| 1982 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |||
| City | Cincinnati | |||
| Record | 61–101 (.377) | |||
| Divisional place | 6th | |||
| Owners | William &James Williams | |||
| General managers | Dick Wagner | |||
| Managers | John McNamara,Russ Nixon | |||
| Television | WLWT (Ray Lane,Bill Brown, Dick Carlson) | |||
| Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman,Joe Nuxhall,Lindsey Nelson) | |||
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The1982Cincinnati Reds season was the 113th season for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their 13th and 12th full season atRiverfront Stadium. The Reds finished in sixth place in theNational League West, with a record of 61 wins and 101 losses, 28 games behindthe Atlanta Braves. The Reds played their home games atRiverfront Stadium.John McNamara managed the club to a 34–58 start before being replaced in late July byRuss Nixon, who compiled a 27–43 record the rest of the year. 1982 was the first time that the Reds finished in last place since1937, as well as their first losing season since1971, the team's first full season at Riverfront. It was also the first 100-loss season in franchise history. They would not have another 100-loss season until 40 years later in2022.
| 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 Cincinnati Reds roster | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Alex Treviño | 120 | 355 | 89 | .251 | 1 | 33 |
| 1B | Dan Driessen | 149 | 516 | 139 | .269 | 17 | 57 |
| 2B | Ron Oester | 151 | 549 | 143 | .260 | 9 | 47 |
| SS | Dave Concepción | 147 | 572 | 164 | .287 | 5 | 53 |
| 3B | Johnny Bench | 119 | 399 | 103 | .258 | 13 | 38 |
| LF | Eddie Milner | 113 | 407 | 109 | .268 | 4 | 31 |
| CF | César Cedeño | 138 | 492 | 142 | .289 | 8 | 57 |
| RF | Paul Householder | 138 | 417 | 88 | .211 | 9 | 34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Walker | 86 | 239 | 52 | .218 | 5 | 22 |
| Mike Vail | 78 | 189 | 48 | .254 | 4 | 29 |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 94 | 187 | 53 | .283 | 2 | 21 |
| Larry Biittner | 97 | 184 | 57 | .310 | 2 | 24 |
| Tom Lawless | 49 | 165 | 35 | .212 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Van Gorder | 51 | 137 | 25 | .182 | 0 | 7 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 73 | 111 | 21 | .189 | 1 | 9 |
| Gary Redus | 20 | 83 | 18 | .217 | 1 | 7 |
| Germán Barranca | 46 | 51 | 13 | .255 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike O'Berry | 21 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 3 |
| Clint Hurdle | 19 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | 35 | 257.2 | 14 | 13 | 2.79 | 274 |
| Bruce Berenyi | 34 | 222.1 | 9 | 18 | 3.36 | 157 |
| Frank Pastore | 31 | 188.1 | 8 | 13 | 3.97 | 94 |
| Tom Seaver | 21 | 111.1 | 5 | 13 | 5.50 | 62 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Shirley | 41 | 152.2 | 8 | 13 | 3.60 | 89 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 36 | 107.2 | 5 | 7 | 5.10 | 34 |
| Greg A. Harris | 34 | 91.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.83 | 67 |
| Bill Scherrer | 5 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.60 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hume | 46 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3.11 | 22 |
| Joe Price | 59 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2.85 | 71 |
| Jim Kern | 50 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2.84 | 43 |
| Brad Lesley | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.58 | 29 |
| Ben Hayes | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.97 | 38 |
| Joe Edelen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.80 | 11 |
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