1982 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1982
misc = 1982 NL West Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = John Mullen
managers =Joe Torre
television = WTBS
Superstation WTBS
radio = WSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Darrel Chaney)|

Offseason

* October 5, 1981: Gaylord Perry was released by the Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perryga01.shtml Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference] ]

During the offseason, the Braves acquired manager Joe Torre from the New York Mets in hopes of bringing the Braves their first postseason appaarance since 1969.

Regular season

Season Summary

The Braves started hot winning their first 13 games to start the season, leading the way was Dale Murphy who was to have his first great season by hitting 36 home runs and 109 RBIs.

With a 6-2 win over the San Diego Padres on July 29, the Braves were 61-37 and a 9-game lead in the NL West standings, but they slumped badly as they lost 19 of the last 21 games and by August 19 they were 63-56 and 4 games behind first place Los Angeles Dodgers. But starting August 19 they start roaring back and one month later with an 8-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on September 28 they were in first place to stay as the Braves won their first NL West Division Title since 1969.

Stars Aplenty

Although it was Joe Torre that led the Braves back to the postseason that year, many Braves contributed to this successful season including Bob Horner, who hit 32 home runs and 97 RBIs. On the pitching side, Phil Niekro led the team in wins with a fantastic 17-4 record, and Gene Garber led the team with 30 saves.

Opening Day Starters

* Bruce Benedict
* Tommy Boggs
* Brett Butler
* Chris Chambliss
* Bob Horner
* Glenn Hubbard
* Dale Murphy
* Rafael Ramírez
* Claudell Washington

eason standings

Notable transactions

* April 23, 1982: Scott Patterson (minors) was traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Bob Watson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/watsobo01.shtml Bob Watson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
**Duane Ward was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (9th pick). Player signed June 18, 1982. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/warddu01.shtml Duane Ward page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Zane Smith was drafted by the Braves in the 3rd round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithza01.shtml Zane Smith page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Randy Johnson was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsra05.shtml Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 30, 1982: Larry McWilliams was traded by the Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Pascual Pérez and a player to be named later. The Pirates finished the deal by sending Carlos Rios (minors) to the Braves on September 8. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezpa01.shtml Pascual Pérez page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 6, 1982: Preston Hanna was released by the Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hannapr01.shtml Preston Hanna page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster