1982 Texas Rangers season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Texas Rangers
season = 1982
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = Western Division
y2 = 1972
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Arlington Stadium
y4 = 1972
city = Arlington, Texas
y5 = 1972
owners = Eddie Chiles
managers = Don Zimmer and Darrell Johnson
television = KXAS-TV
5 Star Cable
(Steve Busby, Merle Harmon)
radio =WBAP
(Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz )|

The Texas Rangers 1982 season involved the Rangers finishing 6th in the American League west with a record of 64 wins and 98 losses.

Regular season

*July 10, 1982: Larry Parrish hit his third grand slam of the week for the Rangers. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_grsl.shtml Grand Slam Records ] ]

eason standings

Opening Day Starters

Notable transactions

* March 26, 1982: Bump Wills was traded by the Rangers to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Mirabella, a player to be named later, and cash. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Paul Semall (minors) to the Rangers on April 21. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willsbu01.shtml Bump Wills page at Baseball Reference] ]
* March 31, 1982: Al Oliver was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oliveal01.shtml Al Oliver page at Baseball Reference] ]
* April 1, 1982: Nelson Norman was traded by the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Victor Cruz. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/normane01.shtml Nelson Norman page at Baseball Reference] ]
* April 1, 1982: Ron Darling and Walt Terrell were traded by the Rangers to the New York Mets for Lee Mazzilli. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/darliro01.shtml Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 8, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Bucky Dent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mazzile01.shtml Lee Mazzilli page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Awards and Honors

*Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1982All-Star Game

References

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