1982 Pittsburgh Pirates season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Pittsburgh Pirates
season = 1982
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1887
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Three Rivers Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1887
owners = John W. Galbreath
general managers = Harding "Pete" Peterson
managers = Chuck Tanner
television = KDKA-TV
Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare, John Sanders
radio = KDKA
Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare|

Offseason

* October 5, 1981: Luis Tiant was released by the Pirates. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tiantlu01.shtml Luis Tiant page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 11, 1981: Tim Foli was traded by the Pirates to the California Angels for Brian Harper. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harpebr01.shtml Brian Harper page at Baseball Reference] ]
* March 10, 1982: Mark Lee was purchased from the Pirates by the Detroit Tigers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leema01.shtml Mark Lee page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

* March 21, 1982: Vance Law and Ernie Camacho were traded by the Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lawva01.shtml Vance Law page at Baseball Reference] ]
* April 1, 1982: Victor Cruz was traded by the Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Nelson Norman. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/normane01.shtml Nelson Norman page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 22, 1982: The Pirates traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dick Davis. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Wayne Nordhagen to the Blue Jays on June 25. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisdi02.shtml Dick Davis page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 30, 1982: Pascual Pérez and a player to be named later were traded by the Pirates to the Atlanta Braves for Larry McWilliams. The Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) to the Braves on September 8, 1982 to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezpa01.shtml Pascual Pérez page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Tony Peña, Catcher, Reserve
* Jason Thompson, First Base, Reserve [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1982as.shtml 1982 All-Star Game ] ]

References

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