1982 Atlanta Braves season

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1982 Atlanta Braves 1982 NL West Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (Since 1966)
1982 Information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General Manager(s)	John Mullen
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WTBS Superstation WTBS
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Darrel Chaney)

[edit] Offseason

During the offseason, the Braves acquired manager Joe Torre from the New York Mets in hopes of bringing the Braves their first postseason appaarance since 1969.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Atlanta Braves	89	73	--	.549
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	1.0	.543
San Francisco Giants	87	75	2.0	.537
San Diego Padres	81	81	8.0	.500
Houston Astros	77	85	12.0	.475
Cincinnati Reds	61	101	28.0	.377

[edit] Notable transactions

June 7, 1982: Zane Smith was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft. ^[1]
June 7, 1982: Randy Johnson was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. ^[2]
June 30, 1982: Pascual Perez was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Larry McWilliams. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) (September 8, 1982) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. ^[3]

[edit] Season Summary

The Braves started hot winning their first 13 games to start the season, leading the way was Dale Murphy who was to have his first great season by hitting 36 home runs and 109 RBIs.

With a 6-2 win over the San Diego Padres on July 29, the Braves were 61-37 and a 9-game lead in the NL West standings, but they slumped badly as they lost 19 of the last 21 games and by August 19 they were 63-56 and 4 games behind first place Los Angeles Dodgers. But starting August 19 they start roaring back and one month later with an 8-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on September 28 they were in first place to stay as the Braves won their first NL West Division Title since 1969.

[edit] Stars Aplenty

Although it was Joe Torre that led the Braves back to the postseason that year, many Braves contributed to this successful season including Bob Horner, who hit 32 home runs and 97 RBIs. On the pitching side, Phil Niekro led the team in wins with a fantastic 17-4 record, and Gene Garber led the team with 30 saves.

[edit] Roster

1982 Atlanta Braves roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

5 Bob Horner
10 Chris Chambliss

Outfielders

3 Dale Murphy
22 Brett Butler

Manager

- Joe Torre

[edit] National League Championship Series

Main article: 1982 National League Championship Series

[edit] Game 1: Take 1

October 6, Busch Stadium

Game 1 was a wash - literally. The Braves led 1-0 behind Phil Niekro and were three outs from an official game when the umpire stopped it. When the rain did not subside, the game was canceled. Game 1 began from the start the following night in a match-up of the volatile Braves starter Pascual Pérez and longtime Cardinal starter Bob Forsch.

[edit] Game 1: Take 2

October 7, Busch Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
St. Louis	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	X	7	13	1
W: Bob Forsch (1-0) L: Pascual Pérez (0-1) SV: None
HRs: ATL – None STL – None

[edit] Game 2

October 9, Busch Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
St. Louis	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	4	9	1
W: Bruce Sutter (1-0) L: Gene Garber (0-1) SV: None
HRs: ATL – None STL – None

[edit] Game 3

October 10, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	12	0
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	1
W: Joaquín Andújar (1-0) L: Rick Camp (0-1) SV: Bruce Sutter (1)
HRs: ATL – None STL – Willie McGee (1)

[edit] Player Stats

[edit] Batting

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
Bruce Benedict	118	386	95	.246	3	44
Chris Chambliss	157	534	144	.270	20	86
Bob Horner	140	499	130	.261	32	97
Glenn Hubbard	145	532	132	.248	9	59
Dale Murphy	162	598	168	.281	36	109
Claudell Washington	150	563	150	.266	16	80

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Terry Harper	48	150	43	.287	2	16

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Award Winners

Dale Murphy, National League Most Valuable Player
Dale Murphy, Gold Glove (NL OF), 1982
Dale Murphy, Silver Slugger (NL OF): 1982
Joe Torre, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Dale Murphy, Outfield

[edit] References

Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1981	NL West Championship Season 1982	Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1983

v • d • e 1982 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1982 All-Star Game • 1982 World Series

v • d • e Atlanta Braves franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Richmond Braves	Mississippi Braves	Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves	Gulf Coast Braves Danville Braves

v • d • e Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	Records • Seasons • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field

Culture	Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop

Rivalries	Braves-Mets rivalry

Important Figures	Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • Johnny Sain • John Smoltz • Warren Spahn • Chipper Jones •Andruw Jones • Jeff Francoeur • Brian McCann • Ted Turner

Retired Numbers	3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44

Key Personnel	Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series Championships (3)	1914 • 1957 • 1995

National League Championships (17)	1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999

National Association Championships (4)	1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875

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Minor League Affiliates	Richmond Braves (AAA-IL) • Mississippi Braves (AA-SL) • Myrtle Beach Pelicans (A-CarL) • Rome Braves (A-SAL) • Gulf Coast Braves (Rookies-GCL) • Danville Braves (Rookie-AppL)

Other Assets	SportSouth • TBS

v • d • e Sports teams based in Georgia

Baseball	MLB: Atlanta Braves, SAL: Augusta GreenJackets • Columbus Catfish • Rome Braves • Savannah Sand Gnats, SCL: South Georgia Peanuts • Macon Music

Basketball	NBA: Atlanta Hawks, PBL: Augusta Groove, ABA: Atlanta Vision • Georgia Gwizzlies, WBA: Atlanta Hardhats • Marietta Storm • Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels • Rome Gladiators, WNBA: Atlanta Dream

Football	NFL: Atlanta Falcons, AFL: Georgia Force, af2: South Georgia Wildcats, AIFA: Augusta Colts • Columbus Lions, IWFL: Atlanta Xplosion

Hockey	NHL: Atlanta Thrashers, ECHL: Augusta Lynx • Gwinnett Gladiators, SPHL: Columbus Cottonmouths

Soccer	USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, PDL: Atlanta Silverbacks U23's

Roller Derby	WFTDA: Denim Demons, Sake Tuyas, Toxic Shocks, Apocalypstix

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Georgia • Georgia Southern • Georgia State • Georgia Tech • Kennesaw State • Mercer • Savannah State

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