1982 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 101st season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 96th in the National League. This was their 13th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 84–78, eight games behind the eventual NL and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

1982 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Three Rivers Stadium
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	84–78 (.519)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder) Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholder)
General managers	Harding "Pete" Peterson
Managers	Chuck Tanner
Television	KDKA-TV Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders ASN Bob Prince, Steve Blass, Dave Giusti
Radio	KDKA Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker
Seasons

Regular season

Season standings

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	92	70	.568	—	46‍–‍35	46‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies	89	73	.549	3	51‍–‍30	38‍–‍43
Montreal Expos	86	76	.531	6	40‍–‍41	46‍–‍35
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	.519	8	42‍–‍39	42‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs	73	89	.451	19	38‍–‍43	35‍–‍46
New York Mets	65	97	.401	27	33‍–‍48	32‍–‍49

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	—

Game log

1982 Game Log: 84–78 (Home: 42–39; Away: 42–39)
April: 8–10 (Home: 2–5; Away: 6–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 10 @ Cardinals 11–7 Scurry (1–0) Littell Candelaria (1) 40,878 1–0 2 April 11 @ Cardinals 6–7 Kaat Romo (0–1) — 14,819 1–1 3 April 12 @ Cardinals 4–5 Martin Griffin (0–1) Sutter 18,066 1–2 4 April 14 @ Expos 4–5 Sanderson Solomon (0–1) Fryman 35,941 1–3 5 April 15 @ Expos 4–3 Tekulve (1–0) Rogers Scurry (1) 18,986 2–3 6 April 16 Cubs 7–6 (12) Romo (1–1) Hernandez — 28,985 3–3 7 April 17 Cubs 2–10 Noles Baumgarten (0–1) — 6,436 3–4 8 April 18 Cubs 1–5 Jenkins Solomon (0–2) Martz 8,028 3–5 9 April 20 Cardinals 4–7 Martin Rhoden (0–1) Sutter 3,534 3–6 10 April 21 Cardinals 2–6 Mura Candelaria (0–1) Sutter 3,589 3–7 11 April 23 @ Cubs 12–10 Solomon (1–2) Noles Tekulve (1) 8,813 4–7 12 April 24 @ Cubs 8–5 Robinson (1–0) Martz — 19,312 5–7 13 April 25 @ Cubs 3–5 Martz Rhoden (0–2) — 29,832 5–8 14 April 26 @ Braves 6–4 Tekulve (2–0) McWilliams — 9,557 6–8 15 April 27 @ Braves 10–4 Griffin (1–1) Walk — 6,763 7–8 16 April 28 @ Braves 6–7 (10) Camp Scurry (1–1) — 6,318 7–9 17 April 29 Astros 9–6 Romo (2–1) LaCoss Scurry (2) 4,716 8–9 18 April 30 Astros 3–4 Sutton Rhoden (0–3) Smith 8,768 8–10
May: 10–17 (Home: 5–8; Away: 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 19 May 1 Astros 3–6 Ryan Moskau (0–1) Smith 19,626 8–11 20 May 2 Astros 2–6 Niekro Griffin (1–2) Moffitt 11,116 8–12 21 May 3 Braves 4–10 Niekro Solomon (1–3) Garber 4,636 8–13 22 May 4 Braves 8–4 Robinson (2–0) Cowley — 4,836 9–13 23 May 5 Braves 4–2 Rhoden (1–3) Mahler Tekulve (2) 6,595 10–13 24 May 7 @ Reds 0–5 Soto Moskau (0–2) — 16,465 10–14 25 May 8 @ Reds 4–2 (15) Sarmiento (1–0) Shirley — 19,626 11–14 26 May 9 @ Reds 6–3 Robinson (3–0) Seaver Tekulve (3) 21,416 12–14 27 May 10 @ Astros 3–7 Sutton Rhoden (1–4) — 16,141 12–15 28 May 11 @ Astros 2–4 Ryan Griffin (1–3) Smith 17,893 12–16 29 May 13 Reds 1–2 Price Scurry (1–2) Hume 7,354 12–17 30 May 14 Reds 8–7 Romo (3–1) Kern Tekulve (4) 15,271 13–17 31 May 15 Reds 12–9 Rhoden (2–4) Pastore — 11,184 14–17 32 May 16 Reds 1–3 Soto Solomon (1–4) — 21,561 14–18 33 May 18 @ Giants 1–2 Laskey Candelaria (0–2) — 8,925 14–19 34 May 19 @ Giants 2–1 Robinson (4–0) Chris Tekulve (5) 5,042 15–19 35 May 20 @ Giants 1–3 Lavelle Scurry (1–3) — 4,085 15–20 36 May 21 @ Padres 5–7 Montefusco Solomon (1–5) Lucas 14,043 15–21 37 May 22 @ Padres 3–12 Eichelberger Moskau (0–3) — 20,732 15–22 38 May 23 @ Padres 4–2 Candelaria (1–2) Curtis Scurry (3) 17,005 16–22 39 May 24 @ Dodgers 9–3 Robinson (5–0) Niedenfuer — 43,274 17–22 40 May 25 @ Dodgers 2–5 Valenzuela Rhoden (2–5) — 46,486 17–23 41 May 26 @ Dodgers 2–3 Reuss Solomon (1–6) Howe 41,594 17–24 42 May 28 Giants 5–10 Laskey Candelaria (1–3) — 7,273 17–25 43 May 29 Giants 5–9 Barr Robinson (5–1) — 8,283 17–26 44 May 30 Giants 7–6 (13) Solomon (2–6) Barr — 18,279 18–26 45 May 31 Dodgers 4–5 Howe Tekulve (2–1) Forster 7,826 18–27
June: 17–9 (Home: 8–6; Away: 9–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 46 June 1 Dodgers 3–1 Candelaria (2–3) Reuss Tekulve (6) 5,189 19–27 47 June 2 Dodgers 8–7 Scurry (2–3) Romo — 8,535 20–27 48 June 3 Expos 5–4 (10) Scurry (3–3) Smith — 4,158 21–27 49 June 4 Padres 4–5 Curtis Rhoden (2–6) Lucas 5,584 21–28 50 June 6 Padres 2–1 Tekulve (3–1) Lollar — 11,714 22–28 51 June 7 @ Mets 4–3 (12) Scurry (4–3) Allen — 8,791 23–28 52 June 8 @ Mets 6–2 Robinson (6–1) Orosco Tekulve (7) 11,774 24–28 53 June 9 @ Mets 2–3 Allen Tekulve (3–2) — 11,552 24–29 54 June 11 @ Phillies 1–0 Tekulve (4–2) Christenson — 30,870 25–29 55 June 12 @ Phillies 9–2 Sarmiento (2–0) Krukow — 28,665 26–29 56 June 14 Mets 1–2 Falcone Robinson (6–2) Allen 7,005 26–30 57 June 15 Mets 13–3 Rhoden (3–6) Puleo — 6,100 27–30 58 June 17 Phillies 3–4 (11) Reed Scurry (4–4) — 9,405 27–31 59 June 18 Phillies 3–8 Krukow Sarmiento (2–1) — 23,320 27–32 60 June 19 Phillies 3–8 Carlton Robinson (6–3) — 13,065 27–33 61 June 20 Phillies 3–1 Tekulve (5–2) Ruthven — 25,791 28–33 62 June 21 Cubs 4–3 Moskau (1–3) Smith Tekulve (8) 6,136 29–33 63 June 22 Cubs 9–2 Candelaria (3–3) Martz Romo (1) 6,174 30–33 64 June 23 Cubs 5–6 (10) Campbell Niemann (0–1) — 8,297 30–34 65 June 25 @ Expos 4–3 Robinson (7–3) Sanderson — 31–34 66 June 25 @ Expos 9–7 Rhoden (4–6) Burris — 51,360 32–34 67 June 26 @ Expos 14–5 Romo (4–1) Lea — 34,293 33–34 68 June 27 @ Expos 2–5 Palmer Candelaria (3–4) — 34,398 33–35 69 June 28 @ Cubs 4–6 Tidrow Romo (4–2) — 6,974 33–36 70 June 29 @ Cubs 3–1 Rhoden (5–6) Jenkins — 22,109 34–36 71 June 30 @ Cubs 7–3 Robinson (8–3) Smith Scurry (4) 10,058 35–36
July: 18–10 (Home: 9–5; Away: 9–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 72 July 1 @ Cubs 5–2 Romo (5–2) Campbell — 10,463 36–36 73 July 2 Expos 6–3 Candelaria (4–4) Lea Tekulve (9) 37–36 74 July 2 Expos 7–2 McWilliams (1–0) Schatzeder Scurry (5) 21,665 38–36 75 July 3 Expos 4–2 Sarmiento (3–1) Palmer Tekulve (10) 20,853 39–36 76 July 4 Expos 6–16 Rogers Rhoden (5–7) — 39–37 77 July 4 Expos 10–4 Robinson (9–3) Gullickson Tekulve (11) 23,031 40–37 78 July 5 Astros 4–6 Niekro Baumgarten (0–2) — 10,437 40–38 79 July 6 Astros 1–0 McWilliams (2–0) Knepper — 8,850 41–38 80 July 7 Reds 3–6 Hume Tekulve (5–3) Harris 20,024 41–39 81 July 8 Reds 9–8 Tekulve (6–3) Price — 9,950 42–39 82 July 9 @ Braves 4–6 Diaz Rhoden (5–8) Bedrosian 28,601 42–40 83 July 10 @ Braves 6–1 Robinson (10–3) Niekro — 39,444 43–40 84 July 11 @ Braves 3–1 McWilliams (3–0) Dayley Tekulve (12) 19,130 44–40 85 July 15 @ Astros 5–1 Candelaria (5–4) Sutton Scurry (6) 17,662 45–40 86 July 16 @ Astros 2–4 Ryan McWilliams (3–1) — 19,037 45–41 87 July 17 @ Astros 3–4 (10) Niekro Tekulve (6–4) — 28,672 45–42 88 July 18 @ Astros 2–4 Knepper Robinson (10–4) — 19,218 45–43 89 July 19 @ Reds 5–4 Sarmiento (4–1) Pastore Tekulve (13) 16,395 46–43 90 July 20 @ Reds 3–1 Candelaria (6–4) Berenyi Tekulve (14) 17,395 47–43 91 July 21 @ Reds 3–2 McWilliams (4–1) Hume Tekulve (15) 16,543 48–43 92 July 23 Braves 6–0 Rhoden (6–8) Camp — 22,722 49–43 93 July 24 Braves 3–4 Niekro Robinson (10–5) Garber 26,790 49–44 94 July 25 Braves 8–0 Candelaria (7–4) Mahler — 22,565 50–44 95 July 27 Phillies 4–0 McWilliams (5–1) Ruthven Scurry (7) 23,609 51–44 96 July 28 Phillies 3–4 Christenson Rhoden (6–9) Reed 31,867 51–45 97 July 29 @ Mets 4–1 Robinson (11–5) Falcone — 16,892 52–45 98 July 30 @ Mets 5–1 Candelaria (8–4) Swan Sarmiento (1) 18,828 53–45 99 July 31 @ Mets 4–9 Puleo Tekulve (6–5) Allen 48,358 53–46
August: 17–16 (Home: 10–9; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 100 August 1 @ Mets 4–3 (10) Tekulve (7–5) Leach Scurry (8) 21,871 54–46 101 August 2 @ Cardinals 4–2 (17) Romo (6–2) Kaat — 19,653 55–46 102 August 3 @ Cardinals 2–4 Forsch Robinson (11–6) Sutter 20,253 55–47 103 August 4 @ Cardinals 5–2 Candelaria (9–4) LaPoint Scurry (9) 20,673 56–47 104 August 5 @ Cardinals 3–7 (5) Mura McWilliams (5–2) — 17,145 56–48 105 August 6 Mets 7–3 Sarmiento (5–1) Scott — 57–48 106 August 6 Mets 3–7 Jones Baumgarten (0–3) Allen 21,210 57–49 107 August 7 Mets 2–5 Zachry Rhoden (6–10) — 19,938 57–50 108 August 8 Mets 4–1 Robinson (12–6) Swan Tekulve (16) 19,679 58–50 109 August 9 @ Phillies 3–4 Carlton Tekulve (7–6) — 58–51 110 August 9 @ Phillies 9–6 Romo (7–2) Reed Tekulve (17) 51,568 59–51 111 August 10 @ Phillies 5–9 Bystrom Sarmiento (5–2) — 36,825 59–52 112 August 11 @ Phillies 1–4 Monge Rhoden (6–11) Reed 27,202 59–53 113 August 12 Cardinals 2–3 Andujar Baumgarten (0–4) Sutter 16,430 59–54 114 August 13 Cardinals 7–4 Robinson (13–6) Forsch — 25,700 60–54 115 August 14 Cardinals 1–4 Stuper Candelaria (9–5) Sutter 15,828 60–55 116 August 15 Cardinals 5–12 Mura McWilliams (5–3) — 60–56 117 August 15 Cardinals 2–5 LaPoint Sarmiento (5–3) — 31,755 60–57 118 August 17 Giants 4–1 Rhoden (7–11) Hammaker — 11,345 61–57 119 August 18 Giants 9–16 Fowlkes Robinson (13–7) — 14,205 61–58 120 August 19 Giants 6–1 Candelaria (10–5) Gale — 8,015 62–58 121 August 20 Dodgers 0–1 Valenzuela McWilliams (5–4) — 15,245 62–59 122 August 21 Dodgers 2–1 Tekulve (8–6) Howe — 29,581 63–59 123 August 22 Dodgers 4–3 (14) Robinson (14–7) Beckwith — 19,006 64–59 124 August 23 Padres 8–6 Candelaria (11–5) Hawkins Scurry (10) 65–59 125 August 23 Padres 3–5 Welsh Baumgarten (0–5) Chiffer 9,194 65–60 126 August 24 Padres 6–5 (11) Tekulve (9–6) Eichelberger — 13,102 66–60 127 August 25 Padres 7–6 Tekulve (10–6) Chiffer — 9,485 67–60 128 August 27 @ Giants 3–2 Rhoden (8–11) Laskey Scurry (11) 9,820 68–60 129 August 28 @ Giants 2–4 Hammaker Robinson (14–8) Minton 15,759 68–61 130 August 29 @ Giants 4–3 Candelaria (12–5) Martin Scurry (12) 22,017 69–61 131 August 30 @ Padres 1–2 (13) DeLeon Tekulve (10–7) — 20,718 69–62 132 August 31 @ Padres 7–1 Sarmiento (6–3) Montefusco — 7,826 70–62
September: 13–14 (Home: 7–4; Away: 6–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 September 1 @ Padres 1–4 Eichelberger Rhoden (8–12) — 6,814 70–63 134 September 3 @ Dodgers 3–2 Robinson (15–8) Welch Scurry (13) 49,573 71–63 135 September 4 @ Dodgers 1–0 Tunnell (1–0) Valenzuela Tekulve (18) 49,541 72–63 136 September 5 @ Dodgers 1–2 (10) Niedenfuer Tekulve (10–8) — 46,819 72–64 137 September 6 Mets 6–1 Rhoden (9–12) Falcone — 38,052 73–64 138 September 7 Mets 9–5 Sarmiento (7–3) Scott — 6,837 74–64 139 September 8 Mets 1–9 Ownbey Robinson (15–9) — 7,092 74–65 140 September 10 Phillies 5–7 Ruthven Candelaria (12–6) Monge 15,596 74–66 141 September 11 Phillies 10–9 Tekulve (11–8) Reed — 19,842 75–66 142 September 12 Phillies 4–2 Rhoden (10–12) Christenson Tekulve (19) 19,089 76–66 143 September 13 Cubs 3–7 Ripley Robinson (15–10) Hernandez 2,859 76–67 144 September 14 Cubs 15–5 Niemann (1–1) Noles McWilliams (1) 4,822 77–67 145 September 15 Cubs 2–7 Jenkins Candelaria (12–7) — 8,678 77–68 146 September 17 @ Phillies 4–2 Rhoden (11–12) Carlton Tekulve (20) 37,262 78–68 147 September 18 @ Phillies 4–5 Monge Robinson (15–11) Reed 31,468 78–69 148 September 19 @ Phillies 8–1 Sarmiento (8–3) Krukow — 37,352 79–69 149 September 20 @ Cubs 1–3 Noles McWilliams (5–5) Tidrow 3,607 79–70 150 September 21 @ Cubs 0–1 Jenkins Scurry (4–5) Campbell 5,237 79–71 151 September 22 @ Cardinals 1–2 LaPoint Rhoden (11–13) Sutter 23,587 79–72 152 September 23 @ Cardinals 5–3 (11) Romo (8–2) Martin Niemann (1) 17,399 80–72 153 September 24 @ Expos 4–6 Lerch Robinson (15–12) Fryman 27,678 80–73 154 September 25 @ Expos 4–9 Sanderson Sarmiento (8–4) — 30,419 80–74 155 September 26 @ Expos 3–0 McWilliams (6–5) Lea — 33,473 81–74 156 September 27 @ Mets 1–4 Holman Rhoden (11–14) — 4,412 81–75 157 September 28 @ Mets 2–3 (10) Orosco Romo (8–3) — 3,921 81–76 158 September 29 Cardinals 7–3 Romo (9–3) Stuper — 4,930 82–76 159 September 30 Cardinals 7–2 Sarmiento (9–4) Mura Scurry (14) 4,237 83–76
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 1 Expos 5–8 (11) Fryman Tunnell (1–1) Reardon 4,549 83–77 161 October 2 Expos 2–1 Tekulve (12–8) Gullickson — 4,496 84–77 162 October 3 Expos 1–6 Rogers Robinson (15–13) — 14,948 84–78
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

1982 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 34 Ross Baumgarten 45 John Candelaria 23 Tom Griffin 47 Cecilio Guante 23 Grant Jackson 49 Larry McWilliams 41 Paul Moskau 23 Randy Niemann 29 Rick Rhoden 43 Don Robinson 15 Enrique Romo 38 Manny Sarmiento 19 Rod Scurry 44 Eddie Solomon 27 Kent Tekulve 22 Lee Tunnell		Catchers 16 Steve Nicosia 36 Junior Ortiz  6 Tony Peña Infielders 37 Rafael Belliard  4 Dale Berra  5 Bill Madlock 34 John Milner 14 Willie Montañez  2 Jim Morrison 22 Nelson Norman  3 Johnny Ray 10 Ken Reitz 11 Jim Smith  8 Willie Stargell 30 Jason Thompson 50 Eddie Vargas		Outfielders 28 Dick Davis 24 Mike Easler 51 Doug Frobel 12 Brian Harper 44,10 Richie Hebner 17 Lee Lacy 18 Omar Moreno 28 Wayne Nordhagen 39 Dave Parker 28 Bill Robinson 46 Reggie Walton		Manager  7 Chuck Tanner Coaches 31 Harvey Haddix (pitching) 32 Joe Lonnett (third base) 42 Alex Monchak (first base) 48 Bob Skinner (hitting)

Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
18	Omar Moreno	CF
24	Mike Easler	LF
39	Dave Parker	RF
30	Jason Thompson	1B
5	Bill Madlock	3B
6	Tony Peña	C
3	Johnny Ray	2B
4	Dale Berra	SS
29	Rick Rhoden	SP

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
R. Niemann	20	2	2	1.000	0	0
R. Belliard	9	2	1	0.500	0	0
W. Nordhagen	1	4	2	0.500	0	2
E. Vargas	8	8	3	0.375	0	3
B. Madlock	154	568	181	0.319	19	95
L. Lacy	121	359	112	0.312	5	31
R. Hebner	25	70	21	0.300	2	12
E. Romo	46	10	3	0.300	0	0
T. Peña	138	497	147	0.296	11	63
J. Thompson	156	550	156	0.284	31	101
D. Robinson	43	85	24	0.282	2	16
J. Ray	162	647	182	0.281	7	63
W. Montañez	36	32	9	0.281	0	1
S. Nicosia	39	100	28	0.280	1	7
J. Morrison	44	86	24	0.279	4	15
B. Harper	20	29	8	0.276	2	4
M. Easler	142	475	131	0.276	15	58
D. Parker	73	244	66	0.270	6	29
R. Rhoden	36	83	22	0.265	3	12
D. Berra	156	529	139	0.263	10	61
O. Moreno	158	645	158	0.245	3	44
J. Milner	33	25	6	0.240	2	8
B. Robinson	31	71	17	0.239	4	12
R. Scurry	76	21	5	0.238	0	1
J. Smith	42	42	10	0.238	0	4
W. Stargell	74	73	17	0.233	3	17
J. Candelaria	33	54	12	0.222	0	9
T. Griffin	6	9	2	0.222	0	2
D. Frobel	16	34	7	0.206	2	3
J. Ortiz	7	15	3	0.200	0	0
R. Walton	13	15	3	0.200	0	0
M. Sarmiento	35	47	9	0.191	0	4
L. McWilliams	20	32	6	0.188	0	0
D. Davis	39	77	14	0.182	2	10
E. Solomon	12	15	2	0.133	0	1
P. Moskau	13	11	1	0.091	0	0
R. Baumgarten	12	12	1	0.083	0	0
K. Tekulve	85	14	1	0.071	0	0
C. Guante	10	5	0	0.000	0	0
N. Norman	3	3	0	0.000	0	0
K. Reitz	7	10	0	0.000	0	0
L. Tunnell	5	4	0	0.000	0	0
G. Jackson	1	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	162	5,614	1,535	0.273	134	688

Pitching

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

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
R. Scurry	76	1032⁄3	4	5	1.74	94
K. Tekulve	85	1282⁄3	12	8	2.87	66
J. Candelaria	31	1742⁄3	12	7	2.94	133
L. McWilliams	19	1212⁄3	6	5	3.11	94
C. Guante	10	27	0	0	3.33	26
M. Sarmiento	35	1642⁄3	9	4	3.39	81
L. Tunnell	5	181⁄3	1	1	3.93	4
R. Rhoden	35	2301⁄3	11	14	4.14	128
D. Robinson	38	227	15	13	4.28	165
E. Romo	45	862⁄3	9	3	4.36	58
P. Moskau	13	35	1	3	4.37	15
R. Niemann	20	351⁄3	1	1	5.09	26
R. Baumgarten	12	44	0	5	6.55	17
E. Solomon	11	462⁄3	2	6	6.75	18
T. Griffin	6	221⁄3	1	3	8.87	8
G. Jackson	1	2⁄3	0	0	13.50	0
Team Totals	162	1,4662⁄3	84	78	3.81	933

Awards and honors

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Tony Peña, C, reserve
• Jason Thompson, 1B, reserve

Transactions

• October 5, 1981 – Released Luis Tiant.
• October 23, 1981 – Purchased Manny Sarmiento from the Boston Red Sox.
• October 26, 1981 – Released Kurt Bevacqua.
• November 6, 1981 – Signed Rubén Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.
• December 11, 1981 – Signed Dorn Taylor as an amateur free agent.
• December 11, 1981 – Traded Tim Foli to the California Angels. Received Brian Harper.
• December 11, 1981 – Traded Doe Boyland to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tom Griffin.
• December 17, 1981 – Sold Craig Cacek to the California Angels.
• January 12, 1982 – Drafted Benny Distefano in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary).
• February 2, 1982 – The Chicago White Sox chose Joel Skinner as a free agent compensation pick.
• March 10, 1982 – Sold Mark Lee to the Detroit Tigers.
• March 21, 1982 – Traded Ernie Camacho and Vance Law to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge.
• March 29, 1982 – Sold Matt Alexander to Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).
• April 1, 1982 – Traded Victor Cruz to the Texas Rangers. Received Nelson Norman.
• April 2, 1982 – Released Gary Alexander.
• April 3, 1982 – Selected Paul Moskau off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
• April 4, 1982 – Released Ramon Pena.
• April 8, 1982 – Released Stew Cliburn.
• April 9, 1982 – Purchased Reggie Walton from the Seattle Mariners.
• May 15, 1982 – Released Tom Griffin.
• May 16, 1982 – Signed Ken Reitz as a free agent.
• June 5, 1982 – Released Ken Reitz.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Sam Khalifa in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Bip Roberts in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 11, 1982.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Joe Magrane in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Scott Bailes in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed July 1, 1982.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Ray Hayward in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Shawn Holman in the 14th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1982.
• June 10, 1982 – Signed Dave Johnson as an amateur free agent.
• June 14, 1982 – Traded Eddie Solomon to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jim Morrison.
• June 15, 1982 – Traded Bill Robinson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Wayne Nordhagen.
• June 22, 1982 – Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Dick Davis. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Wayne Nordhagen (June 25, 1982) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
• June 30, 1982 – Traded a player to be named later and Pascual Perez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Larry McWilliams. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) (September 8, 1982) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
• July 1, 1982 – Released Willie Montañez.
• July 29, 1982 – Signed John Milner as a free agent.
• August 16, 1982 – Purchased Richie Hebner from the Detroit Tigers.
• September 8, 1982 – Signed Grant Jackson as a free agent.
• October 4, 1982 – Released Grant Jackson.
• October 4, 1982 – Released Paul Moskau.
• October 20, 1982 – Bob Long granted free agency.

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Tom Trebelhorn
AA	Buffalo Bisons	Eastern League	Tommy Sandt
A	Alexandria Dukes	Carolina League	Johnny Lipon
A	Greenwood Pirates	South Atlantic League	Joe Frisina
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Alexandria

References

• 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.