- 1982 St. Louis Cardinals season
MLB yearly infobox
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 1982
misc = 1982 NL East Champions
1982 NL Champions1982 World Series Champions
current league = National League
y1 = 1892
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark =Busch Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1966
city =St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1882
owners =August "Gussie" Busch
managers =Whitey Herzog
television =KSDK
(Jack Buck ,Mike Shannon ,Jay Randolph )
radio =KMOX
(Jack Buck ,Mike Shannon , Dan Kelly)
espntn = stl
brtn = stlTheSt. Louis Cardinals 1982 season was the team's 101st season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 91st season in theNational League . Making up for the previous year's near-miss, the Cardinals went 92-70 during the season and won their first-everNational League East Division title by three games over thePhiladelphia Phillies . They defeated theNational League West championAtlanta Braves in three straight games to claim their first NL pennant since by|1968. From there, they went on to win the World Series in seven games over theAmerican League championMilwaukee Brewers . It was the Cardinals' first World Championship since by|1967, and their last until they opened the currentBusch Stadium in 2006.Offseason
*October 21, 1981:
Bob Sykes was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees forWillie McGee . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgeewi01.shtml Willie McGee page at Baseball Reference] ]
*November 20, 1981:Silvio Martínez andLary Sorensen were traded by the Cardinals to theCleveland Indians as part of a three-team trade. ThePhiladelphia Phillies tradedLonnie Smith to the Cardinals. The Indians tradedBo Díaz to the Phillies. The Phillies sent a player to be named later to the Indians. The Phillies completed the deal by sendingScott Munninghoff to the Indians on December 9. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martisi01.shtml Silvio Martínez page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 10, 1981:Sixto Lezcano ,Garry Templeton and a player to be named later were traded by the Cardinals to theSan Diego Padres forOzzie Smith ,Steve Mura and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on February 19, with the Padres sendingAl Olmsted to the Cardinals and the Cardinals sendingLuis DeLeón to the Padres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithoz01.shtml Ozzie Smith page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 29, 1981:Joaquín Andújar was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andujjo01.shtml Joaquin Andujar page at Baseball Reference] ]Regular season
First baseman
Keith Hernandez and shortstopOzzie Smith won Gold Gloves this year.Opening Day starters
eason standings
Transactions
*June 7, 1982:
1982 Major League Baseball Draft
**Terry Pendleton was drafted by the Cardinals in the 7th round. Player signed June 12, 1982. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pendlte01.shtml Terry Pendleton page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Vince Coleman was drafted by the Cardinals in the 10th round. Player signed June 9, 1982. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colemvi01.shtml Vince Coleman page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 25, 1982:Joe Boever was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boevejo01.shtml Joe Boever page at Baseball Reference] ]Roster
Pitching
Starting pitchers
NLCS
Game 1
October 7 , Busch StadiumWorld Series
Awards and Honors
*
Darrell Porter , World Series Most Valuable Player
*Bruce Sutter ,Babe Ruth Award References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1982.shtml 1982 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1982&t=SLN 1982 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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