1982 Montreal Expos season

The 1982 Montreal Expos season was the 14th season in franchise history. They finished 86–76, 6 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League East.

1982 Montreal Expos
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkOlympic Stadium
CityMontreal
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersCharles Bronfman
General managersJohn McHale
ManagersJim Fanning
TelevisionCBC Television
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)
Télévision de Radio-Canada
(Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun)
RadioCFCF (English)
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch)
CKAC (French)
(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)
← 1981 Seasons 1983 →

Offseason

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Spring training

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The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their sixth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season

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Opening Day starters

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Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 92 70 .568 46‍–‍35 46‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies 89 73 .549 3 51‍–‍30 38‍–‍43
Montreal Expos 86 76 .531 6 40‍–‍41 46‍–‍35
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 78 .519 8 42‍–‍39 42‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs 73 89 .451 19 38‍–‍43 35‍–‍46
New York Mets 65 97 .401 27 33‍–‍48 32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 8–4 14–4 10–8 7–11 5–7 9–3 6–6 4–8 11–7 8–10 7–5
Chicago 4–8 6–6 9–3 5–7 6–12 9–9 9–9 9–9 4–8 6–6 6–12
Cincinnati 4–14 6–6 7–11 7–11 4–8 7–5 5–7 4–8 6–12 6–12 5–7
Houston 8–10 3–9 11–7 7–11 4–8 8–4 7–5 9–3 9–9 5–13 6–6
Los Angeles 11–7 7–5 11–7 11–7 8–4 6–6 4–8 5–7 9–9 9–9 7–5
Montreal 7–5 12–6 8–4 8–4 4–8 11–7 8–10 7–11 7–5 4–8 10–8
New York 3–9 9–9 5–7 4–8 6–6 7–11 7–11 8–10 6–6 4–8 6–12
Philadelphia 6-6 9–9 7–5 5–7 8–4 10–8 11–7 9–9 7–5 10–2 7–11
Pittsburgh 8–4 9–9 8–4 3–9 7–5 11–7 10–8 9–9 6–6 6–6 7–11
San Diego 7–11 8–4 12–6 9–9 9–9 5–7 6–6 5–7 6–6 10–8 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 6–6 12–6 13–5 9–9 8–4 8–4 2–10 6–6 8–10 5–7
St. Louis 5–7 12–6 7–5 6–6 5–7 8–10 12–6 11–7 11–7 8–4 7–5

Notable transactions

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All-Star game

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On July 13, 1982, the All-Star Game moved across the border and was played in Montreal's Olympic Stadium. It was the first Midsummer Classic ever to be held outside of the United States. The National League won 4–1 before a crowd of 59 057. Steve Rogers was the winning pitcher and Dennis Eckersley took the loss. Dave Concepción was named MVP. Five players represented the Expos on the National League squad: Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Al Oliver and Rogers.

Roster

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1982 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Gary Carter 154 557 163 .293 29 97
1B Al Oliver 160 617 204 .331 22 109
2B Doug Flynn 58 193 47 .244 0 20
SS Chris Speier 156 530 136 .257 7 60
3B Tim Wallach 158 596 160 .268 28 97
LF Tim Raines 156 647 179 .277 4 43
CF Andre Dawson 148 608 183 .301 23 83
RF Warren Cromartie 144 497 126 .254 14 62

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Terry Francona 46 131 42 .321 0 9
Mike Gates 36 121 28 .231 0 8
Jerry White 69 115 28 .243 2 13
Joel Youngblood 40 90 18 .200 0 8
Frank Taveras 48 87 14 .161 0 4
Brad Mills 54 67 15 .224 1 2
Dan Norman 53 66 14 .212 2 7
Wallace Johnson 36 57 11 .193 0 2
Bryan Little 29 42 9 .214 0 3
Tim Blackwell 23 42 8 .190 0 3
Roy Johnson 17 32 7 .219 0 2
John Milner 26 28 3 .107 0 2
Rodney Scott 14 25 5 .200 0 1
Ken Phelps 10 8 2 .250 0 0
Mike Phillips 14 8 1 .125 0 1
Brad Gulden 5 6 0 .000 0 0
Rowland Office 3 3 1 .333 0 0
Chris Smith 2 2 0 .000 0 0
Mike Stenhouse 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Steve Rogers 35 277.0 19 8 2.40 179
Bill Gullickson 34 236.2 12 14 3.57 155
Scott Sanderson 32 224.0 12 12 3.46 158
Charlie Lea 27 177.2 12 10 3.24 115
David Palmer 13 73.2 6 4 3.18 46

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ray Burris 37 123.2 4 14 4.73 55
Randy Lerch 6 23.2 2 0 3.42 4

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jeff Reardon 75 7 4 26 2.06 86
Woodie Fryman 60 9 4 12 3.75 46
Bryn Smith 47 2 4 3 4.20 50
Dan Schatzeder 26 0 2 0 3.50 15
Bill Lee 7 0 0 0 4.38 8
Bob James 7 0 0 0 6.00 11
Tom Gorman 5 1 0 0 5.14 6
Dave Tomlin 1 0 0 0 4.50 2

Award winners

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1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Gary Carter, catcher
  • Andre Dawson, outfield
  • Tim Raines, outfield
  • Al Oliver, first baseman
  • Steve Rogers, pitcher

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Felipe Alou
AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Rick Renick
A San Jose Expos California League Tommy Thompson
A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League J. R. Miner
A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Moby Benedict
Rookie Calgary Expos Pioneer League Bob Reece

Notes

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References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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