1982 Major League Baseball season

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• *Hank Aaron
• *Happy Chandler
• *Travis Jackson
• *Frank Robinson
• Most Valuable Player
• *Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers, SS
• *Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves, OF
• Cy Young Award
• *Pete Vuckovich, Milwaukee Brewers
• *Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies
• Rookie of the Year
• *Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS
• *Steve Sax, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B
• Gold Glove Award
• *Eddie Murray
• *Frank White
• *Buddy Bell
• *Robin Yount
• *Dwight Evans
• *Dave Winfield
• *Dwayne Murphy
• *Bob Boone
• *Ron Guidry

  Statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings

American League

National League

Postseason

• World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Milwaukee Brewers ; Darrell Porter, MVP
• American League Championship Series MVP: Fred Lynn
• National League Championship Series MVP: Darrell Porter

  All-Star game

• All-Star Game, July 13 at Olympic Stadium: National League, 4–1; Dave Concepción, MVP

  Television coverage

Events

• On May 6, 1982, Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners became the fifteenth pitcher to win three hundred games when Seattle defeated the NY Yankees 7–3 at the Kingdome.
• On May 30, Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays the first of what would become a record-breaking 2,632 consecutive games by starting at third base against the Toronto Blue Jays.
• On October 3, the San Francisco Giants eliminated the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers from playoff contention in favor of the Atlanta Braves. This was one of the few times a defending champion was eliminated on the final day of the regular season.
• For the first time since 1959, no pitcher pitched a no-hitter.