The 1982New York Yankees season was the 80th season for the Yankees. The team finished in fifth place in theAmerican League East with a record of 79–83, finishing 16 games behind theAL ChampionMilwaukee Brewers. As a result, the Yankees endured their first losing season since going 80–82 in1973, the team's final season at theoriginal Yankee Stadium before the 1976 renovations. The Yankees were managed byGene Michael,Bob Lemon, andClyde King. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium.

Mel Allen, the longtime Yankees play-by-play commentator, returned for the Yankees broadcasts onSportsChannel New York withFran Healy, with former partnerPhil Rizzuto alternating with him. Allen had been a familiar face to many for several years since his return to television in 1975 as the voice-over narrator and presenter for the hit programThis Week in Baseball.

• October 13, 1981:Eric Soderholm was released by the New York Yankees.^[1]
• October 21, 1981:Willie McGee was traded by the Yankees to theSt. Louis Cardinals forBob Sykes.^[2]
• November 4, 1981: Brian Ryder (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to theCincinnati Reds forKen Griffey, Sr. The Yankees completed the deal by sendingFreddie Toliver to the Reds on December 9.^[3]
• November 17, 1981:Aurelio Rodríguez was traded by the New York Yankees to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Lebo (minors) (December 9, 1981) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.^[4]
• February 22, 1982:Barry Evans was purchased by the Yankees from theSan Diego Padres.^[5]
• March 30, 1982:Andy McGaffigan andTed Wilborn were traded by the Yankees to theSan Francisco Giants forDoyle Alexander.^[6]

• April 6, 1982, Opening Day vs. theTexas Rangers was snowed out, as a blizzard brought more than a foot of snow to New York; additional games were also postponed due to the stadium not being cleared.^[7] The team finally began their season on April 11, with a doubleheader against theChicago White Sox.^[8]
• April 27, 1982,Reggie Jackson returned to Yankee Stadium with the Angels. He broke out of a terrible season-starting slump to hit a home run off former teammateRon Guidry. The at-bat began with Yankee fans, angry at Steinbrenner for letting Jackson get away, starting the "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended it with the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall of Fame in 1993, Steinbrenner had begun to say that letting him go was the biggest mistake he made as Yankee owner.
• September 5, 1982:Roy Smalley hit home runs from both sides of plate for New York Yankees.
• Future NFL Hall of FamerJohn Elway played baseball for the New York Yankees' Oneonta single-A farm club in 1982. Elway posted a .318 average and knocked in a team-high 24 runs with no errors in 42 games.^[9]

• April 1, 1982:Bill Caudill was acquired by the Yankees from theChicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal (the Cubs sent players to be named later to the Yankees forPat Tabler) made on August 19, 1981.^[10]
• April 1, 1982: Bill Caudill,Gene Nelson and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to theSeattle Mariners forShane Rawley. The Yankees completed the deal by sendingBobby Brown to the Mariners on April 6.^[10]
• April 5, 1982:Brad Gulden was traded by the Yankees to theMontreal Expos forBobby Ramos.^[11]
• April 10, 1982:Ron Davis,Greg Gagne andPaul Boris were traded by the Yankees to theMinnesota Twins forRoy Smalley III.^[12]
• April 23, 1982:Bob Watson was traded by the Yankees to theAtlanta Braves for Scott Patterson (minors).^[13]
• May 5, 1982:Dave Revering,Tom Dodd, and Jeff Reynolds (minors) were traded by the Yankees to theToronto Blue Jays forJohn Mayberry.^[14]
• May 12, 1982:Larry Milbourne,Pete Filsen,John Pacella and cash were traded by the Yankees to theMinnesota Twins forButch Wynegar andRoger Erickson.^[15]
• August 8, 1982:Bucky Dent was traded by the Yankees to theTexas Rangers forLee Mazzilli.^[16]
• August 31, 1982:Tommy John was traded by the Yankees to theCalifornia Angels for a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sendingDennis Rasmussen to the Yankees on November 24.^[17]

• June 7, 1982:1982 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bo Jackson was drafted by the Yankees in the 2nd round, but did not sign.^[18]
  • Dan Pasqua was drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round.^[19]
  • B. J. Surhoff was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round, but did not sign.^[20]
  • Jim Deshaies was drafted by the Yankees in the 21st round.^[21]
  • Mike York was drafted by the Yankees in the 40th round.^[22]

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

• Ron Guidry,Goose Gossage andDave Winfield represented the Yankees at the 1982Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
• Gold Gloves were awarded topitcher, Ron Guidry andoutfielder, Dave Winfield.
• Dave Winfield,Silver Slugger Award.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville, Fort Lauderdale, Greensboro, GCL Yankees^[25]

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