1982 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1982
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Walter A. Haas, Jr.
managers = Billy Martin
television = KBHK
(Bill King, Harmon Killebrew, Lon Simmons)
radio = KSFO
(Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin)|The Oakland Athletics' 1982 season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

* December 4, 1981: Joe Rudi was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudijo01.shtml Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 7, 1982: Dennis Kinney was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kinnede01.shtml Dennis Kinney page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 24, 1982: Craig Minetto was traded by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Allen Edwards (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/minetcr01.shtml Craig Minetto page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

*On October 3, 1982, Joe Rudi hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats18.shtml Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac ] ]

eason standings

Notable transactions

* June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
**Phil Stephenson was drafted by the Athletics in the 3rd round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stephph01.shtml Phil Stephenson page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Charlie O'Brien was drafted by the Athletics in the 5th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'brich01.shtml Charlie O'Brien page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Jeff Kaiser was drafted by the Athletics in the 10th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaiseje01.shtml Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Referenc] ]
**Jim Eppard was drafted by the Athletics in the 13th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/epparji01.shtml Jim Eppard page at Baseball Referenc] ]
**José Canseco was drafted by the Athletics in the 15th round. Canseco signed on June 17, 1982. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cansejo01.shtml José Canseco page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 15, 1982: Preston Hanna was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hannapr01.shtml Preston Hanna page at Baseball Reference] ]
* September 6, 1982: Rick Bosetti was released by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bosetri01.shtml Rick Bosetti page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

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