tyson was released by the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tysonmi01.shtml Mike Tyson Stats
March 26, 1982: Paul Mirabella, a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers for Bump Wills. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Paul Semall (minors) to the Rangers on April 21.Bump Wills page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Chicago Cubs
Record vs. opponents
CHC
Notable transactions
April 1, 1982: Bill Caudill was sent by the Cubs to the New York Yankees to partially complete an earlier deal (the Chicago Cubs sent players to be named later to the Yankees for Pat Tabler) made on August 19, 1981.Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
April 9, 1982: Randy Stein was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference
June 7, 1982: Gary Varsho was drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 12, 1982.Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference
August 2, 1982: The Chicago Cubs sent Jay Howell to the New York Yankees to complete the August 19, 1981, trade noted above.
Roster
1982 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers
47 Doug Bird
39 Bill Campbell
50 Tom Filer
38 Willie Hernández
31 Fergie Jenkins
37 Ken Kravec
32 Dan Larson
34 Randy Martz
48 Dickie Noles
36 Mike Proly
33 Allen Ripley
43 Herman Segelke
46 Lee Smith
43 Randy Stein
41 Dick Tidrow Catchers
9 Butch Benton
9 Larry Cox
7 Jody Davis
Infielders
1 Larry Bowa
22 Bill Buckner
20 Scott Fletcher
15 Junior Kennedy
23 Ryne Sandberg
19 Pat Tabler
17 Bump Wills Outfielders
11 Dan Briggs
30 Héctor Cruz
10 Leon Durham
27 Mel Hall
28 Steve Henderson
21 Jay Johnstone
29 Bob Molinaro
24 Jerry Morales
6 Keith Moreland
18 Scot Thompson
21 Ty Waller
25 Gary Woods Manager
4 Lee Elia
Coaches
3 Billy Connors
8 Tom Harmon
5 Gordon Mackenzie
2 John Vukovich
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 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
Minor League Baseball
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
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References
1982 Chicago Cubs 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
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