1982 Chicago White Sox season
The 1982 Chicago White Sox season was their 82nd season in the major leagues, and 83rd season overall. The White Sox finished at 87–75 (.537), third in the American League West, six games behind the division champion California Angels.
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Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf |
General managers | Roland Hemond |
Managers | Tony La Russa |
Local television | WFLD (Don Drysdale, Ken Harrelson) Sportsvision (Don Drysdale, Early Wynn, Ken Harrelson, Joe McConnell) |
Local radio | WMAQ (AM) (Early Wynn, Joe McConnell) |
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Offseason
- December 11, 1981: Todd Cruz, Rod Allen, and Jim Essian were traded to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Paciorek.[1][2][3]
- March 21, 1982: Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vance Law and Ernie Camacho.[4]
- March 29, 1982: George Riley was released.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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California Angels | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 52–29 | 41–40 |
Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 | 56–25 | 34–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 49–31 | 38–44 |
Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 17 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
Texas Rangers | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 29 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
Minnesota Twins | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 33 | 37–44 | 23–58 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Ron LeFlore, CF
- Tony Bernazard, 2B
- Steve Kemp, LF
- Greg Luzinski, DH
- Tom Paciorek, 1B
- Carlton Fisk, C
- Harold Baines, RF
- Jim Morrison, 3B
- Bill Almon, SS
- Jerry Koosman, P
Notable transactions
- April 2: Wayne Nordhagen was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Aurelio Rodríguez.[6]
- June 7: Kenny Williams was selected in the third round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.[7]
- August 21: Sparky Lyle was purchased from the Philadelphia Phillies.[8]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Bill Almon, SS | 111 | 308 | 40 | 79 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 49 | .256 | 10 |
Harold Baines, RF | 161 | 608 | 89 | 165 | 29 | 8 | 25 | 105 | 49 | 95 | .271 | 10 |
Tony Bernazard, 2B | 137 | 540 | 90 | 138 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 67 | 88 | .256 | 11 |
Steve Dillard, 2B | 16 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .171 | 0 |
Carlton Fisk, C | 135 | 476 | 66 | 127 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 46 | 60 | .267 | 17 |
Marv Foley, C | 27 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .111 | 0 |
Lorenzo Gray, 3B | 17 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .286 | 1 |
Jerry Hairston, OF | 85 | 90 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 15 | .233 | 0 |
Marc Hill, C | 53 | 88 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 13 | .261 | 0 |
Steve Kemp, LF | 160 | 580 | 91 | 166 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 98 | 89 | 83 | .286 | 7 |
Ron Kittle, RF | 20 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .241 | 0 |
Rusty Kuntz, CF | 21 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .192 | 0 |
Rudy Law, CF | 121 | 336 | 55 | 107 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 41 | .318 | 36 |
Vance Law, SS,3B,2B | 114 | 359 | 40 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 46 | .281 | 4 |
Ron LeFlore, CF | 91 | 334 | 58 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 91 | .287 | 28 |
Jay Loviglio, 2B | 15 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .194 | 2 |
Greg Luzinski, DH | 159 | 583 | 87 | 170 | 37 | 1 | 18 | 102 | 89 | 120 | .292 | 1 |
Jim Morrison, 3B | 51 | 166 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 15 | .223 | 0 |
Chris Nyman, 1B | 28 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .246 | 3 |
Tom Paciorek, 1B,LF | 104 | 382 | 49 | 119 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 24 | 53 | .312 | 3 |
Aurelio Rodriguez, 3B | 118 | 257 | 24 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 35 | .241 | 0 |
Mike Squires, 1B | 116 | 195 | 33 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 13 | .267 | 3 |
Greg Walker, DH | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .412 | 0 |
Team Totals |
162 | 5575 | 786 | 1523 | 266 | 52 | 136 | 747 | 533 | 866 | .273 | 136 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Juan Agosto | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rich Barnes | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17.0 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Salome Barojas | 6 | 6 | 3.54 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 106.2 | 96 | 43 | 42 | 9 | 52 | 56 |
Warren Brusstar | 2 | 0 | 3.44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Britt Burns | 13 | 5 | 4.04 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 169.1 | 168 | 89 | 76 | 12 | 68 | 116 |
Richard Dotson | 11 | 15 | 3.84 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 196.2 | 219 | 97 | 84 | 19 | 77 | 109 |
Chico Escárrega | 1 | 3 | 3.67 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 73.2 | 73 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 33 |
Kevin Hickey | 4 | 4 | 3.00 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 78.0 | 73 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 36 | 38 |
LaMarr Hoyt | 19 | 15 | 3.53 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 239.2 | 248 | 104 | 94 | 17 | 51 | 124 |
Jim Kern | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 28.0 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
Jerry Koosman | 11 | 7 | 3.84 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 173.1 | 194 | 81 | 74 | 9 | 41 | 88 |
Dennis Lamp | 11 | 8 | 3.99 | 44 | 27 | 5 | 189.2 | 206 | 96 | 84 | 9 | 62 | 78 |
Sparky Lyle | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Jim Siwy | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Eddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Steve Trout | 6 | 9 | 4.26 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 120.1 | 130 | 76 | 57 | 9 | 52 | 62 |
Team Totals |
87 | 75 | 3.87 | 162 | 162 | 41 | 1439.0 | 1502 | 710 | 618 | 99 | 460 | 753 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Appleton, Niagara Falls[9]
Notes
- Todd Cruz at Baseball Reference
- "Baseball: Mariners reject demands by Paciorek". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1981. p. 3B.
- "Goodbye: Seattle makes Paciorek an offer he could refuse". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 12, 1981. p. 5B.
- Vance Law at Baseball Reference
- George Riley at Baseball Reference
- Wayne Nordhagen at Baseball Reference
- Kenny Williams at Baseball Reference
- Sparky Lyle at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997