1982 Houston Astros season

21st season in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros March 2026 November 2013 Houston Astros 1982 National League West Astrodome Houston, Texas 77–85 (.475) 5th John McMullen Al Rosen Bill Virdon (49–62)Bob Lillis (28–23) KRIV KENR(Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker) The 1982 Houston Astros season was the 21st season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 18th as the Astros, 21st in the National League (NL), 14th in the NL West division, and 18th at The Astrodome. The Astros entered the season as second-half division champions, ended in defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series (NLDS), the eventual World Series champions. On April 6, Nolan Ryan made his first Opening Day start for Houston, who hosted the St. Louis Cardinals but were defeated, 14–3. On July 7, Don Sutton earned his 250th career victory, while, twenty days later, Ryan earned the 200th of his career. First baseman Ray Knight represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game and played for the National League, his second career selection. The Astros concluded the season with a 77–85 record, in fifth place and 12 games behind the division-champion Atlanta Braves. Offseason Summary The Astros concluded the 1981 season with an overall record of 61–49 for third-best in the division.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1981.shtml 1981 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 24, 2026 As a response to the players' strike, a one-time format with a split regular season was implemented and modified playoffs were introduced. Houston qualified for the second-half division title. In the National League Division Series (NLDS), Houston faced the first-half division-champion Los Angeles Dodgers, but were defeated prior to the Dodgers winning the World Series. The 1981 Astros' pitching staff led the league in each of earned run average (2.66 ERA), fewest hits (842), fewest home runs (40), shutouts,Tied with the Dodgers. and strikeouts (610).https://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/yr1981n.shtml 1981 National League stats and history Baseball Almanac February 23, 2026 The 2.66 ERA set an all-time franchise mark, and the team tied their 1979 counterpart for most team shutouts in franchise history (19).https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/pitchteam.shtml Houston Astros team yearly pitching stats Baseball-Reference.com October 19, 2025 Nolan Ryan posted an ERA of 1.69 to lead MLB, and became the second Astros pitcher to lead the NL.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/earned_run_avg_leagues.shtml Yearly league leaders & records for earned run average Baseball-Reference.com September 15, 2025 Former Colt .45s infielder Pete Runnels, a native of Lufkin, Texas, was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. Runnels played in Houston during the 1963 and 1964 campaigns.Poland Hugh https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/pete-runnels/ Pete Runnels Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) October 18, 2025 Transactions October 23, 1981: Pete Ladd was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rickey Keeton.https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/laddpe01.shtml Pete Ladd stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 18, 2025 December 18, 1981: César Cedeño was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Ray Knight.https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knighra01.shtml Ray Knight stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 18, 2025 Regular season Summary April Prior to the start of the season's first game, the Astros were announced as the hosts for the 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.Schott Tom https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-6-1982-jim-kaat-becomes-first-major-leaguer-to-pitch-in-24-seasons-as-cardinals-blast-astros-14-3-on-opening-day/ Jim Kaat becomes first major leaguer to pitch in 24 seasons as Cardinals blast Astros, 14–3, on Opening Day Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) April 6, 1982 January 24, 2026 + Opening Day starting lineup Uniform Uniform number Player Position 21 Terry Puhl Right fielder 30 Tony Scott Center fielder 3 Phil Garner Second baseman 25 José Cruz Left fielder 14 Alan Ashby Catcher 22 Ray Knight Third baseman 18 Art Howe First baseman 12 Craig Reynolds Shortstop 34 Nolan Ryan Pitcher Venue: Astrodome • Final: St. Louis 14, Houston 3 Sources:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198204060HOU St. Louis Cardinals (14) vs Houston Astros (3) box score Baseball Almanac April 6, 1982 September 28, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1982-uniform-numbers.shtml 1982 Houston Astros uniform numbers Baseball-Reference.com September 28, 2025 For Opening Day, on April 6, the Astros hosted the St. Louis Cardinals. Nolan Ryan made his first Opening Day start for Houston; however, he took the loss as the Cardinals sent nine men to the plate and scored five runs during the first inning. St. Louis never looked back, pounding out 18 hits and taking the season's inaugural contest, 14–3. This was the first time that Ryan surrendered more than three runs in any game at the Astrodome. Art Howe banged out a sacrifice fly during the bottom of the second inning off Cardinals starter Bob Forsch and swatted a home run in the seventh. Alan Ashby also homered off Forsch in the sixth to account for all of Houston's tallies. Jim Kaat tossed a scoreless ninth inning for St. Louis to become the first pitcher in major league history to appear in 24 seasons. This was the second consecutive Opening Day that the Astros were matched up against that season's eventual World Series champions. José Cruz smashed his 100th career home run on April 26, a two-run shot off John Martin of the St. Louis Cardinals.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=cruzjo01&t=b José Cruz career home runs Baseball-Reference.com November 6, 2025 Ray Knight slugged a home run of his own, collected three runs batted in (RBI) and was 3-for-4 as Houston triumphed, 6–2. Nolan Ryan (1–4) went the distance, struck out five, and earned his first win of the season https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198204260.shtml Houston Astros (6) vs St. Louis Cardinals (2) box score Baseball-Reference.com April 26, 1982 November 6, 2025 Cruz became one 31 Major League players through 1982 to accrue 100 home runs and 200 stolen bases or more during his career.For combined seasons, from 1900 to 1982, in the regular season, requiring stolen bases ≥ 200 and home runs ≥ 100, sorted by ascending season.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-season-finder.cgi?request=1&match=player_season_combined&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_id&year_min=1900&year_max=1982&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=100&cstat%5B1%5D=b_hr&ccomp%5B2%5D=gt&cval%5B2%5D=200&cstat%5B2%5D=b_sb Player batting season & career stats finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference August 16, 2026 May On May 22, Terry Puhl connected for his first career grand slam, off Neil Allen of the New York Mets tying the score 5–5 during the bottom of the ninth inning.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=puhlte01&t=b Terry Puhl career home runs Baseball-Reference.com July 19, 2026 Puhl had three hits total, including a triple, and five RBI. The game proceeded into extra innings, and Allen remained in the game. While batting in the top of the twelfth inning, Allen reached on an error as the go-ahead run scored. Allen next tossed a scoreless bottom of the twelfth inning, retiring José Cruz on a groundout to end the game and preserve a 6–5 Mets win.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198205220.shtml New York Mets (6) vs Houston Astros (5) box score Baseball-Reference.com May 22, 1982 July 19, 2026 On May 26, reliever Frank LaCorte, after having walked the bases loaded to the Montreal Expos, became so furious that he torched his jersey upon returning to the clubhouse. LaCorte considered his jersey number 31 a bad omen, representing the many instances he had fallen behind in the count to the batter. The team later gave him number 27.https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/1982/index.html 1982—season recap Astros Daily March 9, 2026 George Cappuzzello relieved LaCorte, and all three runners scored—first on a sacrifice fly by Tim Raines, then on Tim Wallach's home run, rallying Montreal to a 4–0 victory in 10 innings. For the first nine innings, Charlie Lea had one-hit the Astros, while Don Sutton countered with five-hit shutout ball.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198205260.shtml Montreal Expos (4) vs Houston Astros (0) box score Baseball-Reference.com May 26, 1982 March 9, 2026 Don Sutton's 250th career win During his brief stay as an Astro, right-hander Don Sutton earned his 250th career victory on July 7, 1982, via a 5–1 tally versus the Chicago Cubs. It was his ninth win of the campaign. In support, Phil Garner slugged a two-run home run, and José Cruz drove in two others.Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/thisdate/index.html This date in Astros history Astros Daily November 30, 2025 July From July 24 to August 14, Dickie Thon manufactured a 21-game hitting streak, which was the fifth in team history of 20 games or longer, and just two games short of Art Howe's then-club record of 23 from May 1 to May 24 of the prior campaign.Smith David https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/hitstreak.html Houston Astros hitting streaks Astros Daily Retrosheet October 3, 2025 During the streak, Thon batted .308, pounded eight doubles, three triples, and purloined eight bases, while striking out just twice. Thon's hitting streak tied Pete Rose for longest in the National League on the season, and tied for third longest in baseball behind Rod Carew (25 games), Kent Hrbek (23), and tied with Richie Zisk (21) in the American League (AL).Longest streak of consecutive games, in 1982, in the regular season, requiring hits ≥ 1, sorted by most games matching criteria.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-streak-finder.cgi?request=1&timeframe=seasons&year_min=1982&year_max=1982&streak_length=15&scomp%5B1%5D=gt&sval%5B1%5D=1&sstat%5B1%5D=b_h Player batting steak stats finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference April 12, 2026 Nolan Ryan's 200th career win On July 27, Nolan Ryan earned the 200th victory of his career with a five-hit, 3–2 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds. Ryan whiffed 13, issued two bases on balls and earned a solid game score of 82. During the first inning, he picked off Eddie Milner. Meanwhile, Tony Scott doubled, collected an RBI, and swiped two of Houston's four bags. During the bottom of the eighth,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198207270.shtml Cincinnati Reds (2) vs Houston Astros (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com July 27, 1982 January 21, 2026 Terry Puhl smashed a line drove of reliever Jim Kern, which second baseman Ron Oester slung wildly as Ray Knight charged around third base, ahead of the throw to home plate to score the winning run. During the month of July, Ryan produced a 4–1 win–loss record (W–L), 1.10 earned run average (ERA), four complete games, and one shutouts in five games. Ryan surrendered, 25 hits surrendered, 13 bases on balls (BB), 0.927 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP), while strikeout out 48.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=ryanno01&year=1982&t=p Nolan Ryan 1982 pitching splits Baseball-Reference.com April 19, 2026 August On August 11, Nolan Ryan hurled his first one-hit complete game as an Astro, the eighth of his career, and lowest-hit effort since his no-hitter on September 26, 1981. Ryan's most recent one-hitter was on July 13, 1979, as a member of the California Angels.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/PX_ryann001.htm Top performances for Nolan Ryan Retrosheet January 31, 2026 Ryan (12–8) walked three and struck out six for a game score of 88, and, at the plate, hit an RBI single and drew a base on balls to lead a 3–0 win over the San Diego Padres. Terry Puhl slashed three hits, while Phil Garner and Ray Knight each logged RBI singles. The only hit Ryan surrendered was a single to center field by Terry Kennedy during the bottom of the fifth inning.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198208110.shtml Houston Astros (3) vs San Diego Padres (0) box score Baseball-Reference.com August 11, 1982 January 31, 2026 Dickie Thon extended his hitting streak to 20 games. On August 28, knuckleball specialist Joe Niekro (13–9) garnered his 100th career victory as a member of the Astros, leading a 2–0 defeat of the Montreal Expos. He went the distance with a six-hit shutout with four whiffs. In four previous outings on the season with Charlie Lea starting, Montreal had shut out Houston, while the Astros mustered 9 hits over the most recent three. In the fifth inning, Luis Pujols tripled in Art Howe for Houston's first run. In the eighth, a single by Thon, a wild pitch, followed by another single from Phil Garner accounted for the second score. A winner of 58 contests prior to joining Houston, Niekro followed Larry Dierker (137), J. R. Richard (107) and Don Wilson (104) as hurlers to win 100 games for the Astros.Shattock Harry https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/19820828/index.html Niekro shuts down Expos, 2–0 Houston Chronicle Astros Daily August 28, 1982 February 28, 2026 On August 31, Ryan hurled a two-hit shutout of the New York Mets to lead a 4–0 Astros triumph. Ryan took a bid for a sixth no-hitter into the eighth inning, yielding a single to Ron Hodges for the first safety. The only other hit for New York was a single leading off the top of the ninth by Bob Bailor. Ryan retired George Foster on a groundout for the final out to secure the shutout. Ryan struck out nine, issued three base on balls and earned a game score of 89. Tony Scott hit an RBI groundout to score Dickie Thon for the game's first run during the bottom of the first inning. In the top of the seventh, Alan Ashby hit an RBI single, and Danny Heep followed with an RBI double.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN198208310.shtml Houston Astros (4) vs New York Mets (0) box score Baseball-Reference.com August 31, 1982 June 14, 2026 During the month of August, Nolan Ryan went 3–0 W–L and 1.98 ERA over 7 starts, with three complete games and two shutouts. Over 54 innings, Ryan yielded 32 hits, 25 BB surrendered a .168 batting average against (BAA), and 1.043 WHIP, with 48 punchouts. Hence, Ryan was recognized as the NL Pitcher of the Month. Ryan succeeded J. R. Richard as the most recent Astro to win the award, who was named in April, 1980.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-pitchers-of-the-month.shtml Major League Baseball Pitchers of the Month Baseball-Reference.com July 8, 2025 In the months of July and August combined, Ryan posted a 7–1 record, 1.60 ERA, 7 complete games, and 3 shutouts. Ryan surrendered 57 hits and struck out 96 over 95 2 3 innings pitched (IP).https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=ryanno01&t=p&year=1982 Nolan Ryan 1982 pitching game logs Baseball-Reference.com April 19, 2026 September On September 6, Bill Doran made his major league debut.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/doranbi02.shtml Bill Doran stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com May 9, 2026 Doran went 0-for-3 in a 4-to-2 defeat to San Diego. During the bottom of the second inning, Doran grounded out in his first plate appearance versus Padres starter Chris Welsh (8–5), who earned a complete game victory. Alan Ashby (10) homered in the bottom of the fourth inning—also scoring José Cruz—to supply all of Houston's offense.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198209060.shtml San Diego Padres (4) vs Houston Astros (2) box score Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 1982 May 9, 2026 On September 27, switch-hitting catcher Alan Ashby became the 12th National League player—on the 17th occasion—and first Houston Astro to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats20.shtml Home runs from both sides of the plate in one game Baseball Almanac December 1, 2025 However, it was Ashby's single to right in the top of the eighth which plated José Cruz for the go-ahead tally at 4–3 over the Padres. Two innings earlier, Ashby had homered from the left side off Padres starter John Montefusco to tie it 3-all. In the top of the ninth, from the right side, Ashby took lefty Chris Welsh deep for a three-run bomb for the 7–3 score. Houston batters aggregated 15 hits, led by Ashby and Cruz with three each. Meanwhile, Vern Ruhle (9–13) posted scoreless ball over the final five innings in relief, with four strikeouts to pick up the victory.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198209270.shtml Houston Astros (7) vs San Diego Padres (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com September 27, 1982 December 1, 2025 Performance overview The Astros concluded the 1982 season with an 77 85 y record, for fifth place and 12 games behind the NL West division-champion Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1982.shtml 1982 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 29, 2025 Hence, the Astros missed the playoffs for the first time since 1979 after having qualified for the first two times in franchise history. It was the just third time since 1969 that Houston had finished more than four games under .500.Save for the win–loss records, each of the first-place team, and Astros' ranking and games behind in the division were all identical to the 1969 season. lower-alpha "1982 NL West standings"https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/ Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia Baaseball-Reference.com November 30, 2025 Dickie Thon collected 10 triples to lead the National League. Thon was the fourth Astros hitter to lead the league in triples, succeeding teammate Craig Reynolds from the year prior.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/3B_leagues.shtml Yearly league leaders & records for triples Baseball-Reference.com December 31, 2022 Nolan Ryan led the major leagues in fewest hits per nine innings surrendered (7.047), the seventh time in club history for an Astros pitcher. Having the led the league the year prior, Ryan joined J. R. Richard as the second Astros pitcher to lead the league in the category multiple times.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/hits_per_nine_leagues.shtml Yearly league leaders and records for hits per 9 IP Baseball-Reference.com October 21, 2025 However, Ryan also led the major leagues in most walks issued (109) to extend his major-league record for leading the league to an eighth season, and for the second time in the National League.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pibob4.shtml Year by year leaders for bases on balls / walks allowed Baseball Almanac December 1, 2025 Ryan already held the American League record with six, as a member of the California Angels. This was his second time as member of the Astros.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/walks_by_pitchers_records.shtml MLB bases on balls records Baseball Almanac December 1, 2025 Season standings Record versus opponents National League border:1px solid #aaa HOU Notable transactions June 8, 1982: Joe Pittman was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Danny Boone.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/booneda02.shtml Danny Boone Statistics, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie status & More Baseball Reference.com October 21, 2025 August 30, 1982: Don Sutton was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for players to be named later and cash.Don Sutton Statistics, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/suttodo01.shtml October 21, 2025 Baseball Reference.com September 3, 1982: The Brewers completed their August 30 trade with the Astros, sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros.Kevin Bass statistics, height, weight, position, rookie status & more https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/basske01.shtml October 21, 2025 Baseball Reference.com Roster 1982 Houston Astros Roster Pitchers 31 Danny Boone 52 George Cappuzzello 46 Frank DiPino 39 Bob Knepper 27,31 Frank LaCorte 51 Mike LaCoss 17 Randy Moffit 36 Joe Niekro 44 Gordie Pladson 42 Bert Roberge 47 Mark Ross 48 Vern Ruhle 34 Nolan Ryan 35 Joe Sambito 45 Dave Smith 20 Don Sutton Catchers 14 Alan Ashby 11 Alan Knicely  6 Luis Pujols Infielders 19 Bill Doran 23 Kiko Garcia  3 Phil Garner 18 Art Howe 22 Ray Knight  9 Joe Pittman 12 Craig Reynolds 16 Harry Spilman 10 Dickie Thon Outfielders  8 Kevin Bass 25 José Cruz 24 Danny Heep 26 Scott Loucks 21 Terry Puhl 37 Larry Ray 30 Tony Scott 38 Tim Tolman 29 Denny Walling Other batters 15 Mike Ivie Manager  5 Bob Lillis  7 Bill Virdon Coaches  4 Deacon Jones 43 Don Leppert  5 Bob Lillis  2 Mel Wright 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 Alan Ashby 100 339 87 .257 12 49 1B Ray Knight 158 609 161 .274 6 70 2B Phil Garner 155 588 161 .274 13 83 SS Dickie Thon 136 496 137 .276 3 36 3B Art Howe 110 365 87 .238 5 38 LF José Cruz 155 570 157 .275 9 68 CF Tony Scott 132 460 110 .239 1 29 RF Terry Puhl 145 507 133 .262 8 50 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 Danny Heep 85 198 47 .237 4 22 Luis Pujols 65 176 35 .199 4 15 Denny Walling 85 146 30 .205 1 14 Alan Knicely 59 133 25 .188 2 12 Craig Reynolds 54 118 30 .254 1 7 Bill Doran 26 97 27 .278 0 6 Kiko Garcia 34 76 16 .211 1 5 Harry Spilman 38 61 17 .279 3 11 Scott Loucks 44 49 11 .224 0 3 Tim Tolman 15 26 5 .192 1 3 Kevin Bass 12 24 1 .042 0 1 Joe Pittman 15 10 2 .200 0 0 Larry Ray 5 6 1 .167 0 1 Mike Ivie 7 6 2 .333 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 Joe Niekro 35 270.0 17 12 2.47 130 Nolan Ryan 35 250.1 16 12 3.16 245 Don Sutton 27 195.0 13 8 3.00 139 Bob Knepper 33 180.0 5 15 4.45 108 Vern Ruhle 31 149.0 9 13 3.93 56 Frank DiPino 6 28.1 2 2 6.04 25 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 LaCoss 41 115.0 6 6 2.90 51 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 Dave Smith 49 5 4 11 3.84 28 Frank LaCorte 55 1 5 7 4.48 51 Randy Moffit 30 2 4 3 3.02 20 Bert Roberge 22 1 2 3 4.21 18 George Cappuzzello 17 0 1 0 2.79 13 Danny Boone 10 0 1 1 3.55 4 Joe Sambito 9 0 0 4 0.71 7 Mark Ross 4 0 0 0 1.50 4 Gordie Pladson 2 0 0 0 54.00 0 Awards and achievements Grand slam No. Number Date Astros batter Venue Inning Pitcher Opposing team Box Box score 1 May 22 Terry Puhl1st MLB grand slam Astrodome 9Tied score or took lead Neil Allen New York Mets No-hit bid Date Starting pitcher (IP Innings pitched) Relief pitcher(s) (IP) Relief pitchers who continued no-hit effort No-hit IP Total no-hit innings GS Game score Catcher Batter Batter who ended no-hit bid Final Final score Opponent Box Box score August 31, 1982 Nolan Ryan (9) — 7 89 Alan Ashby Ron Hodges 4–0 New York Mets Note: Includes those games started with 7 or more no-hit innings. Career honors + Career honors received in 1982 Honor / mention received Individual Role Uni. Uniform number retired Start Start of Colt .45s/Astros career Finish Finish of Colt .45s/Astros career ASG Total All-Star Games during Colt .45s/Astros career Bio. / Games Biographical data or total number of games with team Summ. Career statistics & achievements Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductee Pete Runnels Infielder 3 1963 1964 — 148 games • Player bio https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/runnepe01.shtml Pete Runnels stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 18, 2025 Ref.: Awards 1982 Houston Astros award winners Name of award Recipient Ref. References Houston Astros Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) Ray Knight McTaggart Brian http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Bourn highlights Astros' awards season December 21, 2009 MLB.com October 20, 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101208131739/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou December 8, 2010 MLB All-Star Game Reserve infielder Ray Knight National League (NL) Pitcher of the Month August Nolan Ryan Other awards results Name of award Voting recipient(s) (Team) Ref. References NL Most Valuable Player 1st—Murphy (ATL) • 25th—Knight (HOU) https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1982.shtml 1983 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com June 14, 2026 League leaders Batting leaders Triples: Dickie Thon (10) Pitching leaders Bases on balls allowed: Nolan Ryan (109) Hit batsmen: Nolan Ryan (8) Hits per nine innings pitched: Nolan Ryan (7.0) Wild pitches: Joe Niekro (19) Milestones Major League debuts Player—Appeared at position Bill Doran, second baseman Date and opponent September 6 vs SDP Box Box score Also: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1982-debuts.shtml 1982 Major League Baseball new debuts Baseball-Reference.com May 9, 2025 Minor league system Minor League Baseball AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Jimmy Johnson AA Columbus Astros Southern League Matt Galante A Daytona Beach Astros Florida State League Eric Swansonhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=swanso002eri Eric Swanson minor leagues statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 30, 2025 A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Dave Cripe A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Bob Hartsfield Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League José Tartabull See also Texas Baseball List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders List of Major League Baseball individual streaks Notes References 2 External links 1982 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference 1982 Category:1982 Major League Baseball season Houston