1982 Montreal Expos | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |||
City | Montreal | |||
Record | 86β76 (.531) | |||
Divisional place | 3rd | |||
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |||
General managers | John McHale | |||
Managers | Jim Fanning | |||
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) TΓ©lΓ©vision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun) | |||
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) | |||
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The 1982 Montreal Expos season was the: 14th season in franchise history. They finished 86β76, 6 games back of theββSt. Louis Cardinals in the National League East.
Offseasonβ»
- January 14, 1982: Grant Jackson was traded by, the Exposββto the Kansas City Royals for Ken Phelps.
- March 31, 1982: Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler were traded by the Exposββto the Texas Rangers for Al Oliver.
Spring trainingβ»
The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida β a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their sixth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.
Regular seasonβ»
- May 9, 1982: Spaceman Bill Lee was released after not showing up at a game. Lee did not show up as a sign of protest. Because the Expos had released second baseman Rodney Scott.
- August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood became the "first player in history to get hits for two teams in two cities on the same day." Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. The two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs. And Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Opening Day startersβ»
- Gary Carter
- Warren Cromartie
- Andre Dawson
- Wallace Johnson
- Al Oliver
- Tim Raines
- Scott Sanderson
- Chris Speier
- Tim Wallach
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | β | 46β35 | 46β35 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 51β30 | 38β43 |
Montreal Expos | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 40β41 | 46β35 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8 | 42β39 | 42β39 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19 | 38β43 | 35β46 |
New York Mets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 33β48 | 32β49 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | β | 8β4 | 14β4 | 10β8 | 7β11 | 5β7 | 9β3 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 11β7 | 8β10 | 7β5 | |||||
Chicago | 4β8 | β | 6β6 | 9β3 | 5β7 | 6β12 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 6β12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 4β14 | 6β6 | β | 7β11 | 7β11 | 4β8 | 7β5 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 6β12 | 6β12 | 5β7 | |||||
Houston | 8β10 | 3β9 | 11β7 | β | 7β11 | 4β8 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 9β3 | 9β9 | 5β13 | 6β6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11β7 | 7β5 | 11β7 | 11β7 | β | 8β4 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 5β7 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 7β5 | |||||
Montreal | 7β5 | 12β6 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 4β8 | β | 11β7 | 8β10 | 7β11 | 7β5 | 4β8 | 10β8 | |||||
New York | 3β9 | 9β9 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 7β11 | β | 7β11 | 8β10 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 6β12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9β9 | 7β5 | 5β7 | 8β4 | 10β8 | 11β7 | β | 9β9 | 7β5 | 10β2 | 7β11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8β4 | 9β9 | 8β4 | 3β9 | 7β5 | 11β7 | 10β8 | 9β9 | β | 6β6 | 6β6 | 7β11 | |||||
San Diego | 7β11 | 8β4 | 12β6 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 5β7 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 6β6 | β | 10β8 | 4β8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10β8 | 6β6 | 12β6 | 13β5 | 9β9 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 2β10 | 6β6 | 8β10 | β | 5β7 | |||||
St. Louis | 5β7 | 12β6 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 8β10 | 12β6 | 11β7 | 11β7 | 8β4 | 7β5 | β |
Notable transactionsβ»
- April 5, 1982: Bobby Ramos was traded by the Expos to the New York Yankees for Brad Gulden.
- May 5, 1982: Rowland Office was released by the Expos.
- May 22, 1982: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the San Diego Padres for Kim Seaman.
- June 8, 1982: The Expos traded a player to be, "named later to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Manuel." The Expos completed the deal by sending Mike Griffin to the Padres on August 30.
- June 15, 1982: Dan Schatzeder was purchased by the Expos from the San Francisco Giants.
- August 4, 1982: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Joel Youngblood. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.
- August 15, 1982: Casey Candaele was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.
All-Star gameβ»
On July 13, "1982," the All-Star Game moved across the border and "was played in Montreal's Olympic Stadium." It was the first Midsummer Classic ever to be held outside of the United States. The National League won 4–1 before a crowd of 59 057. Steve Rogers was the winning pitcher and Dennis Eckersley took the loss. Dave ConcepciΓ³n was named MVP. Five players represented the Expos on the National League squad: Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Al Oliver and Rogers.
Rosterβ»
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Player statsβ»
Battingβ»
Starters by positionβ»
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 |
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C | Gary Carter | 154 | 557 | 163 | .293 | 29 | 97 |
1B | Al Oliver | 160 | 617 | 204 | .331 | 22 | 109 |
2B | Doug Flynn | 58 | 193 | 47 | .244 | 0 | 20 |
SS | Chris Speier | 156 | 530 | 136 | .257 | 7 | 60 |
3B | Tim Wallach | 158 | 596 | 160 | .268 | 28 | 97 |
LF | Tim Raines | 156 | 647 | 179 | .277 | 4 | 43 |
CF | Andre Dawson | 148 | 608 | 183 | .301 | 23 | 83 |
RF | Warren Cromartie | 144 | 497 | 126 | .254 | 14 | 62 |
Other battersβ»
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 |
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Terry Francona | 46 | 131 | 42 | .321 | 0 | 9 |
Mike Gates | 36 | 121 | 28 | .231 | 0 | 8 |
Jerry White | 69 | 115 | 28 | .243 | 2 | 13 |
Joel Youngblood | 40 | 90 | 18 | .200 | 0 | 8 |
Frank Taveras | 48 | 87 | 14 | .161 | 0 | 4 |
Brad Mills | 54 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 1 | 2 |
Dan Norman | 53 | 66 | 14 | .212 | 2 | 7 |
Wallace Johnson | 36 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 0 | 2 |
Bryan Little | 29 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 3 |
Tim Blackwell | 23 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
Roy Johnson | 17 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 2 |
John Milner | 26 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 0 | 2 |
Rodney Scott | 14 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Ken Phelps | 10 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Phillips | 14 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
Brad Gulden | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Rowland Office | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Stenhouse | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchingβ»
Starting pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Rogers | 35 | 277.0 | 19 | 8 | 2.40 | 179 |
Bill Gullickson | 34 | 236.2 | 12 | 14 | 3.57 | 155 |
Scott Sanderson | 32 | 224.0 | 12 | 12 | 3.46 | 158 |
Charlie Lea | 27 | 177.2 | 12 | 10 | 3.24 | 115 |
David Palmer | 13 | 73.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.18 | 46 |
Other pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ray Burris | 37 | 123.2 | 4 | 14 | 4.73 | 55 |
Randy Lerch | 6 | 23.2 | 2 | 0 | 3.42 | 4 |
Relief pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jeff Reardon | 75 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 2.06 | 86 |
Woodie Fryman | 60 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3.75 | 46 |
Bryn Smith | 47 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.20 | 50 |
Dan Schatzeder | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.50 | 15 |
Bill Lee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.38 | 8 |
Bob James | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 11 |
Tom Gorman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 6 |
Dave Tomlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Award winnersβ»
- Gary Carter, Gold Glove Award, Catcher
- Andre Dawson, Gold Glove Award, Outfield
- Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 78
- Steve Rogers, Pitcher of the Month, April
1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Gary Carter, catcher
- Andre Dawson, outfield
- Tim Raines, outfield
- Al Oliver, first baseman
- Steve Rogers, pitcher
Farm systemβ»
Notesβ»
- ^ Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Oliver page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Lee at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Jim Prime, Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ Bobby Ramos page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rowland Office page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerry Manuel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Giants send Schatzeder to Expos
- ^ Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Casey Candaele page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
Referencesβ»
- 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.