| 1982 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 5 – October 20, 1982 |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, NBC, USA |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Shawon Dunston |
| Picked by | Chicago Cubs |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Robin Yount (MIL) NL: Dale Murphy (ATL) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Milwaukee Brewers |
| AL runners-up | California Angels |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | Atlanta Braves |
| World Series | |
| Champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Runners-up | Milwaukee Brewers |
| World Series MVP | Darrell Porter (STL) |
The 1982 Major League Baseball season concluded with the St. Louis Cardinals winning their ninth World Series championship, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series after seven games, after making up for their playoff miss of the year before.
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April | Eddie Murray | Dale Murphy |
| May | Hal McRae | Tim Wallach |
| June | George Brett | Al Oliver |
| July | Robin Yount | Mike Schmidt |
| August | Doug DeCinces | Bill Buckner |
| September | Dave Winfield | Claudell Washington |
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April | Geoff Zahn | Steve Rogers |
| May | LaMarr Hoyt | Dick Ruthven |
| June | Jim Beattie | Steve Howe |
| July | Tippy Martinez | John Candelaria |
| August | Jim Palmer | Nolan Ryan |
| September | Rick Sutcliffe | Joaquín Andújar |
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | Willie Wilson KC | .332 | Al Oliver MTL | .331 |
| HR | Reggie Jackson CAL Gorman Thomas MIL | 39 | Dave Kingman NYM | 37 |
| RBIs | Hal McRae KC | 133 | Dale Murphy ATL Al Oliver MTL | 109 |
| Wins | LaMarr Hoyt CWS | 19 | Steve Carlton PHI | 23 |
| ERA | Rick Sutcliffe CLE | 2.96 | Steve Rogers MTL | 2.40 |
| SO | Floyd Bannister SEA | 209 | Steve Carlton PHI | 286 |
| SV | Dan Quisenberry KC | 35 | Bruce Sutter STL | 36 |
| SB | Rickey Henderson OAK | 130 | Tim Raines MTL | 78 |
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| League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||
| East | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||
| West | California | 2 | |||||||
| AL | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||
| NL | St. Louis | 4 | |||||||
| East | St. Louis | 3 | |||||||
| West | Atlanta | 0 | |||||||
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers [1] | 88 | 39.7% | 3,608,881 | 51.6% | 44,554 |
| California Angels [2] | 93 | 82.4% | 2,807,360 | 94.7% | 34,659 |
| Philadelphia Phillies [3] | 89 | 50.8% | 2,376,394 | 45.0% | 29,338 |
| Montreal Expos [4] | 86 | 43.3% | 2,318,292 | 51.1% | 28,621 |
| Kansas City Royals [5] | 90 | 80.0% | 2,284,464 | 78.6% | 28,203 |
| St. Louis Cardinals [6] | 92 | 55.9% | 2,111,906 | 109.0% | 26,073 |
| New York Yankees [7] | 79 | 33.9% | 2,041,219 | 26.4% | 25,200 |
| Milwaukee Brewers [8] | 95 | 53.2% | 1,978,896 | 126.3% | 24,133 |
| Boston Red Sox [9] | 89 | 50.8% | 1,950,124 | 83.9% | 24,076 |
| Atlanta Braves [10] | 89 | 78.0% | 1,801,985 | 236.6% | 22,247 |
| Oakland Athletics [11] | 68 | 6.3% | 1,735,489 | 33.1% | 21,426 |
| Detroit Tigers [12] | 83 | 38.3% | 1,636,058 | 42.4% | 20,198 |
| Baltimore Orioles [13] | 94 | 59.3% | 1,613,031 | 57.5% | 19,671 |
| San Diego Padres [14] | 81 | 97.6% | 1,607,516 | 209.6% | 19,846 |
| Chicago White Sox [15] | 87 | 61.1% | 1,567,787 | 65.6% | 19,597 |
| Houston Astros [16] | 77 | 26.2% | 1,558,555 | 18.0% | 19,241 |
| Cincinnati Reds [17] | 61 | -7.6% | 1,326,528 | 21.3% | 16,377 |
| New York Mets [18] | 65 | 58.5% | 1,323,036 | 87.9% | 16,334 |
| Toronto Blue Jays [19] | 78 | 110.8% | 1,275,978 | 69.0% | 15,753 |
| Chicago Cubs [20] | 73 | 92.1% | 1,249,278 | 120.9% | 15,423 |
| San Francisco Giants [21] | 87 | 55.4% | 1,200,948 | 89.9% | 14,827 |
| Texas Rangers [22] | 64 | 12.3% | 1,154,432 | 35.8% | 14,252 |
| Seattle Mariners [23] | 76 | 72.7% | 1,070,404 | 68.2% | 13,215 |
| Cleveland Indians [24] | 78 | 50.0% | 1,044,021 | 57.9% | 12,889 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates [25] | 84 | 82.6% | 1,024,106 | 89.0% | 12,643 |
| Minnesota Twins [26] | 60 | 46.3% | 921,186 | 96.4% | 11,373 |
| Network | Day of week | Announcers |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | Monday nights Sunday afternoons | Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Don Drysdale, Al Michaels, Bob Uecker, Jim Palmer, Tommy Lasorda |
| NBC | Saturday afternoons | Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Dick Enberg, Bob Costas, Sal Bando |
| USA | Thursday nights | Eddie Doucette, Nelson Briles, Monte Moore, Wes Parker |
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