1982 California Angels season

MLB yearly infobox
name = California Angels
season = 1982
misc = 1982 AL West Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Anaheim Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Anaheim, California
y5 = 1966
owners = Gene Autry
managers = Gene Mauch
television =KTLA
radio = KMPC
(Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta)|

The California Angels 1982 season involved the Angels finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses.

Offseason

*December 6, 1981: Bob Boone was purchased by the California Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonebo01.shtml]
* December 7, 1981: José Moreno was selected by the Angels from the San Diego Padres in the rule 5 draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morenjo01.shtml Jose Moreno page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 8, 1981: Dave Smith was selected by the Angels from the New York Mets in the minor league draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithda03.shtml Dave Smith page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 11, 1981: Brian Harper was traded by the California Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Foli. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harpebr01.shtml]
* January 22, 1982: Reggie Jackson was signed as a free agent by the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacksre01.shtml Reggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* On April 27, Baseball Year|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 teammate Ron 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, Steinbrenner had begun to say that letting him go was the biggest mistake he has made as Yankee owner.

Transactions

*May 12, 1982: Tom Brunansky, Mike Walters, and $400,000 were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Doug Corbett and Rob Wilfong. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 2, 1982: Luis Tiant was purchased by the Angels from Tabasco of the Mexican League. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tiantlu01.shtml Luis Tiant page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 31, 1982: The Angels traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Tommy John. The Angels completed the trade by sending Dennis Rasmussen to the Yankees on November 24. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnto01.shtml Tommy John page at Baseball Reference] ]

eason standings

Roster

Starting pitchers

ALCS

Game 1, October 5

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Game 4, October 9

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Game 5, October 10

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Awards and Honors

* Fred Lynn, American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player
* Reggie Jackson, OF, American League Leader Home Runs (39)All-Star Game
* Rod Carew
* Bobby Grich (Starting 2B)
* Reggie Jackson (Starting RF)
* Fred Lynn (Starting CF)

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Spokane Indians (Pacific Coast League; Moose Stubing, manager)
* Class AA: Holyoke Millers (Eastern League; Jack Hiatt, manager)
* Class A: Redwood Pioneers (California League; Chris Cannizzaro, manager)
* Class A: Danville Suns (Midwest League; Gus Gil and Aurelio Monteagudo, managers)
* Class SS-A: Salem Angels (Northwest League; Joe Maddon, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1982.shtml 1982 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1982&t=CAL 1982 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1982
before = Oakland Athletics
1981
after = Chicago White Sox
1983