1982 Seattle Mariners season

1982 Seattle Mariners
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1977)
Western Division (since 1977)
Location
Kingdome (since 1977)
Seattle, Washington (since 1977)
Other information
Owner(s)	George Argyros
General manager(s)	Dan O'Brien, Sr.
Manager(s)	Rene Lachemann
Local television	KSTW-TV 11
Local radio	KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson, Wes Stock)
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The Seattle Mariners 1982 season was their sixth since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 4th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 76-86.

Offseason

• October 23, 1981: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Manny Castillo. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bud Black to the Royals on March 2, 1982.^[1]
• December 9, 1981: Dan Meyer was traded by the Mariners to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Bordi.^[2]
• December 11, 1981: Tom Paciorek was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago White Sox for Todd Cruz, Rod Allen and Jim Essian.^[3]
• March 5, 1982: Gaylord Perry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1982 American League Records Sources:
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 starters

• Floyd Bannister
• Bruce Bochte
• Manny Castillo
• Al Cowens
• Julio Cruz
• Todd Cruz
• Jim Essian
• Jim Maler
• Joe Simpson
• Richie Zisk

^[5]

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1982: Shane Rawley was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Bill Caudill, Gene Nelson and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Bobby Brown to the Mariners on April 6.^[6]
• April 2, 1982: Dick Drago was released by the Mariners.^[7]
• April 2, 1982: Randy Stein was released by the Mariners.^[8]
• April 5, 1982: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[9]
• May 21, 1982: Rick Sweet was purchased by the Mariners from the New York Mets.^[10]
• August 6, 1982: Dave Revering was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[11]

Draft Picks

• June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Spike Owen was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick).^[12]
  • Lance Johnson was drafted by the Mariners in the 31st round, but did not sign.^[13]

Roster

1982 Seattle Mariners roster
Roster
Pitchers 39 Larry Andersen 19 Floyd Bannister 45 Jim Beattie 20 Rich Bordi 37 Bill Caudill 48 Bryan Clark 27 Jerry Don Gleaton 25 Mike Moore 35 Ron Musselman 24,43 Gene Nelson 30 Edwin Núñez 36 Gaylord Perry 46 Mike Stanton 34 Bob Stoddard 32 Ed Vande Berg		Catchers 11 Bud Bulling  7 Jim Essian 44 Dan Firova  2 Orlando Mercado  8 Rick Sweet Infielders 12 Manny Castillo  6 Julio Cruz 21 Todd Cruz  1 Dave Edler 29 Gary Gray 33 Jim Maler 26 Vance McHenry  3 Domingo Ramos  5 Dave Revering  3 Paul Serna		Outfielders 23 Bruce Bochte 20 Thad Bosley 44 Bobby Brown 16 Al Cowens 42 Dave Henderson 26 John Moses 18 Joe Simpson 14 Steve Stroughter Other batters  1 Lenny Randle 22 Richie Zisk		Manager 15 Rene Lachemann Coaches 13 Chuck Cottier  5 Dave Duncan 28 Vada Pinson  9 Bill Plummer

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
C	Sweet, RickRick Sweet	88	258	66	.256	4	24
2B	Cruz, JulioJulio Cruz	154	549	133	.242	8	49
3B	Castillo, MannyManny Castillo	138	506	130	.257	3	49
SS	Cruz, ToddTodd Cruz	136	492	113	.230	16	57

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Gray, GaryGary Gray	80	269	69	.257	7	29
Brown, BobbyBobby Brown	79	245	59	.241	4	17
Serna, PaulPaul Serna	65	169	38	.225	3	8
Essian, JimJim Essian	48	153	42	.275	3	20
Firova, DanDan Firova	3	5	0	.000	0	0
McHenry, VanceVance McHenry	3	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bannister, FloydFloyd Bannister	35	247	12	13	3.43	209
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	32	216.2	10	12	4.40	116
Nelson, GeneGene Nelson	22	122.2	6	9	4.62	71
Stoddard, BobBob Stoddard	9	67.1	3	3	2.41	24

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bordi, RichRich Bordi	7	13	0	2	8.31	10

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Caudill, BillBill Caudill	70	12	9	26	2.35	111
Stanton, MikeMike Stanton	56	2	4	7	4.16	49
Andersen, LarryLarry Andersen	40	0	0	1	5.99	32

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	Bobby Floyd
AA	Lynn Sailors	Eastern League	Mickey Bowers
A	Bakersfield Mariners	California League	Ken Pape
A	Wausau Timbers	Midwest League	R. J. Harrison
A-Short Season	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	Jeff Scott

^[14]

Notes

1. Bud Black page at Baseball Reference
2. Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference
3. Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference
4. Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
5. 1982 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac
6. Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
7. Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
8. Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference
9. Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference
10. Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
11. Dave Revering page at Baseball Reference
12. Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference
13. Lance Johnson page at Baseball Reference
14. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1982 Seattle Mariners
• 1982 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com