1982 Chicago Cubs season

1982 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Dallas Green
Manager(s)	Lee Elia
Local television	WGN-TV (Harry Caray, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton)
Local radio	WGN (Milo Hamilton, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1982 Chicago Cubs season was the 111th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 107th in the National League and the 67th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 73-89, 19 games behind the eventual National League and 1982 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. For the first time in more than a half-of-a-century, the Cubs were not owned by a member of the Wrigley family. Instead, it was the first-full season for the Cubs under the ownership of the Tribune Company.

Offseason

November 15, 1981: Steve Macko, a promising prospect passes away after a short bout with testicular cancer.

• December 8, 1981: Mike Krukow and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dickie Noles, Dan Larson and Keith Moreland.^[1]
• December 28, 1981: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Mirabella. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Dave Geisel to the Blue Jays on March 25.^[2]
• January 27, 1982: Iván DeJesús was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg.^[3]
• March 15, 1982: Mike Tyson was released by the Chicago Cubs.^[4]
• March 26, 1982: Paul Mirabella, a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers for Bump Wills. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Paul Semall (minors) to the Rangers on April 21.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	92	70	0.568	—	46–35	46–35
Philadelphia Phillies	89	73	0.549	3	51–30	38–43
Montreal Expos	86	76	0.531	6	40–41	46–35
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	0.519	8	42–39	42–39
Chicago Cubs	73	89	0.451	19	38–43	35–46
New York Mets	65	97	0.401	27	33–48	32–49

Record vs. opponents

1982 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	14–4	10–8	7–11	5–7	9–3	6–6	4–8	11–7	8–10	7–5
Chicago	4–8	—	6–6	9–3	5–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	9–9	4–8	6–6	6–12
Cincinnati	4–14	6–6	—	7–11	7–11	4–8	7–5	5–7	4–8	6–12	6–12	5–7
Houston	8–10	3–9	11–7	—	7–11	4–8	8–4	7–5	9–3	9–9	5–13	6–6
Los Angeles	11–7	7–5	11–7	11–7	—	8–4	6–6	4–8	5–7	9–9	9–9	7–5
Montreal	7–5	12–6	8–4	8–4	4–8	—	11–7	8–10	7–11	7–5	4–8	10–8
New York	3–9	9–9	5–7	4–8	6–6	7–11	—	7–11	8–10	6–6	4–8	6–12
Philadelphia	6-6	9–9	7–5	5–7	8–4	10–8	11–7	—	9–9	7–5	10–2	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	9–9	8–4	3–9	7–5	11–7	10–8	9–9	—	6–6	6–6	7–11
San Diego	7–11	8–4	12–6	9–9	9–9	5–7	6–6	5–7	6–6	—	10–8	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	6–6	12–6	13–5	9–9	8–4	8–4	2–10	6–6	8–10	—	5–7
St. Louis	5–7	12–6	7–5	6–6	5–7	8–10	12–6	11–7	11–7	8–4	7–5	—

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1982: Bill Caudill was sent by the Cubs to the New York Yankees to partially complete an earlier deal (the Chicago Cubs sent players to be named later to the Yankees for Pat Tabler) made on August 19, 1981.^[6]
• April 9, 1982: Randy Stein was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.^[7]
• June 7, 1982: Gary Varsho was drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 12, 1982.^[8]
• August 2, 1982: The Chicago Cubs sent Jay Howell to the New York Yankees to complete the August 19, 1981 trade noted above.^[6]

Roster

1982 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 47 Doug Bird 39 Bill Campbell 50 Tom Filer 38 Willie Hernández 31 Fergie Jenkins 37 Ken Kravec 32 Dan Larson 34 Randy Martz 48 Dickie Noles 36 Mike Proly 33 Allen Ripley 43 Herman Segelke 46 Lee Smith 43 Randy Stein 41 Dick Tidrow		Catchers  9 Butch Benton  9 Larry Cox  7 Jody Davis Infielders  1 Larry Bowa 22 Bill Buckner 20 Scott Fletcher 15 Junior Kennedy 23 Ryne Sandberg 19 Pat Tabler 17 Bump Wills		Outfielders 11 Dan Briggs 30 Héctor Cruz 10 Leon Durham 27 Mel Hall 28 Steve Henderson 21 Jay Johnstone 29 Bob Molinaro 24 Jerry Morales  6 Keith Moreland 18 Scot Thompson 21 Ty Waller 25 Gary Woods		Manager  4 Lee Elia Coaches  3 Billy Connors  8 Tom Harmon  5 Gordon Mackenzie  2 John Vukovich

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
SS	Bowa, LarryLarry Bowa	142	499	123	.246	0	29

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
Moreland, KeithKeith Moreland	138	476	124	.261	15	68

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bird, DougDoug Bird	35	191	9	14	5.14	71
Noles, DickieDickie Noles	31	171	10	13	4.42	85

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Larson, DanDan Larson	12	0	4	0	5.67	22
Stein, RandyRandy Stein	6	0	0	0	3.48	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Jim Napier
AA	Midland Cubs	Texas League	Brian Murphy
A	Salinas Spurs	California League	Rich Morales
A	Quad Cities Cubs	Midwest League	George Enright
A-Short Season	Geneva Cubs	New York–Penn League	Tony Franklin
Rookie	GCL Cubs	Gulf Coast League	Jim Fairey

Notes

1. Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference
2. Dave Geisel page at Baseball Reference
3. Ryne Sandberg page at Baseball Reference
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tysonmi01.shtml
5. Bump Wills page at Baseball Reference
6. Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
7. Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference
8. Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1982 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
• 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.