The 1982

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season involved the Angels finishing 1st in the

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for the second time in team history, with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. However, the Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers in the ALCS in 5 games. This was future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson’s first season with the Angels.

Offseason

* December 6, 1981: Bob Boone was purchased by the Angels from the

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. * December 7, 1981: José Moreno was selected by the Angels from the

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in the rule 5 draft. * December 8, 1981: Dave Smith was selected by the Angels from the

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in the minor league draft. * December 11, 1981: Brian Harper was traded by the Angels to the

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for Tim Foli. * January 22, 1982:

Reggie Jackson Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Cali ...

was signed as a free agent by the California Angels. * January 28, 1982:

Dan Ford Darnell Glenn Ford (born May 19, 1952) is a former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Disco Dan", he played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1975 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels, and Baltimore Orioles. ...

was traded by the California Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for

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and Jeff Schneider.

Regular season

* April 27, 1982:

returned to Yankee Stadium with the Angels. He broke out of a terrible season-starting slump to hit a home run off former teammate Ron Guidry. The at-bat began with Yankee fans, angry at owner

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for letting Jackson get away, starting the "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended it with the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall of Fame, Steinbrenner had begun to say that letting him go was the biggest mistake he has made as Yankee owner.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

* April 11, 1982: Ron Jackson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. * May 12, 1982: Tom Brunansky, Mike Walters, and $400,000 were traded by the Angels to the

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for

Doug Corbett Douglas Mitchell Corbett (born November 4, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels and Baltimore Orioles between 1980 and 1987. Early years Doug Corbett was ...

and Rob Wilfong. * August 2, 1982:

Luis Tiant Luis Clemente Tiant Vega () (born November 23, 1940) is a Cuban former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched in MLB for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. Tiant compiled a 22 ...

was purchased by the Angels from Tabasco of the

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. * August 31, 1982: The Angels traded a player to be named later to the

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for

Tommy John Thomas Edward John Jr. (born May 22, 1943), nicknamed "The Bionic Man," is an American retired professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 1989. He played for the Cleveland Indians, ...

. The Angels completed the trade by sending Dennis Rasmussen to the Yankees on November 24.Tommy John
at ''Baseball Reference''

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''

Game log

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Bold = Angels team member

ALCS

Game log

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(1–1) , , Slaton (1) , , 51,003 , , 2–2 , , L2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , , October 10 , , 1:20 p.m. PDT , , @ Brewers , , 3–4 , , McClure (1–0) , ,

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(0–1) , , Ladd (2) , , 54,968 , , 2–3 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

Game 1, October 5

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Game 2, October 6

Game 3, October 8

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Game 4, October 9

Game 5, October 10

Awards and honors

Fred Lynn Fredric Michael Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 through 1990 as a center fielder with the Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Det ...

, American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player * Reggie Jackson OF, American League Leader Home Runs (39)

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* Rod Carew * Bobby Grich (Starting 2B) * Reggie Jackson(Starting RF) * Fred Lynn (Starting CF)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem

Notes

References

External links

1982 California Angels
at ''Baseball Reference''
1982 California Angels
at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Los Angeles Angels seasons American League West champion seasons Los