1982 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1982 season was the 100th season in Philadelphia Phillies franchise history. During the season, Steve Carlton became the last pitcher to win at least twenty games in one season for the Phillies in the 20th century. Carlton also became the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards in a career.
The 1982 Phillies finished the season with an 89–73 record, placing the team in second place in the National League East, three games behind the World Series champions, St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

November 20, 1981: Bo Diaz was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a three-team trade. The Phillies sent a player to be named later to the Indians. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Lary Sorensen and Silvio Martinez to the Indians. The Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to the Cardinals.
December 6, 1981: Bob Boone was purchased from the Phillies by the California Angels.
December 8, 1981: Dickie Noles, Dan Larson and Keith Moreland were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Krukow and cash.
December 9, 1981: the Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff to the Cleveland Indians complete the November 20, 1981 trade.
January 27, 1982: Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Iván DeJesús.
February 16, 1982: Bake McBride was traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Sid Monge.

Regular season

July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn made his major league debut for the San Diego Padres against the Phillies. In a 7–6 Phillies road victory, Gwynn had four at-bats. Gwynn gets two hits, one run, and one RBI.

Notable transactions

April 13, 1982: Tim Corcoran was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
May 14, 1982: Rowland Office was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
June 7, 1982: Bruce Ruffin was drafted by the Phillies in the 31st round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
June 8, 1982: Del Unser was released by the Phillies.
June 15, 1982: Dick Davis was traded by the Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays for Wayne Nordhagen.
June 15, 1982: Wayne Nordhagen was traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Robinson.
August 10, 1982: Willie Montañez was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
August 21, 1982: Sparky Lyle was purchased from the Phillies by the Chicago White Sox.
September 12, 1982: Jerry Reed, Wil Culmer, and Roy Smith were traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for John Denny.

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		144	525	151	.288	18	85
1B		162	634	172	.271	3	54
2B		149	549	149	.271	0	39
3B		148	514	144	.280	35	87
SS		161	536	128	.239	3	59
LF		162	616	173	.281	19	83
CF		119	412	117	.284	8	61
RF		123	335	91	.272	6	42

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
	122	370	92	.249	4	21
	119	134	40	.299	0	10
	49	101	24	.238	3	8
	35	69	18	.261	3	19
	28	68	19	.279	2	7
	50	56	15	.268	3	7
	25	39	3	.077	0	3
	28	33	6	.182	0	2
	16	29	8	.276	0	3
	18	16	1	.063	0	1
	19	14	4	.286	0	2
	19	14	0	.000	0	0
	7	14	4	.286	2	4

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
	38	295.2	23	11	3.10	286
	33	223.0	9	10	3.47	145
	33	208.0	13	11	3.12	138
	33	204.1	11	11	3.79	115
	19	89.0	5	6	4.85	50
	4	22.1	0	2	4.03	19

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
	4	8.0	0	0	3.38	7

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
	57	5	5	14	2.66	57
	47	2	6	6	4.86	58
	47	7	1	2	3.75	43
	34	3	3	5	4.31	25
	34	3	3	2	5.15	12
	29	5	1	2	4.15	26
	22	2	3	2	4.76	11
	8	0	0	0	1.35	9
	7	1	0	0	5.19	1

Awards and honors

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Pete Rose, first base, starter
Mike Schmidt, third base, starter
Manny Trillo, second base, starter
Steve Carlton, reserve