1982 Milwaukee Brewers season

1982 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
East Division (since 1972)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	Harvey Kuenn
Local television	WVTV (Mike Hegan, Steve Shannon)
Local radio	WISN (AM) (Bob Uecker, Dwayne Mosely)
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The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers season resulted in the team winning its first and only American League Championship.

Offseason

• October 23, 1981: Rickey Keeton was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Pete Ladd.^[1]
• January 12, 1982: Tom Pagnozzi was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 24th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign.^[2]
• February 26, 1982: John Flinn was released by the Brewers.^[3]

Regular season

• August 27, 1982: Against the Brewers, Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock's record for most stolen bases in one season. Doc Medich was on the mound when Henderson broke the record.^[4]
• September 24, 1982: Robin Yount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
• Paul Molitor's 136 runs not only led the American League, but they were the most scored in the league since 1949.
• Robin Yount became the first shortstop in American League history to lead the league in slugging percentage. He would go on to lead the league in hits, doubles, and total bases as he was voted the American League Most Valuable Player.

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Brewers	95	67	0.586	—	48–34	47–33
Baltimore Orioles	94	68	0.580	1	53–28	41–40
Boston Red Sox	89	73	0.549	6	49–32	40–41
Detroit Tigers	83	79	0.512	12	47–34	36–45
New York Yankees	79	83	0.488	16	42–39	37–44
Cleveland Indians	78	84	0.481	17	41–40	37–44
Toronto Blue Jays	78	84	0.481	17	44–37	34–47

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	—

Notable transactions

• May 14, 1982: Rob Picciolo was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Warren and John Evans (minors).^[5]
• June 7, 1982: Dale Sveum was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1982.^[6]
• August 30, 1982: The Brewers traded players to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Don Sutton. The Brewers completed the trade by sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros on September 3.^[7]

Roster

1982 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 46 Jerry Augustine 47 Dwight Bernard 48 Mike Caldwell 28 Jamie Easterly 34 Rollie Fingers 30 Moose Haas 45,54 Doug Jones 27 Pete Ladd 35 Randy Lerch 10 Bob McClure 33 Doc Medich 43 Chuck Porter 41 Jim Slaton 21 Don Sutton 50 Pete Vuckovich		Catchers 23 Ted Simmons  5 Ned Yost Infielders 15 Cecil Cooper 17 Jim Gantner  4 Paul Molitor  8 Rob Picciolo 11 Ed Romero 19 Robin Yount		Outfielders 26 Kevin Bass 29 Mark Brouhard 16 Marshall Edwards 22 Charlie Moore 24 Ben Oglivie 26 Bob Skube 20 Gorman Thomas Other batters  9 Larry Hisle 13 Roy Howell  7 Don Money		Manager 32 Harvey Kuenn (6/2 – ) 37 Buck Rodgers (4/9 – 6/1) Coaches -- Pat Dobson (Pitching) 12 Larry Haney (Bullpen) 18 Ron Hansen (First Base) 32 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting 4/9 – 6/2) 38 Cal McLish (Pitching) 36 Harry Warner (Third Base)

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	Simmons, TedTed Simmons	137	539	145	.269	23	97
1B	Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper	155	654	205	.313	32	121
2B	Gantner, JimJim Gantner	132	447	132	.295	4	43
3B	Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor	160	666	201	.302	19	71
SS	Yount, RobinRobin Yount	156	635	210	.331	29	114
LF	Oglivie, BenBen Oglivie	159	602	147	.244	34	102
CF	Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas	158	567	139	.245	39	112
RF	Moore, CharlieCharlie Moore	133	456	116	.254	6	45

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
Howell, RoyRoy Howell	98	300	78	.260	4	38
Money, DonDon Money	96	275	78	.284	16	55
Edwards, MarshallMarshall Edwards	69	178	44	.247	2	14
Romero, EdEd Romero	52	144	36	.250	1	7
Brouhard, MarkMark Brouhard	40	108	29	.269	4	10
Yost, NedNed Yost	40	98	27	.276	1	8
Picciolo, RobRob Picciolo	22	21	6	.286	0	1
Bass, KevinKevin Bass	18	9	0	.000	0	0
Hisle, LarryLarry Hisle	9	31	4	.129	2	5
Skube, BobBob Skube	4	3	2	.667	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell	35	258	17	13	3.91	75
Vuckovich, PetePete Vuckovich	30	223 2/3	18	6	3.34	105
Haas, MooseMoose Haas	32	193 1/3	11	8	4.47	104
McClure, BobBob McClure	34	172 2/3	12	7	4.22	99
Lerch, RandyRandy Lerch	21	108 2/3	8	7	4.97	33
Sutton, DonDon Sutton	7	54 2/3	4	1	3.29	36

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Slaton, JimJim Slaton	39	117 2/3	10	6	3.29	59
Augustine, JerryJerry Augustine	20	62	1	3	5.08	22
Medich, DocDoc Medich	10	63	5	4	5.00	36

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers	50	5	6	29	2.60	71
Bernard, DwightDwight Bernard	47	3	1	6	3.76	45
Easterly, JamieJamie Easterly	28	0	2	2	4.70	16
Ladd, PetePete Ladd	16	1	3	3	4.00	12
Jones, DougDoug Jones	4	0	0	0	10.13	1
Porter, ChuckChuck Porter	3	0	0	0	4.91	3

Postseason

ALCS

Game 1, October 5

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2
California	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	X	8	10	0
W: Tommy John (1-0)   L: Mike Caldwell (0-1)   S: None
HR: MIL – Gorman Thomas (1)  CAL – Fred Lynn (1)
Pitchers: MIL – Caldwell, Slaton (4), Ladd (7), Bernard (8)  CAL – John
Attendance: 64,406

Game 2, October 6

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
California	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	x	4	6	0
W: Bruce Kison (1-0)   L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1)   S: None
HR: MIL – Paul Molitor (1)  CAL – Reggie Jackson (1)
Pitchers: MIL – Vuckovich  CAL – Kison
Attendance: 64,179

Game 3, October 8

Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	8	0
Milwaukee	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	6	0
W: Don Sutton (1-0)   L: Geoff Zahn (0-1)   S: Pete Ladd (1)
HR: CAL – Bob Boone (1)  MIL – Paul Molitor (2)
Pitchers: CAL – Zahn, Witt (4), Hassler (7)  MIL – Sutton, Ladd (8)
Attendance: 50,135

Game 4, October 9

Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	5	5	3
Milwaukee	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	9	9	2
W: Moose Haas (1-0)   L: Tommy John (0-1)   S: Jim Slaton (1)
HR: CAL – Don Baylor (1)  MIL – Mark Brouhard (1)
Pitchers: CAL – John, Goltz (4), Sanchez (8)  MIL – Haas, Slaton (8)
Attendance: 51,003

Game 5, October 10

Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	1
Milwaukee	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	x	4	6	4
W: Bob McClure (1-0)   L: Luis Sánchez (0-1)   S: Pete Ladd (1)
HR: CAL – None  MIL – Ben Oglivie (1)
Pitchers: CAL – Kison, Sanchez (6), Hassler (7)  MIL – Vuckovich, McClure (7), Ladd (9)
Attendance: 54,968

Game 5 proved to be the most dramatic of the series. The Angels got a quick 1-0 lead in the first on a double by Brian Downing and a single by Fred Lynn. But Milwaukee tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Paul Molitor doubled and eventually came home on a sacrifice fly by Ted Simmons. The Angels made it 2-1 in the third on an RBI single from Fred Lynn, and stretched the lead to 3-1 in the fourth on a run-scoring single from Bob Boone. Milwaukee cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth on Ben Oglivie's homer. The score remained unchanged until the bottom of the seventh, when disaster struck the Angels. Milwaukee loaded the bases on two singles and a walk. Cecil Cooper then cracked the series-winning hit, a two-run single that put the Brewers ahead 4-3. The Milwaukee bullpen kept the Angels off the board in the final two innings, and the Brewers took home the franchise's first American League pennant.

1982 World Series

Though the teams had never met, the cities had an existing commercial rivalry in the beer market, as St. Louis is the home of Anheuser Busch while Milwaukee is the home of Miller Brewing. This led to the Series being nicknamed the "Suds Series".

Paul Molitor set a World Series record with his fifth hit in the 9th inning of Game 1. Robin Yount would set another record in the 7th inning of Game 5 by becoming the first player in Series history to have two four-hit games in one Series.

Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter was given the Series MVP award. Brewers pitcher Mike Caldwell, who won two games, would have been a strong candidate, as well as Molitor. Paul Molitor would eventually win the Series MVP Award 11 years later as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. As it was, the winning team won the MVP. The only player on the losing team to win the MVP was Bobby Richardson of the 1960 New York Yankees.

Both participants are currently in the NL Central, due to the transfer of the Brewers from the American League to the National League in 1998. This raises the possibility of the Brewers eventually playing a World Series in two different leagues.

Game 1

October 12, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	10	17	0
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
W: Mike Caldwell (1-0)   L: Bob Forsch (0-1)
HR: MIL Ted Simmons (1)

Game 2

October 13, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	10	1
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	X	5	8	0
W: Bruce Sutter (1-0)   L: Bob McClure (0-1)
HR: MIL Ted Simmons (2)

Game 3

October 15, 1982 at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	6	6	1
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	3
W: Joaquín Andújar (1-0)   S: Bruce Sutter (1)   L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1)
HR: STL Willie McGee 2, (2)    MIL Cecil Cooper (1)

The Brewers bats were initially stymied by Cardinals starter Joaquín Andújar, while rookie Willie McGee shocked everyone with two home runs off Brewers ace Pete Vuckovich, helping give the Cardinals a 5-0 lead. In a scary moment, Andújar was knocked out of the game when Cecil Cooper hit a line drive that hit Andújar in the leg, though the injury turned out to not be very serious. With bullpen ace Bruce Sutter pitching in relief, the Brewers attempted a comeback in the 8th inning. With two out, Cecil Cooper hit a 2-run homer to put Milwaukee on the board. The Brewers then got two base-runners, with Gorman Thomas representing the tying run. Thomas hit a deep fly ball to right-center field, but McGee, becoming the star of the game, made a leaping grab to rob Thomas of a potential game-tying home run. The Cardinals scored an insurance run in the 9th, and Sutter closed out the Brewers for the 6-2 Cardinals win and giving St. Louis a 2-1 Series lead.

Game 4

October 16, 1982 at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	8	1
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	X	7	10	2
W: Jim Slaton (1-0)   S: Bob McClure (1)   L: Doug Bair (0-1)

The Cardinals pounced early on Brewers starter Moose Haas, scoring 3 runs in the second and had a 5-1 lead going into the seventh inning. From there, the Brewers bats suddenly came alive. Jim Gantner started the scoring with an RBI double. After a Paul Moliter walk, Robin Yount followed with a bases-loaded 2-run single to put the Brewers within 1 run. Cecil Cooper then scored Moliter with an infield hit to tie the game. 3 batters later, with two outs, Gorman Thomas hit a 2-run double to give the Brewers the lead. Bob McClure then finished the Cardinals off for the save, giving the Brewers a crucial Game 4 win, tying the Series 2-2.

Game 5

October 17, 1982 at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	15	2
Milwaukee Brewers	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	X	6	11	1
W: Mike Caldwell (2-0)   S: Bob McClure (2)   L: Bob Forsch (0-2)
HR: MIL Robin Yount (1)

Game 6

October 19, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	4
St. Louis Cardinals	0	2	0	3	2	6	0	0	X	13	12	1
W: John Stuper (1-0)   L: Don Sutton (0-1)
HR: STL Darrell Porter (1)    Keith Hernandez (1)

Game 7

October 20, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	7	0
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	X	6	15	1
W: Joaquín Andújar (2-0)   S: Bruce Sutter (2)  L: Bob McClure (0-2)
HR: MIL Ben Oglivie (1)

Joaquín Andújar and Pete Vuckovich opposed each other once again. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when the Cardinals scored first on a Lonnie Smith RBI single. Ben Oglivie tied it for the Brew Crew in the fifth with a solo homer, and they took a 3-1 lead in the sixth when Jim Gantner scored on an error and Cecil Cooper hit a sacrifice fly.

But, in the bottom of the sixth, Vuckovich began to run into trouble. With one out, Ozzie Smith singled and Lonnie Smith doubled him to third. Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn then pulled Vuckovich in favor of Bob McClure, who intentionally walked pinch-hitter Gene Tenace to load the bases. Keith Hernandez then tied the game with a two-run single. George Hendrick then gave the Cardinals the lead with an RBI single.

The Cardinals punctuated the scoring with two runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Series MVP Darrell Porter and Steve Braun. Andújar pitched seven strong innings and Bruce Sutter pitched the eighth and ninth for his second save.

Composite box

1982 World Series (4-3): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over Milwaukee Brewers (A.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	1	5	3	4	5	12	3	3	3	39	67	7
Milwaukee Brewers	3	1	3	1	5	4	7	4	5	33	64	11
Total Attendance: 384,570   Average Attendance: 54,939
Winning Player's Share: – $43,280,   Losing Player's Share – $31,935 * Includes Playoffs and World Series

Awards and honors

• Robin Yount, American League Most Valuable Player
• Cecil Cooper, Silver Slugger Award
• Pete Vuckovich, American League Cy Young Award
• Harvey Kuenn, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

League leaders

• Paul Molitor – American League leader, At bats (666)
• Paul Molitor – American League leader. Runs (136)
• Robin Yount – American League leader, Hits (210)
• Robin Yount – American League leader, Doubles (46)
• Robin Yount – American League leader, Slugging Percentage (.578)
• Robin Yount – American League leader, Total Bases (367)
• Gorman Thomas – American League leader, Home Runs (39)*

*= Tied with Reggie Jackson

All-Stars

All-Star Game

Starters

• Robin Yount, SS
• Cecil Cooper, 1B

Reserves

• Ben Oglivie, OF
• Rollie Fingers, P

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	Dick Phillips
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Tony Muser
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Duane Espy
A	Beloit Brewers	Midwest League	Terry Bevington
Rookie	Pikeville Brewers	Appalachian League	Tim Nordbrook

Notes

References

• 1982 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
• 1982 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac