1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers entered the season as the defending World Series champions. They would remain in contention until the final day of the regular season, when the San Francisco Giants would knock them out of the National League West division race, in a season that saw the Atlanta Braves reach the playoffs instead. The Dodgers finished second in the National League West at 88–74, becoming the fifth team since 1969 to miss the playoffs one year after winning the World Series. This was the final L.A. season for longtime cornerstones Steve Garvey and Ron Cey, who would move on to new teams next season. The Dodgers did welcome new second baseman Steve Sax, who won the Rookie of the Year Award.

Offseason

December 9, 1981: Acquired Jorge Orta, Larry White and Jack Fimple from the Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe and Jack Perconte
December 11, 1981: Mark Belanger was signed as a Free Agent.
January 6, 1982: Acquired Paul Voigt and Scotti Madison from the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell
February 8, 1982: Acquired Lance Hudson from the Oakland Athletics for Davey Lopes
March 30, 1982: Acquired and Cecil Espy from the Chicago White Sox for Rudy Law
Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening day lineup

Notable transactions

April 28, 1982: Acquired Jose Morales from the Baltimore Orioles for Leo Hernández
October 15, 1982: Sold Ted Power to the Cincinnati Reds
Roster

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		129	365	80	.219	5	38
1B		162	625	176	.282	16	86
2B		150	638	180	.282	4	47
SS		153	497	136	.274	3	46
3B		150	556	141	.254	24	79
LF		147	570	171	.300	23	88
CF		129	461	131	.284	7	50
RF		150	575	175	.304	32	100

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
	104	210	54	.257	11	42
	82	196	48	.245	2	18
	109	143	37	.259	1	12
	86	115	25	.217	2	8
	66	98	26	.265	0	2
	49	95	23	.242	5	9
	54	50	12	.240	0	4
	35	30	9	.300	1	8
	18	17	2	.118	0	1
	21	13	1	.077	0	2
	6	4	0	.000	0	0
	4	4	0	.000	0	0
	11	3	1	.333	0	2
	8	3	1	.333	0	0
	2	2	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	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
	37	285	19	13	2.87	199
	39	254.2	18	11	3.11	138
	36	235.2	16	11	3.36	176
	21	120.2	4	7	4.03	51

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
	45	146.1	9	8	3.81	80
	15	35.2	1	2	3.03	24
	12	33.2	1	1	6.68	15
	14	32.2	2	1	3.03	24
	2	3.2	0	1	4.91	3

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
	66	7	5	13	2.08	49
	56	5	6	3	3.04	52
	55	3	4	9	2.71	60
	29	0	2	0	4.79	20
	19	2	1	1	2.70	33
	11	1	1	0	4.26	8

Awards and honors

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
*Steve Howe reserve
*Dusty Baker reserve
*Steve Sax reserve
*Fernando Valenzuela reserve
National League Rookie of the Year
*Steve Sax
Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
*Steve Sax
Silver Slugger Award
*Pedro Guerrero
TSN National League All-Star
*Pedro Guerrero
NL Pitcher of the Month
*Steve Howe
NL Player of the Week
*Jerry Reuss
*Pedro Guerrero
*Dusty Baker
Farm system

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 32 players in the June draft and 12 in the January draft. Of those, only four players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The first selection in the June draft was first baseman Franklin Stubbs of Virginia Tech. He would spend 10 seasons in the Majors, including 6 with the Dodgers but only hit.232 during that span.

January draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Michael Kolb	RHP	Sacramento City College	Yes	1982–1983	Rookie
2	William Wilson	LHP	San Jacinto College	No Cardinals-1984	1984	Rookie
3	Mike Kolovitz	RHP	Triton College	No Mariners-1987	1985–1988	A
4	Joey Aragon	SS	Citrus College	No Twins-1984	1984–1988	AA
5	Jerald Phillips	C	Taft College	No
6	Michael Pinckard	RHP	Cerritos College	Yes	1982	Rookie
7	Bill Geivett	3B	Sacramento City College	No Angels-1985	1985–1988	AA
8	Riley Epps	C	McLennan Community College	No Rangers-1984	1984–1986	A
9	Gregory Wallace	C	Coastal Bend College	No	1986	A

January Secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Henry Gatewood	C	Sacramento City College	Yes	1982–1988	AA
2	Derril Lewis	LHP	San Bernardino Valley College	No
3	Bart Elbin	RHP	Louisburg College	No

June draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Franklin Stubbs	1B	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Yes	1982–1995	MLB
2	Richard Flores	SS	Coachella Valley High School	Yes	1982–1985	A
3	Ken Howell	RHP	Tuskegee University	Yes	1982–1994	MLB
4	Ronald McCormack	RHP	Liberty High School	No Kansas City Royals-1983	1983–1987	A
5	Bill White	1B	The Citadel	Yes	1982–1985	AA
6	Brian Innis	RHP	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Yes	1982–1985	AA
7	Timothy Hill	OF	Elk Grove High School	Yes	1982–1985	A
8	Joe Vavra	SS	University of Wisconsin–Stout	Yes	1982–1986	AAA
9	Richard Jenings	3B	Fenwick High School	No
10	Ronald Burns	RHP	Eastern Washington University	Yes	1982–1983	A
11	John Diehl	OF	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Yes	1982–1983	A
12	Steven Gehrke	RHP	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	No Giants-1983	1983	Rookie
13	Reggie Williams	OF	Southern University and A&M College	Yes	1982–1991	MLB
14	Gary Newsom	2B	Georgia Institute of Technology	Yes	1982–1987	AAA
15	Brian Piper	RHP	University of Texas at El Paso	Yes	1982–1985	AA
16	Mark Mangione	SS	University of Kentucky	Yes	1982	Rookie
17	Richard Medina	LHP	Lewis–Clark State College	No Orioles-1983	1983	A-
18	Gregory Clark	OF		Yes	1982	Rookie
19	Tim Meeks	RHP	Santa Rosa Junior College	Yes	1982–1991	AAA
20	Bill Scudder	RHP	San Francisco State University	Yes	1982–1985	AAA
21	Edward Williams	2B	California State University, Los Angeles	Yes	1982–1984	A
22	Jerald Cain	OF	Zion-Benton Township High School	Yes	1982–1984	A
23	Michael Gentle	LHP	University of North Alabama	Yes	1982–1985	A
24	Kurt Beamesderfer	C	Troy High School	No Orioles-1984	1984–1987	AA
25	Joseph Wesley	3B	Silver Creek High School	Yes	1982–1984	A-
26	Stan Van Muyden	RHP	Elk Grove High School	No
27	Gordon Hershiser	RHP	Wylie E. Groves High School	No Dodgers-1987	1987–1990	AA
28	Kirk Vucsko	RHP	Lewis University	Yes	1982	A
29	Jeff Hamilton	SS	Flint Carman High School	Yes	1983–1992	MLB

June secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Don Smith	RHP	Arizona State University	Yes	1982–1985	AAA
2	Matt Rowe	RHP	College of Marin	No Braves-1984	1984–1986	A
3	Jim O'Dell	OF	Lewis–Clark State College	No Astros-1983	1983–1988	AA

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