1982 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 California Angels 1982 American League West champions American League West Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California Gene Autry Buzzie Bavasi Gene Mauch KTLA KMPC(Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta) 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. 2 Offseason December 6, 1981: Bob Boone was purchased by the Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies.Bob Boone at Baseball Reference December 7, 1981: José Moreno was selected by the Angels from the San Diego Padres in the rule 5 draft.Jose Moreno at Baseball Reference December 8, 1981: Dave Smith was selected by the Angels from the New York Mets in the minor league draft.Dave Smith at Baseball Reference December 11, 1981: Brian Harper was traded by the Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Foli.Brian Harper at Baseball Reference January 22, 1982: Reggie Jackson was signed as a free agent by the California Angels.Reggie Jackson at Baseball Reference January 28, 1982: Dan Ford was traded by the California Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Doug DeCinces and Jeff Schneider.https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fordda01.shtml Dan Ford Stats 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 Record vs. opponents CAL Transactions April 11, 1982: Ron Jackson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacksro02.shtml Ron Jackson Stats 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.Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference August 2, 1982: Luis Tiant was purchased by the Angels from Tabasco of the Mexican League.Luis Tiant at Baseball Reference 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.Tommy John at Baseball Reference 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 background:#CE2029;color:#333366; 1982 Game Log: 93–69 (Home: 52–29; Away: 41–40) y background:#333366;color:#CE2029; April: 15–7 (Home: 9–0; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#333366;color:#CE2029; May: 16–11 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–4) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="background:#bbb;" |—|| May 24 || || @ Red Sox || colspan=9 | Postponed (Rain); Makeup: August 26 y background:#333366;color:#CE2029; June: 14–12 (Home: 9–9; Away: 5–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#333366;color:#CE2029; July: 13–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–9) # Time (PT)Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#333366;color:#CE2029; August: 17–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="background:#bbb;" |—|| August 9 || || @ Twins || colspan=9 | Postponed (Schedule change); Makeup: August 12 y background:#333366;color:#CE2029; September: 15–13 (Home: 7–2; Away: 8–11) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#333366;color:#CE2029; October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #bfb darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Angels team member ALCS Game log background:#CE2029;color:#333366; 1982 Postseason Game Log: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–3) y background:#333366;color:#CE2029; 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 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || October 5 || 5:25 p.m. PDT || Brewers || 8–3 || John (1–0) || Caldwell (0–1) || – || 64,406 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || October 6 || 5:15 p.m. PDT || Brewers || 4–2 || Kison (1–0) || Vuckovich (0–1) || – || 64,179 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 8 || 12:15 p.m. PDT || @ Brewers || 3–5 || Sutton (1–0) || Zahn (0–1) || Ladd (1) || 50,135 || 2–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || October 9 || 10:00 a.m. PDT || @ Brewers || 5–9 || Haas (1–0) || John (1–1) || Slaton (1) || 51,003 || 2–2 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 10 || 1:20 p.m. PDT || @ Brewers || 3–4 || McClure (1–0) || Sánchez (0–1) || Ladd (2) || 54,968 || 2–3 || L3 |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #bfb darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Angels team member 1982 American League Championship Series Game 1, October 5 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California Team123456789RHEMilwaukee021000000372California10421000X8100W: Tommy John (1-0)   L: Mike Caldwell (0-1)   S: NoneHR: MIL – Gorman Thomas (1)  CAL – Fred Lynn (1)Pitchers: MIL – Caldwell, Slaton (4), Ladd (7), Bernard (8)  CAL – JohnAttendance: 64,406 Game 2, October 6 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California Team123456789RHEMilwaukee000020000250California02110000x460W: Bruce Kison (1-0)   L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1)   S: None HR: MIL – Paul Molitor (1)  CAL – Reggie Jackson (1)Pitchers: MIL – Vuckovich  CAL – KisonAttendance: 64,179 Game 3, October 8 County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Team123456789RHECalifornia000000030380Milwaukee000300200560W: 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 Team123456789RHECalifornia000001400553Milwaukee030301020992W: 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 Team123456789RHECalifornia1011000003111Milwaukee10010020x464W: 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 Minor League Baseball 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 Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1982 California Angels at Baseball Reference 1982 California Angels at Baseball Almanac Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Category:1980s in Anaheim, California Category:American League West champion seasons Los