1982 Houston Astros season
| 1982 Houston Astros | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 77–85 (.475) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
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| 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 | GB | Pct. |
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| Atlanta Braves | 89 | 73 | -- | .549 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 1.0 | .543 |
| San Francisco Giants | 87 | 75 | 2.0 | .537 |
| San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | 8.0 | .500 |
| Houston Astros | 77 | 85 | 12.0 | .475 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 101 | 28.0 | .377 |
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
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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 |
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| 1B | Ray Knight | 158 | 609 | 161 | .274 | 6 | 70 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Mike LaCoss | 41 | 115 | 6 | 6 | 2.90 | 51 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Short-Season A | Auburn Astros | New York-Penn League | Bob Hartsfield |
| Rookie | GCL Astros | Gulf Coast League | José Tartabull |
References
External links
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