1982 Cincinnati Reds season

1982 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Results
Record	61–101 (.377)
Divisional place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	William & James Williams
General manager(s)	Dick Wagner
Manager(s)	John McNamara, Russ Nixon
Local television	WLWT (Ray Lane, Bill Brown, Dick Carlson)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Lindsey Nelson)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1982 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Reds finishing in sixth place in the National League West, with a record of 61–101, 28 games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. John McNamara managed the club to a 34–58 start before being replaced in late July by Russ Nixon, who compiled a 27–43 record the rest of the year. 1982 was the first time that the Reds finished in last place since 1937, as well as their first losing season since 1971, the team's first full season at Riverfront. It was also the first and as of 2021, only 100-loss season in franchise history.

Offseason[]

• November 4, 1981: Ken Griffey was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Brian Ryder (minors). The Yankees completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Reds on December 9.^[1]
• December 11, 1981: Scott Brown was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Clint Hurdle.^[2]
• December 18, 1981: Ray Knight was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for César Cedeño.^[3]
• January 12, 1982: Randy Myers was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.^[4]
• February 9, 1982: Paul Moskau was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. The Orioles completed the deal by sending Wayne Krenchicki to the Reds on February 16.^[5]
• February 10, 1982: George Foster was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg A. Harris.^[6]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

v t NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	89	73	0.549	—	42–39	47–34
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	0.543	1	43–38	45–36
San Francisco Giants	87	75	0.537	2	45–36	42–39
San Diego Padres	81	81	0.500	8	43–38	38–43
Houston Astros	77	85	0.475	12	43–38	34–47
Cincinnati Reds	61	101	0.377	28	33–48	28–53

Record vs. opponents[]

1982 National League Records v t Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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[]

• March 26, 1982: Joe Nolan was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Dallas Williams and Brooks Carey (minors).^[7]

Roster[]

1982 Cincinnati Reds roster
Roster
Pitchers 38 Bruce Berenyi 40 Joe Edelen 32,37 Greg Harris 45 Ben Hayes 47 Tom Hume 34 Jim Kern 44 Charlie Leibrandt 50 Brad Lesley 35 Frank Pastore 49 Joe Price 34 Bill Scherrer 41 Tom Seaver 32 Bob Shirley 36 Mario Soto		Catchers  9 Mike O'Berry 29 Alex Treviño 24,60 Dave Van Gorder Infielders 12 German Barranca  5 Johnny Bench 13 Dave Concepción 22 Dan Driessen 19 Wayne Krenchicki  7 Rafael Landestoy 17,56 Tom Lawless 16 Ron Oester		Outfielders 33 Larry Biittner 28 César Cedeño 21 Paul Householder 30 Clint Hurdle 20 Eddie Milner 61 Gary Redus 23 Mike Vail 26 Duane Walker		Manager  3 John McNamara  2 Russ Nixon Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano  4 Harry Dunlop (Bullpen)  6 Bill Fischer (Pitching)  2 Russ Nixon (First Base) 11 Ron Plaza

Player stats[]

Batting[]

Starters by position[]

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	Alex Treviño	120	355	89	.251	1	33
1B	Dan Driessen	149	516	139	.269	17	57
CF	César Cedeño	138	492	142	.289	8	57

Other batters[]

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
Wayne Krenchicki	94	187	53	.283	2	21
Clint Hurdle	19	34	7	.206	0	1

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bruce Berenyi	34	222.1	9	18	3.36	157

Other pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers[]

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Jim Kern	50	3	5	2	2.84	43

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	George Scherger
AA	Waterbury Reds	Eastern League	Jim Lett
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Jim Hoff
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Jimmy Stewart
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Marc Bombard

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis

Notes[]

References[]

• 1982 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
• 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.