Major League Baseball team season
The 1982 Seattle Mariners season was their sixth since the franchise creation, and the team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 76–86 (.469).
During their first decade, this was the Mariners' best season, their best previous total was 67 wins in 1979 .[ 1] Kansas City .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Home attendance at the Kingdome was 1.07 million, twelfth in the league; it was the first time over a million in five years, since the debut season of 1977 .
This was Rene Lachemann 's only full year as manager with Seattle; previously the manager at its Class AAA affiliate in Spokane . He took over the major league club in early May 1981 , initially on an interim basis, succeeding Maury Wills .[ 6] [ 7] [ 7] [ 8] 1983 .[ 9] [ 10]
Offseason
Regular season
The Mariners began the season by beating the Minnesota Twins 11–7, setting a franchise record for most runs scored on Opening Day .[ 15]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
4–9
7–5
5–7
6–7
7–6
4–8
9–4–1
8–4
11–2
7–5
7–5
9–3
10–3
Boston
9–4
—
7–5
4–8
6–7
8–5
6–6
4–9
6–6
7–6
8–4
7–5
10–2
7–6
California
5–7
5–7
—
8–5
8–4
5–7
7–6
6–6
7–6
7–5
9–4
10–3
8–5
8–4
Chicago
7–5
8–4
5–8
—
6–6
9–3
3–10
3–9
7–6
8–4
9–4
6–7
8–5
8–4
Cleveland
7–6
7–6
4–8
6–6
—
6–7
2–10
7–6
8–4
4–9
4–8
9–3
7–5
7–6
Detroit
6–7
5–8
7–5
3–9
7–6
—
6–6
3–10
9–3
8–5
9–3
6–6
8–4
6–7
Kansas City
8–4
6–6
6–7
10–3
10–2
6–6
—
7–5
7–6
5–7
7–6
7–6
7–6
4–8
Milwaukee
4–9–1
9–4
6–6
9–3
6–7
10–3
5–7
—
7–5
8–5
7–5
8–4
7–5
9–4
Minnesota
4–8
6–6
6–7
6–7
4–8
3–9
6–7
5–7
—
2–10
3–10
5–8
5–8
5–7
New York
2–11
6–7
5–7
4–8
9–4
5–8
7–5
5–8
10–2
—
7–5
6–6
7–5
6–7
Oakland
5–7
4–8
4–9
4–9
8–4
3–9
6–7
5–7
10–3
5–7
—
6–7
5–8
3–9
Seattle
5–7
5–7
3–10
7–6
3–9
6–6
6–7
4–8
8–5
6–6
7–6
—
9–4
7–5
Texas
3–9
2–10
5–8
5–8
5–7
4–8
6–7
5–7
8–5
5–7
8–5
4–9
—
4–8
Toronto
3–10
6–7
4–8
4–8
6–7
7–6
8–4
4–9
7–5
7–6
9–3
5–7
8–4
—
Opening Day starters
[ 16]
Notable transactions
Draft picks
Roster
1982 Seattle Mariners roster
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log
Regular season
1982 regular season game log: 76–86 (Home: 42–39; Away: 34–47)
April: 11–12 (Home: 7–3; Away: 4–9)
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May: 14–14 (Home: 10–8; Away: 4–6)
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June: 15–10 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–3)
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July: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9)
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August: 10–19 (Home: 4–11; Away: 6–8)
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September: 14–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 5–10)
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October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
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
Other batters
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Farm system
[ 25]
Notes
^ "Lach says M's must sign trio" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1982. p. 26.^ "Another All-Star effort" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). UPI. July 9, 1982. p. 13.^ "Standings: American League" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). July 9, 1982. p. 15.^ " . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. August 27, 1982. p. 14.^ "Blue Jays, 5-2" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 4, 1982. p. 3B.^ Blanchette, John (May 7, 1981). "Wills fired, M's turn to 'Lach' . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 25. ^ a b "M's pilot to remain with ship" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1981. p. 21.^ "Lachemann gets three-year contract" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 6, 1982. p. 3C.^ "Lach, Cruz, Perry cut by Mariners" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. June 26, 1983. p. 1B.^ "Seattle fires Lachemann, drops Perry and Cruz" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire service reports. June 26, 1983. p. 7C.^ Bud Black page at Baseball Reference ^ Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference ^ Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference ^ Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference ^ "Team Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, For SEA, In team's first 1 games, requiring Runs Scored >= 8, sorted by greatest Runs Scored" . Stathead . Retrieved April 5, 2021 .^ 1982 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac ^ Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference ^ Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference ^ Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference ^ Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference ^ Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference ^ Dave Revering page at Baseball Reference ^ Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference ^ Lance Johnson page at Baseball Reference ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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