1982 California Angels season

The 1982 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 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.

1982 California Angels
American League West Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkAnaheim Stadium
CityAnaheim, California
OwnersGene Autry
General managersBuzzie Bavasi
ManagersGene Mauch
TelevisionKTLA
RadioKMPC
(Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta)
← 1981 Seasons 1983 →

Offseason

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Regular season

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  • 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

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
California Angels 93 69 .574 52‍–‍29 41‍–‍40
Kansas City Royals 90 72 .556 3 56‍–‍25 34‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox 87 75 .537 6 49‍–‍31 38‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners 76 86 .469 17 42‍–‍39 34‍–‍47
Oakland Athletics 68 94 .420 25 36‍–‍45 32‍–‍49
Texas Rangers 64 98 .395 29 38‍–‍43 26‍–‍55
Minnesota Twins 60 102 .370 33 37‍–‍44 23‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore 4–9 7–5 5–7 6–7 7–6 4–8 9–4–1 8–4 11–2 7–5 7–5 9–3 10–3
Boston 9–4 7–5 4–8 6–7 8–5 6–6 4–9 6–6 7–6 8–4 7–5 10–2 7–6
California 5–7 5–7 8–5 8–4 5–7 7–6 6–6 7–6 7–5 9–4 10–3 8–5 8–4
Chicago 7–5 8–4 5–8 6–6 9–3 3–10 3–9 7–6 8–4 9–4 6–7 8–5 8–4
Cleveland 7–6 7–6 4–8 6–6 6–7 2–10 7–6 8–4 4–9 4–8 9–3 7–5 7–6
Detroit 6–7 5–8 7–5 3–9 7–6 6–6 3–10 9–3 8–5 9–3 6–6 8–4 6–7
Kansas City 8–4 6–6 6–7 10–3 10–2 6–6 7–5 7–6 5–7 7–6 7–6 7–6 4–8
Milwaukee 4–9–1 9–4 6–6 9–3 6–7 10–3 5–7 7–5 8–5 7–5 8–4 7–5 9–4
Minnesota 4–8 6–6 6–7 6–7 4–8 3–9 6–7 5–7 2–10 3–10 5–8 5–8 5–7
New York 2–11 6–7 5–7 4–8 9–4 5–8 7–5 5–8 10–2 7–5 6–6 7–5 6–7
Oakland 5–7 4–8 4–9 4–9 8–4 3–9 6–7 5–7 10–3 5–7 6–7 5–8 3–9
Seattle 5–7 5–7 3–10 7–6 3–9 6–6 6–7 4–8 8–5 6–6 7–6 9–4 7–5
Texas 3–9 2–10 5–8 5–8 5–7 4–8 6–7 5–7 8–5 5–7 8–5 4–9 4–8
Toronto 3–10 6–7 4–8 4–8 6–7 7–6 8–4 4–9 7–5 7–6 9–3 5–7 8–4


Transactions

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Roster

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1982 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

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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

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Starting pitchers

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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

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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

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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

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1982 Game Log: 93–69 (Home: 52–29; Away: 41–40)
April: 15–7 (Home: 9–0; Away: 6–7)
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May: 16–11 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–4)
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May 24 @ Red Sox Postponed (Rain); Makeup: August 26
June: 14–12 (Home: 9–9; Away: 5–3)
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July: 13–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–9)
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August: 17–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–6)
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August 9 @ Twins Postponed (Schedule change); Makeup: August 12
September: 15–13 (Home: 7–2; Away: 8–11)
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October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0)
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Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

ALCS

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Game log

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1982 Postseason Game Log: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–3)
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/
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1 October 5 5:25 p.m. PDT Brewers 8–3 John (1–0) Caldwell (0–1) 64,406 1–0 W1
2 October 6 5:15 p.m. PDT Brewers 4–2 Kison (1–0) Vuckovich (0–1) 64,179 2–0 W2
3 October 8 12:15 p.m. PDT @ Brewers 3–5 Sutton (1–0) Zahn (0–1) Ladd (1) 50,135 2–1 L1
4 October 9 10:00 a.m. PDT @ Brewers 5–9 Haas (1–0) John (1–1) Slaton (1) 51,003 2–2 L2
5 October 10 1:20 p.m. PDT @ Brewers 3–4 McClure (1–0) Sánchez (0–1) Ladd (2) 54,968 2–3 L3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

Game 1, October 5

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Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
California 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 X 8 10 0
W: Tommy John (1-0)   L: Mike Caldwell (0-1)   S: None
HR: MILGorman Thomas (1)  CALFred Lynn (1)
Pitchers: MIL – Caldwell, Slaton (4), Ladd (7), Bernard (8)  CAL – John
Attendance: 64,406

Game 2, October 6

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Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
California 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 x 4 6 0
W: Bruce Kison (1-0)   L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1)   S: None
HR: MILPaul Molitor (1)  CALReggie Jackson (1)
Pitchers: MIL – Vuckovich  CAL – Kison
Attendance: 64,179

Game 3, October 8

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County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
California 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 0
W: Don Sutton (1-0)   L: Geoff Zahn (0-1)   S: Pete Ladd (1)
HR: CALBob Boone (1)  MILPaul Molitor (2)
Pitchers: CAL – Zahn, Witt (4), Hassler (7)  MIL – Sutton, Ladd (8)
Attendance: 50,135

Game 4, October 9

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County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
California 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 5 3
Milwaukee 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 9 9 2
W: Moose Haas (1-0)   L: Tommy John (0-1)   S: Jim Slaton (1)
HR: CALDon Baylor (1)  MILMark Brouhard (1)
Pitchers: CAL – John, Goltz (4), Sanchez (8)  MIL – Haas, Slaton (8)
Attendance: 51,003

Game 5, October 10

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County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
California 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
Milwaukee 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 x 4 6 4
W: Bob McClure (1-0)   L: Luis Sánchez (0-1)   S: Pete Ladd (2)
HR: CAL – None  MILBen Oglivie (1)
Pitchers: CAL – Kison, Sanchez (6), Hassler (7)  MIL – Vuckovich, McClure (7), Ladd (9)
Attendance: 54,968

Awards and honors

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  • 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

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Level Team League Manager
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

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  1. ^ Bob Boone at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Jose Moreno at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Dave Smith at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Brian Harper at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Reggie Jackson at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ "Dan Ford Stats".
  7. ^ "Ron Jackson Stats".
  8. ^ Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Luis Tiant at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Tommy John at Baseball Reference

References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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