| 1982 Houston Astros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Astrodome | |||
| City | Houston,Texas | |||
| Record | 77–85 (.475) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | John McMullen | |||
| General managers | Al Rosen | |||
| Managers | Bill Virdon (49–62) Bob Lillis (28–23) | |||
| Television | KRIV | |||
| Radio | KENR (Gene Elston,Dewayne Staats,Larry Dierker) | |||
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The1982Houston Astros season was the21st season for theMajor League Baseball (MLB) franchise located inHouston,Texas, their 18th as the Astros, 21st in theNational League (NL), 14th in theNL West division, and 18th at TheAstrodome. The Astros entered the season with an overallrecord of 61–49 for third-best in the division. As a response to theplayers' strike, they qualified for the second-half division title after a one-time format with asplit regular season and modifiedplayoffs was introduced. In theNational League Division Series (NLDS), Houston faced the first-half division-championLos Angeles Dodgers, but were defeated prior to the Dodgers winning theWorld Series.
On April 6,Nolan Ryan made his firstOpening Day start for Houston, who hosted theSt. Louis Cardinals but were defeated, 14–3.
First basemanRay Knight represented the Astros at theMLB All-Star Game and played for the National League, his second career selection.
The Astros concluded the season with a 77–85 record, in fifth place and 12games behind the division-championAtlanta Braves.
| 21 | Terry Puhl | RF |
| 30 | Tony Scott | CF |
| 3 | Phil Garner | 2B |
| 25 | José Cruz | LF |
| 14 | Alan Ashby | C |
| 22 | Ray Knight | 3B |
| 18 | Art Howe | 1B |
| 12 | Craig Reynolds | SS |
| 34 | Nolan Ryan | P |
| Venue: | Astrodome • STL 14, | HOU 3 |
José Cruz smashed his 100th careerhome run on April 26, a two-run shot offJohn Martin of theSt. Louis Cardinals.[5]Ray Knight slugged a home run of his own, collected threeruns batted in (RBI) and was 3-for-4 as Houston triumphed, 6–2. Nolan Ryan (1–4) went the distance, struck out five, and earned his first win of the season[6]
Former Colt .45s infielderPete Runnels, a native ofLufkin, Texas, was inducted into theTexas Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. Runnels played in Houston during the1963 and1964 campaigns.[7]
Dickie Thon collected 10triples to lead the National League. Thon was the fourth Astros hitter to lead the league in triples, succeeding teammateCraig Reynolds from the year prior.[8]
Nolan Ryan led the major leagues inhits per nine innings surrendered (7.047), the seventh time in club history for an Astros pitcher. Having the led the league the year prior, Ryan joinedJ. R. Richard as the second Astros pitcher to lead the league in the category multiple times.[9]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 89 | 73 | .549 | — | 42–39 | 47–34 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 | 43–38 | 45–36 |
| San Francisco Giants | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | 45–36 | 42–39 |
| San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 | 43–38 | 38–43 |
| Houston Astros | 77 | 85 | .475 | 12 | 43–38 | 34–47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 101 | .377 | 28 | 33–48 | 28–53 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 4–14 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 5–7 | |||||
| Houston | 8–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
| New York | 3–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
| 1982 Houston Astros | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Alan Ashby | 100 | 339 | 87 | .257 | 12 | 49 |
| 1B | Ray Knight | 158 | 609 | 161 | .274 | 6 | 70 |
| 2B | Phil Garner | 155 | 588 | 161 | .274 | 13 | 83 |
| SS | Dickie Thon | 136 | 496 | 137 | .276 | 3 | 36 |
| 3B | Art Howe | 110 | 365 | 87 | .238 | 5 | 38 |
| LF | José Cruz | 155 | 570 | 157 | .275 | 9 | 68 |
| CF | Tony Scott | 132 | 460 | 110 | .239 | 1 | 29 |
| RF | Terry Puhl | 145 | 507 | 133 | .262 | 8 | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Heep | 85 | 198 | 47 | .237 | 4 | 22 |
| Luis Pujols | 65 | 176 | 35 | .199 | 4 | 15 |
| Denny Walling | 85 | 146 | 30 | .205 | 1 | 14 |
| Alan Knicely | 59 | 133 | 25 | .188 | 2 | 12 |
| Craig Reynolds | 54 | 118 | 30 | .254 | 1 | 7 |
| Bill Doran | 26 | 97 | 27 | .278 | 0 | 6 |
| Kiko Garcia | 34 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 1 | 5 |
| Harry Spilman | 38 | 61 | 17 | .279 | 3 | 11 |
| Scott Loucks | 44 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Tolman | 15 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Bass | 12 | 24 | 1 | .042 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Pittman | 15 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Ray | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Ivie | 7 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 35 | 270.0 | 17 | 12 | 2.47 | 130 |
| Nolan Ryan | 35 | 250.1 | 16 | 12 | 3.16 | 245 |
| Don Sutton | 27 | 195.0 | 13 | 8 | 3.00 | 139 |
| Bob Knepper | 33 | 180.0 | 5 | 15 | 4.45 | 108 |
| Vern Ruhle | 31 | 149.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.93 | 56 |
| Frank DiPino | 6 | 28.1 | 2 | 2 | 6.04 | 25 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike LaCoss | 41 | 115.0 | 6 | 6 | 2.90 | 51 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Smith | 49 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3.84 | 28 |
| Frank LaCorte | 55 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4.48 | 51 |
| Randy Moffit | 30 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.02 | 20 |
| Bert Roberge | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.21 | 18 |
| George Cappuzzello | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 13 |
| Danny Boone | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.55 | 4 |
| Joe Sambito | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.71 | 7 |
| Mark Ross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 |
| Gordie Pladson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
