1982 Houston Astros season

1982 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Astrodome (since 1965)
Houston, Texas (since 1962)
Results
Record	77–85 (.475)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	John McMullen
General manager(s)	Al Rosen
Manager(s)	Bill Virdon, Bob Lillis
Local television	KRIV
Local radio	KENR (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker)
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The Houston Astros' 1982 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

• October 23, 1981: Pete Ladd was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rickey Keeton.^[1]
• December 18, 1981: César Cedeño was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Ray Knight.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	89	73	0.549	—	42–39	47–34
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	0.543	1	43–38	45–36
San Francisco Giants	87	75	0.537	2	45–36	42–39
San Diego Padres	81	81	0.500	8	43–38	38–43
Houston Astros	77	85	0.475	12	43–38	34–47
Cincinnati Reds	61	101	0.377	28	33–48	28–53

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

• June 8, 1982: Joe Pittman was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Danny Boone^[3]
• August 30, 1982: Don Sutton was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for players to be named later and cash.^[4]
• September 3, 1982: The Brewers completed their August 30 trade with the Astros, sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros.^[5]

Roster

1982 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 31 Danny Boone 52 George Cappuzzello 46 Frank DiPino 39 Bob Knepper 27,31 Frank LaCorte 51 Mike LaCoss 17 Randy Moffit 36 Joe Niekro 44 Gordie Pladson 42 Bert Roberge 47 Mark Ross 48 Vern Ruhle 34 Nolan Ryan 35 Joe Sambito 45 Dave Smith 20 Don Sutton		Catchers 14 Alan Ashby 11 Alan Knicely  6 Luis Pujols Infielders 19 Bill Doran 23 Kiko Garcia  3 Phil Garner 18 Art Howe 22 Ray Knight  9 Joe Pittman 12 Craig Reynolds 16 Harry Spilman 10 Dickie Thon		Outfielders  8 Kevin Bass 25 José Cruz 24 Danny Heep 26 Scott Loucks 21 Terry Puhl 37 Larry Ray 30 Tony Scott 38 Tim Tolman 29 Denny Walling Other batters 15 Mike Ivie		Manager  5 Bob Lillis  7 Bill Virdon Coaches  4 Deacon Jones 43 Don Leppert  5 Bob Lillis  2 Mel Wright

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
1B	Ray Knight	158	609	161	.274	6	70

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Denny Walling	85	146	30	.205	1	14
Alan Knicely	59	133	25	.188	2	12
Scott Loucks	44	49	11	.224	0	3
Kevin Bass	12	24	1	.042	0	1
Joe Pittman	15	10	2	.200	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Don Sutton	27	195	13	8	3.00	139
Frank DiPino	6	28.1	2	2	6.04	25

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike LaCoss	41	115	6	6	2.90	51

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bert Roberge	22	1	2	3	4.21	18
Danny Boone	10	0	1	1	3.55	4
Mark Ross	4	0	0	0	1.50	4

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Jimmy Johnson
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Matt Galante
A	Daytona Beach Astros	Florida State League	Eric Swanson
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Dave Cripe
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Bob Hartsfield
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	José Tartabull

References

1. Pete Ladd at Baseball Reference
2. Ray Knight at Baseball Reference
3. Danny Boone at Baseball Reference
4. Don Sutton at Baseball Reference
5. Kevin Bass at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1982 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference