The 1982 Chicago Cubs season was the 111th season of the

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franchise, the 107th in the

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and the 67th at

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. The Cubs finished fifth in the

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with a record of 73–89, 19 games behind the eventual

and

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Champion

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. For the first time in more than a half a century, the Cubs were not owned by a member of the Wrigley family. Instead, it was the first full season for the Cubs under the ownership of the

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, owners of the team's broadcast partner WGN TV and Radio, and for Cubs TV viewers the first season ever for them to see and hear Harry Caray on the broadcast panel.

Offseason

November 15, 1981: Steve Macko, a promising prospect passes away after a short bout with testicular cancer. * December 8, 1981:

Mike Krukow Michael Edward Krukow (born January 21, 1952), nicknamed "Kruk", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a starting pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and ...

and cash were traded by the Cubs to the

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for

Dickie Noles Dickie Ray Noles (born November 19, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and the Baltimore Orioles between 1979 and 199 ...

, Dan Larson and

Keith Moreland Bobby Keith Moreland (born May 2, 1954), nicknamed "Zonk", is an American former outfielder, catcher, and infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and San Diego Padres. In 1989, the final year of ...

. * December 28, 1981: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the

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for

Paul Mirabella Paul Thomas Mirabella (born March 20, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Mirabella, who threw left-handed, played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers (1978 and 1982), New York Yankees ...

. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Dave Geisel to the Blue Jays on March 25. * January 27, 1982: Iván DeJesús was traded by the Cubs to the

for

Larry Bowa Lawrence Robert Bowa (born December 6, 1945) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets. Bowa went on to ...

and

Ryne Sandberg Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18, 1959), nicknamed "Ryno", is an American former professional baseball player, coach (baseball), coach, and manager (baseball), manager. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second bas ...

. * March 15, 1982: Mike Tyson was released by the Chicago Cubs. * March 26, 1982:

, a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers for

Bump Wills Elliott Taylor "Bump" Wills (born July 27, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player, a second baseman in the major leagues for the Texas Rangers (1977–1981) and Chicago Cubs (1982). He also played two seasons in Japan for the ...

. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Paul Semall (minors) to the Rangers on April 21.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 1, 1982:

Bill Caudill William Holland Caudill (born July 13, 1956) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Caudill was one of the top closers in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to . Early years Caudill attended Aviation High School in Redondo Beach, ...

was sent by the Cubs to the

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to partially complete an earlier deal (the Chicago Cubs sent players to be named later to the Yankees for

Pat Tabler Patrick Sean Tabler (born February 2, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player. After retiring from professional baseball, he became a color analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays on the Canadian sports television networks TSN and S ...

) made on August 19, 1981.Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * April 9, 1982: Randy Stein was signed as a free agent by the Cubs. * June 7, 1982: Gary Varsho was drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 12, 1982.Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * August 2, 1982: The Chicago Cubs sent

Jay Howell Jay Canfield Howell (born November 26, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1980), Chicago Cubs (1981), New York Yankees (1982–1984), Oakland Athletics (1985–1987), Los Angeles Dodgers (19 ...

to the New York Yankees to complete the August 19, 1981, trade noted above.

Roster

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

Notes

References

1982 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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