The Eighties Club
The Politics and Pop Culture of the 1980s
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MLB 1982
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The Standings
 1982 World Series
(10.12.82-10.20.82)
St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (3)
Game 1 (St. Louis): Brewers 10 (Caldwell), Cardinals 0 (Forsch)
Game 2 (St. Louis): Cardinals 5 (Sutter), Brewers 4 (McClure)
Game 3 (Milwaukee): Cardinals 6 (Andujar), Brewers 2 (Vuckovich)
Game 4 (Milwaukee): Brewers 7(Slaton), Cardinals 5 (Bair)
Game 5 (Milwaukee): Brewers 6 (Caldwell), Cardinals 4 (Forsch)
Game 6 (St. Louis): Cardinals 13 (Stuper), Brewers 1 (Sutton)
Game 7 (St. Louis): Cardinals 6 (Andujar), Brewers 3 (McClure)
Series Summary: It started with a wipeout, when the Milwaukee Brewers, in their first World Series game ever, hammered the St. Louis Cardinals 10-0, with 17 hits off four Cards pitchers. Brewers leadoff man Paul Molitor set a Series record with five hits. Meanwhile, Brewers southpaw Mike Caldwell threw a three-hitter. In Game 2, however, the Cardinals showed they weren't going to roll over and play dead. Trailing 4-2 in the sixth, they tied the game with a two-out, two-run double by Darrell Porter. In the eighth, Cards pinch-hitter Steve Braun earned a bases-load walk off reliever Pete Ladd, and St. Louis had its first win of the series. For Game 3 in Milwaukee's County Stadium, Cardinals rookie Willie McGee hit a couple of homers and made some remarkable defensive plays in the outfield to lead his team to a 6-2 victory. In Game 4, the Cards jumped out to an early lead and were comfortably ahead 5-1 when, in the seventh, the Brewers exploded with a six-run inning, and went into the clubhouse with a 7-5 win. Mike Caldwell could not repeat his stellar Game 1 pitching performance in his next mound appearance; in Game 5 he was hit 14 times. Fortunately for the Brewers, the Cards were only able to post four points on the scoreboard, while the Brewers got 6 runs in 11 hits, including four from Robin Yount, who became the first player with two four-hit games in the World Series. Back at Busch Memorial Stadium for Game 6, the Cardinals had a field day as rookie John Stuper pitched a complete game four-hitter despite two rain delays, while the Cards lineup rounded up 13 runs against only one for the Brewers. With the series tied 3-3, the Cardinals were looking at a 3-1 deficit as the sixth inning of the seventh (and final) game began. But the Cards loaded the bases and then got two base hits to score three runs, followed with two more runs for insurance in the eighth, and perfect relief pitching by Bruce Sutter. Whitey Herzog's Cardinals won the game 6-3, and garnered their ninth World Series, second only to the New York Yankees' 22.
MVP: The Cardinals' Darrell Porter (.286, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
  The All-Star Game
 NL 5, AL 4
7.13.82
Canada (Olympic Stadium)
Attendance: 59,057
MVP: Dave Concepcion
AL All-Stars
Floyd Bannister (Seattle), Buddy Bell (Texas), George Brett (Kansas City), Rod Carew (California), Jim Clancy (Toronto), Mark Clear (Boston), Cecil Cooper (Milwaukee), Dennis Eckersley (Boston), Rollie Fingers (Milwaukee), Carlton Fisk (Chicago), Rich Gossage (New York), Bobby Grich (Kansas City), Ron Guidry (New York), Toby Harrah (Cleveland), Rickey Henderson (Oakland), Kent Hrbek (Minnesota), Reggie Jackson (California), Fred Lynn (California), Hal McRae (Kansas City), Eddie Murray (Baltimore), Ben Ogilvie (Milwaukee), Lance Parrish (Detroit), Dan Quisenberry (Kansas City), Andy Thornton (Cleveland), Frank White (Kansas City), Willie Wilson (Kansas City), Dave Winfield (New York), Carl Yastrzemski (Boston), Robin Yount (Milwaukee)
NL All-Stars
Dusty Baker (Los Angeles), Steve Carlton (Philadelphia), Gary Carter (Montreal), Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati), Andre Dawson (Montreal), Leon Durham (Chicago), Bob Horner (Atlanta), Steve Howe (Los Angeles), Tom Hume (Cincinnati), Ruppert Jones (San Diego), Ray Knight (Houston), Greg Minton (San Francisco), Dale Murphy (Atlanta), Phil Niekro (Atlanta), Al Oliver (Montreal), Tony Pena (Pittsburgh), Tim Raines (Montreal), Steve Rogers (Montreal), Pete Rose (Philadelphia), Steve Sax (Los Angeles), Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia), Lonnie Smith (St. Louis), Ozzie Smith (St. Louis), Mario Soto (Cincinnati), John Stearns (New York), Jason Thompson (Pittsburgh), Manny Trillo (Philadelphia), Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles)
"In 1982, the All-Star Game moved across the border and was played in Canada's Olympic Stadium. It was the first Midsummer Classic ever to be held outside of the United States. It also represented one of the worst performances ever put on by the American League. Somehow they managed a single run in the first inning and were left swinging at air the rest of the game.
With two out in the second, Dennis Eckersley walked Dale Murphy and Dave Concepcion (with only one home run in three-hundred twenty-eight at-bats) homered. The National League scored again on Eckersley in the third when Ruppert Jones tripled and scored on Pete Rose's sacrifice fly.
The American League gave it a shot in the seventh, putting runners on second and third with one out, but Mario Soto struck out Willie Wilson and Buddy Bell. This marked the eleventh consecutive victory for the National League but unfortunately for them, things were finally about to change."
-- Baseball Almanac
Individual Leaders -1982
Highlights of 1982
American League
 52,279 people -- the largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minnesota -- turned out for the inaguration of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins lost to the Seattle Mariners 11-7.After hitting a home run in his final at-bat in the previous game, Larry Herndon of the Detroit Tigers hit three more homers in a row against the Oakland A's. making him the 14th player in major league history to hit four home runs in four consecutive plate appearances.National League
Outfielder Joel Youngblood became the first major league player to play for two different teams on the same day when, on Aug. 4, he took the field for the New York Mets, was traded to the Expos, and flew to Philadelphia to enter the game in progress at Veterans Stadium in the sixth inning.and...
Phillies lefthander Steve Carlton became the first major league pitcher to win the National League Cy Young Award for the fourth time.At a Major League owners meeting in Chicago, members voted not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract.Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson became the 12th and 13th major league players respectively to be elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Aaron was only nine votes short of becoming the first-ever unanimous selection.AL
Pitching: Complete Games--Detroit (45).....ERA--Detroit (3.80).....Fewest Hits Allowed -- Detroit (1,371).....Fewest Home Runs Allowed--Chicago (99).....Fewest Walks Allowed--Chicago (460).....Saves--Milwaukee (47).....Shutouts--Toronto (13)..... Strikeouts--Seattle (1,002)
Hitting: Bases on Balls--Cleveland (651).....Batting Average--Kansas City (.285)..... Doubles--Kansas City (295).....Hits--Kansas City (1,603).....Home Runs--Milwaukee (216).....On Base Percentage--California (.350).....Runs--Milwaukee (891).....Slugging Average--Milwaukee (.455).....Stolen Bases--Oakland (232).....Triples--Kansas City (58)
NL
Pitching: Complete Games--Philadelphia (38).....ERA--Los Angeles (3.26).....Fewest Hits Allowed--Houston (1,338).....Fewest Home Runs Allowed--Los Angeles (81)..... Fewest Walks Allowed--Montreal (448).....Saves--Atlanta (51).....Shutouts--TIE, Houston & Los Angeles (16).....Strikeouts--Philadelphia (1,002)
Hitting: Bases on Balls--San Francisco (607).....Batting Average--Pittsburgh (.273)..... Doubles--Pittsburgh (272).....Hits--Pittsburgh (1,535).....Home Runs--Atlanta (146)..... On Base Percentage--St. Louis (.337).....Runs--Atlanta (739).....Slugging Average--Pittsburgh (.408).....Stolen Bases--St. Louis (200).....Triples--TIE, St. Louis &San Diego (52)
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