1982 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1982 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Steve O'Neill Phil Seghi Dave Garcia WUAB WWWE The Cleveland Indians' 1982 season was the 82nd for the franchise. The team finished with a 78–84 record (.481), placing them in sixth place (tied with Toronto) in the American League East, 17 games behind the eventual AL champion Milwaukee Brewers. Offseason November 14, 1981: Duane Kuiper was traded by the Indians to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Whitson. November 20, 1981: Bo Diaz was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a three-team trade. The Phillies sent a player to be named later to the Indians. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Lary Sorensen and Silvio Martinez to the Indians. The Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to the Cardinals. December 9, 1981: the Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff (minors) to complete the November 20, 1981 trade. January 15, 1982: Rick Waits was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rick Waits at Baseball Reference February 13, 1982: Mike Stanton was released by the Indians.Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference February 16, 1982: Sid Monge was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bake McBride.Bake McBride at Baseball Reference March 26, 1982: Dave Rosello was released by the Indians.Dave Rosello at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions September 12, 1982: John Denny was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jerry Reed, Wil Culmer, and Roy Smith.Roy Smith at Baseball Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position27 Miguel Diloné LF11 Toby Harrah 3B21 Mike Hargrove 1B29 Andre Thornton DH26 Bake McBride RF9 Ron Hassey C20 Rick Manning CF16 Jack Perconte 2B 10 Jerry Dybzinski SS36 Rick Waits P 1982 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1982 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 51 Bud Anderson 39 Len Barker 28 Bert Blyleven 31 John Bohnet 45 Tom Brennan 40 John Denny 48 Ed Glynn 44 Neal Heaton 41 Dennis Lewallyn 31 Jerry Reed 38 Lary Sorensen 37 Dan Spillner 43 Rick Sutcliffe 36 Rick Waits 32 Ed Whitson 25 Sandy Wihtol Catchers 23 Chris Bando  9 Ron Hassey 15 Bill Nahorodny Infielders 10 Jerry Dybzinski 22 Mike Fischlin 21 Mike Hargrove 11 Toby Harrah 17 Larry Milbourne 30 Karl Pagel 16 Jack Perconte Outfielders  7 Alan Bannister 52 Carmen Castillo 34 Joe Charboneau 56,24 Rod Craig 27 Miguel Diloné  8 Von Hayes 20 Rick Manning 26 Bake McBride 54 Kevin Rhomberg Other batters 29 Andre Thornton Manager  1 Dave Garcia Coaches  4 Johnny Goryl (Third Base) 14 Tom McCraw (Hitting)  6 Mel Queen (Pitching)  2 Dennis Sommers (First Base) Game log Regular season Cleveland Indians 1982 regular season game log: 78–84 (Home: 41–40; Away: 37–44)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1982-schedule-scores.shtml 1982 Cleveland Indians schedule and results Baseball Reference May 20, 2026 y Cleveland Indians April: 8–10 (Home: 6–6; Away: 2–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians May: 15–13 (Home: 6–5; Away: 9–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians June: 13–13 (Home: 7–4; Away: 6–9) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians July: 13–14 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians August: 12–17 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–12) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians September: 15–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 9–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians October: 2–3 (Home: 2–3; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Player stats Batting 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 SB Chris Bando 66 184 13 39 6 1 3 16 .212 0 Alan Bannister 101 348 40 93 16 1 4 41 .267 18 Carmelo Castillo 47 120 11 25 4 0 2 11 .208 0 Joe Charbonneau 22 56 7 12 2 1 2 9 .214 0 Rod Craig 49 65 7 15 2 0 0 1 .231 3 Miguel Dilone 104 379 50 89 12 3 3 25 .235 33 Jerry Dybzinski 80 212 19 49 6 2 0 22 .231 3 Mike Fischlin 112 276 34 74 12 1 0 21 .268 9 Mike Hargrove 160 591 67 160 26 1 4 65 .271 2 Toby Harrah 162 602 100 183 29 4 25 78 .304 17 Ron Hassey 113 323 33 81 18 0 5 34 .251 3 Von Hayes 150 527 65 132 25 3 14 82 .250 32 Rick Manning 152 562 71 152 18 2 8 44 .270 12 Bake McBride 27 85 8 31 3 3 0 13 .365 2 Larry Milbourne 82 291 29 80 11 4 2 25 .275 2 Bill Nahorodny 39 94 6 21 5 1 4 18 .223 0 Karl Pagel 23 18 3 3 0 0 0 2 .167 0 Jack Perconte 93 219 27 52 4 4 0 15 .237 9 Kevin Rhomberg 16 18 3 6 0 0 1 1 .333 0 Andre Thornton 161 589 90 161 26 1 32 116 .273 6 Team totals 162 5559 683 1458 225 32 109 639 .262 151 Pitching = Indicates league leader Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Bud Anderson Bud Anderson (baseball) 3 4 3.35 25 5 0 80.2 84 37 30 30 44 Len Barker 15 11 3.90 33 33 0 244.2 211 117 106 88 187 Bert Blyleven 2 2 4.87 4 4 0 20.1 16 14 11 11 19 John Bohnet 0 0 6.94 3 3 0 11.2 11 9 9 7 4 Tom Brennan Tom Brennan (baseball) 4 2 4.27 30 4 2 92.2 112 51 44 10 46 John Denny 6 11 5.01 21 21 0 138.1 126 80 77 73 94 Ed Glynn 5 2 4.17 47 0 4 49.2 43 27 23 30 54 Neal Heaton 0 2 5.23 8 4 0 31.0 32 21 18 16 14 Dennis Lewallyn 0 1 6.97 4 0 0 10.1 13 8 8 1 3 Jerry Reed 1 1 3.45 6 1 0 15.2 15 6 6 3 10 Lary Sorensen 10 15 5.61 32 30 0 189.1 251 130 118 55 62 Dan Spillner 12 10 2.49 65 0 21 133.2 117 44 37 45 90 Rick Sutcliffe 14 8 2.96 34 27 1 216.0 174 81 71 98 142 Rick Waits 2 13 5.40 25 21 0 115.0 128 74 69 57 44 Ed Whitson 4 2 3.26 40 9 2 107.2 91 43 39 58 61 Sandy Wihtol 0 0 4.63 6 0 0 11.2 9 6 6 7 8 Team totals 78 84 4.11 162 162 30 1468.1 1433 748 670 589 882 Awards and honors Andre Thornton, Hutch Awardhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Charleston Charlies International League Doc Edwards AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Al Gallagher A Waterloo Indians Midwest League Gomer Hodge A-Short Season Batavia Trojans New York–Penn League Dave OliverJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1982 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1982 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve Category:Long stubs with short prose