1982 Boston Red Sox season

The 1982 Boston Red Sox season was the 82nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, six games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who went on to win the AL championship.

Offseason

February 25, 1982: Mark Fidrych was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.

Regular season

Highlights

In his second year as Red Sox manager, Ralph Houk kept the Sox clubhouse on an even keel, and while Boston helped make the season interesting, it was the Milwaukee Brewers all the way finishing at 95–67, one game ahead of the [1982 1982 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles], and six up on third-place Boston.
Boston's best that year was a bullpen featuring Mark Clear, with 14 wins and 14 saves, and Bob Stanley, with 12 wins and 14 saves. John Tudor, who had been a disappointing 4–3 in 1981, was 13–10. Dennis Eckersley was 13–13 and Mike Torrez 9–9. Torrez would be traded in the offseason.
Carney Lansford hit.301 this year, only his second, and his last as a Red Sox. Jim Rice hit.309, with 24 homers and 97 RBIs, and Dwight Evans had another big year:.292, 32 homers and 98 RBIs. Carl Yastrzemski, heading toward the end of his career, hit.275, with 16 homers and 72 RBIs. A catcher named Rich Gedman from Worcester, Massachusetts, hit.249. A rookie also came up and surprised a lot of people: Wade Boggs had been the top hitter in the minors the previous year but had a hard time staying with Boston. He made his major league debut on April 10, 1982, in a game against the Baltimore Orioles, going 0 for 4. Once he got into the lineup on June 25, when Lansford was hurt, he stayed on and hit.349.

Notable transactions

June 7, 1982: In the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, the Red Sox drafted Sam Horn in the first round and Kevin Romine in the second round.

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day had been scheduled for April 5 at Comiskey Park again the Chicago White Sox, but it was postponed due to snow. Additional games were also postponed due to weather conditions. The team finally started their season on April 10, with a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium.
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Alumni game

Before a scheduled game with the Texas Rangers on May 1, the Red Sox held their first old-timers game at Fenway, marking 50-years of ownership by the Yawkey family. It was notable for the participation of 63-year-old Red Sox legend Ted Williams, who made a shoestring catch while playing the outfield. Other participants included Bobby Doerr, Boo Ferriss, Jackie Jensen, Bob Montgomery, Johnny Pesky, and Jimmy Piersall.

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	SLG
Jerry Remy	155	636	89	178	22	3	0	47	16	55	.280	.324
Dwight Evans	162	609	122	178	37	7	32	98	3	112	.292	.534
Jim Rice	145	573	86	177	24	5	24	97	0	55	.309	.494
Dave Stapleton	150	538	66	142	28	1	14	65	2	31	.264	.398
Carney Lansford	128	482	65	145	28	4	11	63	9	46	.301	.444
Glenn Hoffman	150	469	53	98	23	2	7	49	0	30	.209	.311
Carl Yastrzemski	131	459	53	126	22	1	16	72	0	59	.275	.431
Rick Miller	135	409	50	104	13	2	4	38	5	40	.254	.325
Wade Boggs	104	338	51	118	14	1	5	44	1	35	.349	.441
Rich Gedman	92	289	30	72	17	2	4	26	0	10	.249	.363
Gary Allenson	92	264	25	54	11	0	6	33	0	38	.205	.314
Reid Nichols	92	245	35	74	16	1	7	33	5	14	.302	.461
Tony Pérez	69	196	18	51	14	2	6	31	0	19	.260	.444
Ed Jurak	12	21	3	7	0	0	0	7	0	2	.333	.333
Julio Valdez	28	20	3	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	.250	.300
Marty Barrett	8	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Garry Hancock	11	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000
Roger LaFrancois	8	10	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.500
Marc Sullivan	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333
Team Totals	162	5596	753	1536	271	31	136	705	42	547	.274	.407

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Dennis Eckersley	13	13	3.73	33	33	0	224.1	228	101	93	43	127
John Tudor	13	10	3.63	32	30	0	195.2	215	90	79	59	146
Mike Torrez	9	9	5.23	31	31	0	175.2	196	107	102	74	84
Bob Stanley	12	7	3.10	48	0	14	168.1	161	60	58	50	83
Chuck Rainey	7	5	5.02	27	25	0	129.0	146	75	72	63	57
Bruce Hurst	3	7	5.77	28	19	0	117.0	161	87	75	40	53
Mark Clear	14	9	3.00	55	0	14	105.0	92	39	35	61	109
Tom Burgmeier	7	0	2.29	40	0	2	102.1	98	30	26	22	44
Luis Aponte	2	2	3.18	40	0	3	85.0	78	31	30	25	44
Bob Ojeda	4	6	5.63	22	14	0	78.1	95	53	49	29	52
Brian Denman	3	4	4.78	9	9	0	49.0	55	32	26	9	9
Steve Crawford	1	0	2.00	5	0	0	9.0	14	3	2	0	2
Oil Can Boyd	0	1	5.40	3	1	0	8.1	11	5	5	2	2
Mike Brown	1	0	0.00	3	0	0	6.0	7	0	0	1	4
Team Totals	89	73	4.03	162	162	33	1453.0	1557	713	651	478	816

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Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Statistic
Youngest player	Oil Can Boyd Rich Gedman	22
Oldest player	Carl Yastrzemski	42
Wins Above Replacement	Dwight Evans	6.4

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Pitching

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Awards and honors

Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award

;All-Star Game

Mark Clear, reserve P
Dennis Eckersley, starting P
Carl Yastrzemski, reserve OF

Farm system

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