The 1982 Cincinnati Reds season was the 113th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 13th and 12th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds finished in sixth place in the National League West, with a record of 61 wins and 101 losses, 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 100-loss season in franchise history. They would not have another 100-loss season until 40 years later in 2022.

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.Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1981: Scott Brown was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Clint Hurdle.Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference December 18, 1981: Ray Knight was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for César Cedeño.Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference 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.Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference 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.Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1982: George Foster was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg A. Harris.George Foster page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions March 26, 1982: Joe Nolan was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Dallas Williams and Brooks Carey (minors).Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1982 Cincinnati Reds roster Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

(Bullpen) (Pitching) (First Base)

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 120 355 89 .251 1 33 1B 149 516 139 .269 17 57 2B Ron Oester 151 549 143 .260 9 47 SS Dave Concepción 147 572 164 .287 5 53 3B Johnny Bench 119 399 103 .258 13 38 LF Eddie Milner 113 407 109 .268 4 31 CF 138 492 142 .289 8 57 RF Paul Householder 138 417 88 .211 9 34

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 Duane Walker 86 239 52 .218 5 22 Mike Vail 78 189 48 .254 4 29 94 187 53 .283 2 21 Larry Biittner 97 184 57 .310 2 24 Tom Lawless 49 165 35 .212 0 4 Dave Van Gorder 51 137 25 .182 0 7 Rafael Landestoy 73 111 21 .189 1 9 Gary Redus 20 83 18 .217 1 7 Germán Barranca 46 51 13 .255 0 2 Mike O'Berry 21 45 10 .222 0 3 19 34 7 .206 0 1

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 Mario Soto 35 257.2 14 13 2.79 274 34 222.1 9 18 3.36 157 Frank Pastore 31 188.1 8 13 3.97 94 Tom Seaver 21 111.1 5 13 5.50 62

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 Bob Shirley 41 152.2 8 13 3.60 89 Charlie Leibrandt 36 107.2 5 7 5.10 34 Greg A. Harris 34 91.1 2 6 4.83 67 Bill Scherrer 5 17.1 0 1 2.60 7

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 Tom Hume 46 2 6 17 3.11 22 Joe Price 59 3 4 3 2.85 71 50 3 5 2 2.84 43 Brad Lesley 28 0 2 4 2.58 29 Ben Hayes 26 2 0 2 1.97 38 Joe Edelen 9 0 0 0 8.80 11

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis

Notes

References 1982 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference