1982 Houston Astros season

The 1982 Houston Astros season was the 21st season for the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 18th as the Astros, 14th in the National League West, and 18th at The Astrodome. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

1982 Houston Astros
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Astrodome
City	Houston, Texas
Record	77–85 (.475)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	John McMullen
General managers	Al Rosen
Managers	Bill Virdon (49–62) Bob Lillis (28–23)
Television	KRIV
Radio	KENR (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker)
Seasons

Offseason

• October 23, 1981: Pete Ladd was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rickey Keeton.
• December 18, 1981: César Cedeño was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Ray Knight.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	89	73	.549	—	42‍–‍39	47‍–‍34
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	.543	1	43‍–‍38	45‍–‍36
San Francisco Giants	87	75	.537	2	45‍–‍36	42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres	81	81	.500	8	43‍–‍38	38‍–‍43
Houston Astros	77	85	.475	12	43‍–‍38	34‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds	61	101	.377	28	33‍–‍48	28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1982 National League record 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

• June 8, 1982: Joe Pittman was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Danny Boone
• August 30, 1982: Don Sutton was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for players to be named later and cash.
• September 3, 1982: The Brewers completed their August 30 trade with the Astros, sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros.

Roster

1982 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 31 Danny Boone 52 George Cappuzzello 46 Frank DiPino 39 Bob Knepper 27,31 Frank LaCorte 51 Mike LaCoss 17 Randy Moffit 36 Joe Niekro 44 Gordie Pladson 42 Bert Roberge 47 Mark Ross 48 Vern Ruhle 34 Nolan Ryan 35 Joe Sambito 45 Dave Smith 20 Don Sutton		Catchers 14 Alan Ashby 11 Alan Knicely  6 Luis Pujols Infielders 19 Bill Doran 23 Kiko Garcia  3 Phil Garner 18 Art Howe 22 Ray Knight  9 Joe Pittman 12 Craig Reynolds 16 Harry Spilman 10 Dickie Thon		Outfielders  8 Kevin Bass 25 José Cruz 24 Danny Heep 26 Scott Loucks 21 Terry Puhl 37 Larry Ray 30 Tony Scott 38 Tim Tolman 29 Denny Walling Other batters 15 Mike Ivie		Manager  5 Bob Lillis  7 Bill Virdon Coaches  4 Deacon Jones 43 Don Leppert  5 Bob Lillis  2 Mel Wright

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	Alan Ashby	100	339	87	.257	12	49
1B	Ray Knight	158	609	161	.274	6	70
2B	Phil Garner	155	588	161	.274	13	83
SS	Dickie Thon	136	496	137	.276	3	36
3B	Art Howe	110	365	87	.238	5	38
LF	José Cruz	155	570	157	.275	9	68
CF	Tony Scott	132	460	110	.239	1	29
RF	Terry Puhl	145	507	133	.262	8	50

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
Danny Heep	85	198	47	.237	4	22
Luis Pujols	65	176	35	.199	4	15
Denny Walling	85	146	30	.205	1	14
Alan Knicely	59	133	25	.188	2	12
Craig Reynolds	54	118	30	.254	1	7
Bill Doran	26	97	27	.278	0	6
Kiko Garcia	34	76	16	.211	1	5
Harry Spilman	38	61	17	.279	3	11
Scott Loucks	44	49	11	.224	0	3
Tim Tolman	15	26	5	.192	1	3
Kevin Bass	12	24	1	.042	0	1
Joe Pittman	15	10	2	.200	0	0
Larry Ray	5	6	1	.167	0	1
Mike Ivie	7	6	2	.333	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joe Niekro	35	270.0	17	12	2.47	130
Nolan Ryan	35	250.1	16	12	3.16	245
Don Sutton	27	195.0	13	8	3.00	139
Bob Knepper	33	180.0	5	15	4.45	108
Vern Ruhle	31	149.0	9	13	3.93	56
Frank DiPino	6	28.1	2	2	6.04	25

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike LaCoss	41	115.0	6	6	2.90	51

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dave Smith	49	5	4	11	3.84	28
Frank LaCorte	55	1	5	7	4.48	51
Randy Moffit	30	2	4	3	3.02	20
Bert Roberge	22	1	2	3	4.21	18
George Cappuzzello	17	0	1	0	2.79	13
Danny Boone	10	0	1	1	3.55	4
Joe Sambito	9	0	0	4	0.71	7
Mark Ross	4	0	0	0	1.50	4
Gordie Pladson	2	0	0	0	54.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Jimmy Johnson
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Matt Galante
A	Daytona Beach Astros	Florida State League	Eric Swanson
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Dave Cripe
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Bob Hartsfield
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	José Tartabull

External links

• 1982 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference