1982 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 1982 American League West Kingdome Seattle, Washington 76 86 y 4th George Argyros Dan O'Brien Sr. Rene Lachemann KSTW-TV 11 KVI 570 AM(Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson,Wes Stock) The 1982 Seattle Mariners season was their sixth since the franchise creation, and the team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 86 y. During their first decade, this was the Mariners' best season, their best previous total was 67 wins in 1979.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yPdLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3369%2C2291119 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Lach says M's must sign trio October 6, 1982 26 Slightly past the season's midpoint on July 8, their record was 45 38 y, just three games behind division-leading Kansas City.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nwNMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5408%2C2162660 Spokane Chronicle Washington UPI Another All-Star effort July 9, 1982 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nwNMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5253%2C2171150 Spokane Chronicle Washington Standings: American League July 9, 1982 15 Seattle was at .500 (59–59) on August 17, but then dropped seven straight,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0lxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6880%2C3464532 Spokane Chronicle Washington Associated Press 'Inspector' solves case for Mariners August 27, 1982 14 and closed the season at home with six consecutive losses.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NoURAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6009%2C890985 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Blue Jays, 5-2 October 4, 1982 3B Home attendance at the Kingdome was 1.07 million, twelfth in the league; it was the first time over a million in five years, since the debut season of 1977. This was Rene Lachemann's only full year as manager with Seattle; previously the manager at its Class AAA affiliate in Spokane. He took over the major league club in early May 1981, initially on an interim basis, succeeding Maury Wills.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1FVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6784%2C3085088 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Blanchette John Wills fired, M's turn to 'Lach' May 7, 1981 25https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-vhLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yu4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4724%2C2448737 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press M's pilot to remain with ship October 6, 1981 21 Lachemann signed a three-year contract in October 1981,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xbZeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4906%2C2342549 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Lachemann gets three-year contract October 6, 1982 3C and another during the season in 1982, then was relieved of his duties in late June 1983.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GoNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5990%2C3206687 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Lach, Cruz, Perry cut by Mariners June 26, 1983 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=__RVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6668%2C6496630 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Seattle fires Lachemann, drops Perry and Cruz June 26, 1983 7C Offseason October 23, 1981: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Manny Castillo. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bud Black to the Royals on March 2, 1982.Bud Black page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1981: Dan Meyer was traded by the Mariners to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Bordi.Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1981: Tom Paciorek was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago White Sox for Todd Cruz, Rod Allen and Jim Essian.Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference March 5, 1982: Gaylord Perry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference Regular season The Mariners began the season by beating the Minnesota Twins 11–7, setting a franchise record for most runs scored on Opening Day.https://stathead.com/tiny/XiH9u Team Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, For SEA, In team's first 1 games, requiring Runs Scored >= 8, sorted by greatest Runs Scored. Stathead April 5, 2021 On May 6 against the New York Yankees, Gaylord Perry won his 300th career game, becoming the first pitcher to win 300 games since Early Wynn did so in 1963.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA198205060.shtml New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners Box Score: May 6, 1982 baseball-reference.com 2025-08-18 Season standings Record vs. opponents SEA Opening Day starters Floyd Bannister Bruce Bochte Manny Castillo Al Cowens Julio Cruz Todd Cruz Jim Essian Jim Maler Joe Simpson Richie Zisk 1982 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 1: Shane Rawley was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Bill Caudill, Gene Nelson, and a player to be named later; Bobby Brown was sent to the Mariners on April  6.Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference April 2: Dick Drago was released by the Mariners.Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference April 2: Randy Stein was released by the Mariners.Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference April 5: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference May 21: Rick Sweet was purchased by the Mariners from the New York Mets.Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference August 6: Dave Revering was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.Dave Revering page at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 7: 1982 Major League Baseball draft Spike Owen was selected by the Mariners in the first round (sixth pick).Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference Lance Johnson was selected by the Mariners in the 31st round, but did not sign.Lance Johnson page at Baseball Reference Roster 1982 Seattle Mariners roster Roster Pitchers 39 Larry Andersen 19 Floyd Bannister 45 Jim Beattie 20 Rich Bordi 37 Bill Caudill 48 Bryan Clark 27 Jerry Don Gleaton 25 Mike Moore 35 Ron Musselman 24,43 Gene Nelson 30 Edwin Núñez 36 Gaylord Perry 46 Mike Stanton 34 Bob Stoddard 32 Ed Vande Berg Catchers 11 Bud Bulling  7 Jim Essian 44 Dan Firova  2 Orlando Mercado  8 Rick Sweet Infielders 12 Manny Castillo  6 Julio Cruz 21 Todd Cruz  1 Dave Edler 29 Gary Gray 33 Jim Maler 26 Vance McHenry  3 Domingo Ramos  5 Dave Revering  3 Paul Serna Outfielders 23 Bruce Bochte 20 Thad Bosley 44 Bobby Brown 16 Al Cowens 42 Dave Henderson 26 John Moses 18 Joe Simpson 14 Steve Stroughter Other batters  1 Lenny Randle 22 Richie Zisk Manager 15 Rene Lachemann Coaches 13 Chuck Cottier (Third Base)  5 Dave Duncan (Pitching) 28 Vada Pinson (First Base)  9 Bill Plummer (Bullpen) Game log Regular season background:#004B8D;color:#FFC425; 1982 regular season game log: 76–86 (Home: 42–39; Away: 34–47) y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; April: 11–12 (Home: 7–3; Away: 4–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; May: 14–14 (Home: 10–8; Away: 4–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; June: 15–10 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; July: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; August: 10–19 (Home: 4–11; Away: 6–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; September: 14–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 5–10) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Mariners team member 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 Rick Sweet 88 258 66 .256 4 24 1B Jim Maler 64 221 50 .226 4 26 2B Julio Cruz Julio Cruz (baseball) 154 549 133 .242 8 49 3B Manny Castillo 138 506 130 .257 3 49 SS Todd Cruz 136 492 113 .230 16 57 LF Bruce Bochte 144 509 151 .297 12 70 CF Dave Henderson 104 324 82 .253 14 48 RF Al Cowens 146 560 151 .270 20 78 DH Richie Zisk 131 503 147 .292 21 62 Other batters Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Joe Simpson 105 296 76 .257 2 23 Gary Gray Gary Gray (baseball) 80 269 69 .257 7 29 Bobby Brown Bobby Brown (outfielder) 79 245 59 .241 4 17 Paul Serna 65 169 38 .225 3 8 Bud Bulling 56 154 34 .221 1 8 Jim Essian 48 153 42 .275 3 20 Dave Edler 40 104 29 .279 2 18 Dave Revering 29 82 17 .207 3 12 Steve Stroughter 26 47 8 .170 1 3 Lenny Randle 30 46 8 .174 0 1 Thad Bosley 22 46 8 .174 0 2 John Moses 22 44 14 .318 1 3 Domingo Ramos 8 26 4 .154 0 1 Orlando Mercado 9 17 2 .118 1 6 Dan Firova 3 5 0 .000 0 0 Vance McHenry 3 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Player G IP W L ERA SO Floyd Bannister 35 247.0 12 13 3.43 209 Gaylord Perry 32 216.2 10 12 4.40 116 Jim Beattie 28 172.1 8 12 3.34 140 Mike Moore 28 144.1 7 14 5.36 73 Gene Nelson Gene Nelson (baseball) 22 122.2 6 9 4.62 71 Bob Stoddard 9 67.1 3 3 2.41 24 Other pitchers Player G IP W L ERA SO Bryan Clark 37 114.2 5 2 2.75 70 Edwin Núñez 8 35.1 1 2 4.58 27 Rich Bordi 7 13.0 0 2 8.31 10 Relief pitchers Player G W L SV ERA SO Bill Caudill 70 12 9 26 2.35 111 Ed Vande Berg 78 9 4 5 2.37 60 Mike Stanton Mike Stanton (right-handed pitcher) 56 2 4 7 4.16 49 Larry Andersen 40 0 0 1 5.99 32 Ron Musselman 12 1 0 0 3.45 9 Jerry Don Gleaton 3 0 0 0 13.50 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Salt Lake City Gulls Pacific Coast League Bobby Floyd AA Lynn Sailors Eastern League Mickey Bowers A Bakersfield Mariners California League Ken Pape A Wausau Timbers Midwest League R. J. Harrison A-Short Season Bellingham Mariners Northwest League Jeff ScottJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1982 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1982 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Seattle Mariners season Seattle Mariners