1982 Seattle Mariners season

Major League Baseball team season

1982 Seattle Mariners

League| American League
Division| West
Ballpark| Kingdome
City| Seattle, Washington
Record| 76–86 (.469)
Divisional place| 4th
Owners| George Argyros
General managers| Dan O'Brien Sr.
Managers| Rene Lachemann
Television| KSTW-TV 11
Radio| KVI 570 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson,
Wes Stock)
| <- 1981 | Seasons | 1983 ->

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The 1982 Seattle Mariners season was their sixth since the franchise creation, and the team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 76–86 (.469).

During their first decade, this was the Mariners' best season, their best previous total was 67 wins in 1979.[1] Slightly past the season's midpoint on July 8, their record was 45–38 (.542), just three games behind division-leading Kansas City.[2][3] Seattle was at .500 (59–59) on August 17, but then dropped seven straight,[4] and closed the season at home with six consecutive losses.[5]

Home attendance at the Kingdome was 1.07 million, twelfth in the league; it was the first time over a million in five years, since the debut season of 1977.

This was Rene Lachemann's only full year as manager with Seattle; previously the manager at its Class AAA affiliate in Spokane. He took over the major league club in early May 1981, initially on an interim basis, succeeding Maury Wills.[6][7] Lachemann signed a three-year contract in October 1981,[7][8] and another during the season in 1982, then was relieved of his duties in late June 1983.[9][10]

## Offseason

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* 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.[11]
* December 9, 1981: Dan Meyer was traded by the Mariners to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Bordi.[12]
* December 11, 1981: Tom Paciorek was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago White Sox for Todd Cruz, Rod Allen and Jim Essian.[13]
* March 5, 1982: Gaylord Perry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[14]

## Regular season

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The Mariners began the season by beating the Minnesota Twins 11–7, setting a franchise record for most runs scored on Opening Day.[15]

### Season standings

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AL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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California Angels | 93 | 69  | .574  | —  | 52‍–‍29  | 41‍–‍40
Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72  | .556  | 3  | 56‍–‍25  | 34‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75  | .537  | 6  | 49‍–‍31  | 38‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86  | .469  | 17  | 42‍–‍39  | 34‍–‍47
Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94  | .420  | 25  | 36‍–‍45  | 32‍–‍49
Texas Rangers | 64 | 98  | .395  | 29  | 38‍–‍43  | 26‍–‍55
Minnesota Twins | 60 | 102  | .370  | 33  | 37‍–‍44  | 23‍–‍58

### Record vs. opponents

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1982 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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

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

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### Notable transactions

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* April 1: Shane Rawley was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Bill Caudill, Gene Nelson, and a player to be named later; Bobby Brown was sent to the Mariners on April 6.[17]
* April 2: Dick Drago was released by the Mariners.[18]
* April 2: Randy Stein was released by the Mariners.[19]
* April 5: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[20]
* May 21: Rick Sweet was purchased by the Mariners from the New York Mets.[21]
* August 6: Dave Revering was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[22]

#### Draft picks

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* June 7: 1982 Major League Baseball draft
* Spike Owen was selected by the Mariners in the first round (sixth pick).[23]
* Lance Johnson was selected by the Mariners in the 31st round, but did not sign.[24]

### Roster

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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

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* 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 (Third Base)
* 5 Dave Duncan (Pitching)
* 28 Vada Pinson (First Base)
* 9 Bill Plummer (Bullpen)

## Game log

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### Regular season

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1982 regular season game log: 76–86 (Home: 42–39; Away: 34–47)

April: 11–12 (Home: 7–3; Away: 4–9)

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May: 14–14 (Home: 10–8; Away: 4–6)

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June: 15–10 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–3)

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July: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9)

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August: 10–19 (Home: 4–11; Away: 6–8)

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September: 14–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 5–10)

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October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3)

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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Mariners team member

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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 | Rick Sweet | 88 | 258 | 66 | .256 | 4 | 24
1B | Jim Maler | 64 | 221 | 50 | .226 | 4 | 26
2B | Julio Cruz | 154 | 549 | 133 | .242 | 8 | 49
3B | Manny Castillo | 138 | 506 | 130 | .257 | 3 | 49
SS | Todd Cruz | 136 | 492 | 113 | .230 | 16 | 57
LF | Bruce Bochte | 144 | 509 | 151 | .297 | 12 | 70
CF | Dave Henderson | 104 | 324 | 82 | .253 | 14 | 48
RF | Al Cowens | 146 | 560 | 151 | .270 | 20 | 78
DH | Richie Zisk | 131 | 503 | 147 | .292 | 21 | 62

#### Other batters

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Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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Joe Simpson | 105 | 296 | 76 | .257 | 2 | 23
Gary Gray | 80 | 269 | 69 | .257 | 7 | 29
Bobby Brown | 79 | 245 | 59 | .241 | 4 | 17
Paul Serna | 65 | 169 | 38 | .225 | 3 | 8
Bud Bulling | 56 | 154 | 34 | .221 | 1 | 8
Jim Essian | 48 | 153 | 42 | .275 | 3 | 20
Dave Edler | 40 | 104 | 29 | .279 | 2 | 18
Dave Revering | 29 | 82 | 17 | .207 | 3 | 12
Steve Stroughter | 26 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 1 | 3
Lenny Randle | 30 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 0 | 1
Thad Bosley | 22 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 0 | 2
John Moses | 22 | 44 | 14 | .318 | 1 | 3
Domingo Ramos | 8 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 1
Orlando Mercado | 9 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 1 | 6
Dan Firova | 3 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Vance McHenry | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Floyd Bannister | 35 | 247.0 | 12 | 13 | 3.43 | 209
Gaylord Perry | 32 | 216.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.40 | 116
Jim Beattie | 28 | 172.1 | 8 | 12 | 3.34 | 140
Mike Moore | 28 | 144.1 | 7 | 14 | 5.36 | 73
Gene Nelson | 22 | 122.2 | 6 | 9 | 4.62 | 71
Bob Stoddard | 9 | 67.1 | 3 | 3 | 2.41 | 24

#### Other pitchers

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Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Bryan Clark | 37 | 114.2 | 5 | 2 | 2.75 | 70
Edwin Núñez | 8 | 35.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.58 | 27
Rich Bordi | 7 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.31 | 10

#### Relief pitchers

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Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Bill Caudill | 70 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 2.35 | 111
Ed Vande Berg | 78 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2.37 | 60
Mike Stanton | 56 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4.16 | 49
Larry Andersen | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.99 | 32
Ron Musselman | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 9
Jerry Don Gleaton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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

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## Notes

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1. ^ "Lach says M's must sign trio". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1982. p. 26.
2. ^ "Another All-Star effort". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. July 9, 1982. p. 13.
3. ^ "Standings: American League". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). July 9, 1982. p. 15.
4. ^ "'Inspector' solves case for Mariners". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 27, 1982. p. 14.
5. ^ "Blue Jays, 5-2". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 4, 1982. p. 3B.
6. ^ Blanchette, John (May 7, 1981). "Wills fired, M's turn to 'Lach'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
7. ^ a b "M's pilot to remain with ship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1981. p. 21.
8. ^ "Lachemann gets three-year contract". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 6, 1982. p. 3C.
9. ^ "Lach, Cruz, Perry cut by Mariners". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 26, 1983. p. 1B.
10. ^ "Seattle fires Lachemann, drops Perry and Cruz". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. June 26, 1983. p. 7C.
11. ^ Bud Black page at Baseball Reference
12. ^ Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference
13. ^ Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference
14. ^ Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
15. ^ "Team Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, For SEA, In team's first 1 games, requiring Runs Scored >= 8, sorted by greatest Runs Scored". Stathead. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
16. ^ 1982 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac
17. ^ Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
18. ^ Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
19. ^ Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference
20. ^ Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference
21. ^ Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
22. ^ Dave Revering page at Baseball Reference
23. ^ Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference
24. ^ Lance Johnson page at Baseball Reference
25. ^ 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

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* 1982 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
* 1982 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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1982 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Toronto

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1982 MLB draft
* 1982 All-Star Game
* 1982 World Series

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Seattle Mariners

* Established in 1977
* Based in Seattle, Washington

Franchise|

* History
* Expansion
* Expansion draft
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Players
* Managers
* General managers and owners
* Award winners and league leaders
* First-round draft picks
* Broadcasters
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Minor league affiliates
* Team Hall of Fame
* Nintendo Fan Network

Ballparks|

* Kingdome
* T-Mobile Park

Spring training:|

* Tempe Diablo Stadium
* Peoria Sports Complex

Culture|

* Mariner Moose
* MS Relief
* Home run trident
* The Mitt

People|

* Dave Niehaus
* Mr. Mariner
* Tuba Man
* Peanut Man

Promotions|

* Turn Back the Clock
* Turn Ahead the Clock

Songs|

* "Louie Louie"
* "Kernkraft 400"
* "Can't Hold Us"

Film & TV|

* The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
* Little Big League
* The Comrades of Summer

Lore|

* 1995 AL West tie-breaker game
* The Double
* Félix Hernández's perfect game

Key personnel|

* Owner: Baseball Club of Seattle, LP, represented by CEO John Stanton
* President: John Stanton
* President of baseball operations: Jerry Dipoto
* General manager: Justin Hollander
* Manager: Dan Wilson

Retired numbers|

* 11
* 24
* 42

All-Star Games hosted (3)|

* 1979
* 2001
* 2023

American League
West Division titles (3)|

* 1995
* 1997
* 2001

Wild card berths (2)|

* 2000
* 2022

Minor league affiliates|

* Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A)
* Arkansas Travelers (Double-A)
* Everett AquaSox (High-A)
* Modesto Nuts (Single-A)
* ACL Mariners (Rookie)
* DSL Mariners (Rookie)

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* Root Sports Northwest

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Radio|

* ESPN-710
* Radio network affiliates

Broadcasters|

* Rick Rizzs
* Mike Blowers
* Aaron Goldsmith
* Alex Rivera (Spanish)

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