The

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

' 1982 season was the team's 101st season in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

and the 91st season in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

. Making up for the previous season's near-miss, the Cardinals went 92—70 during the season and won their first-ever

National League East The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title. The division was created when the National Leag ...

Division title by three games over the Philadelphia Phillies. They achieved their first postseason appearance since

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

and defeated the

National League West The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a re ...

champion

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bos ...

in three straight games to claim the NL pennant. From there, they went on to win the

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in seven games over the

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champion Milwaukee Brewers. It was the Cardinals' first World Championship since

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

, and their last until they opened the current

Busch Stadium Busch Stadium (also referred to informally as "New Busch Stadium" or "Busch Stadium III") is a baseball stadium located in St. Louis, Missouri. The stadium serves as the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, the city's Major League Baseball (M ...

in 2006.

Offseason

* October 21, 1981: Bob Sykes was traded by the Cardinals to the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

for

Willie McGee Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for four teams, over 18 seasons. H ...

. * October 23, 1981: Jeff Little was traded by the Cardinals to the Minnesota Twins for

Mike Kinnunen Michael John Kinnunen is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of three seasons between and . He holds the major league record for most pitching appearances without a decision of any kind (win, loss or save) with 48. Care ...

. * November 20, 1981: Silvio Martínez and Lary Sorensen were traded by the Cardinals to the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...

as part of a three-team trade. The Philadelphia Phillies traded Lonnie Smith to the Cardinals. The Indians traded

Bo Díaz Baudilio José Díaz Seijas (March 23, 1953 – November 23, 1990) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to , most prominently with the Cleveland Indians where he rose to prominence ...

to the Phillies. The Phillies sent a player to be named later to the Indians. The Phillies completed the deal by sending

Scott Munninghoff Scott Andrew Munninghoff (born December 5, 1958) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played briefly in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-han ...

to the Indians on December 9. * December 10, 1981:

Sixto Lezcano Sixto Joaquin Lezcano Curras (born November 28, 1953) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons (1974–1985). He played for five MLB teams and won a Gold Glove during ...

Garry Templeton Garry Lewis Templeton (born March 24, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets from 1976 t ...

and a player to be named later were traded by the Cardinals to the

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for

Ozzie Smith Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...

Steve Mura Stephen Andrew Mura (born February 12, 1955) is an American retired Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Mura played from - with the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, and Oakland Athletics. He was a member of the Card ...

and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on February 19, 1982, with the Padres sending

Al Olmsted Alan Ray Olmsted (born March 18, 1957) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in 5 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980. Pre-MLB baseball The Cardinals drafted Olmsted in the June 1975 amateur draft (13th round) out of ...

to the Cardinals and the Cardinals sending

Luis DeLeón Luis Antonio DeLeón Tricoche (born August 19, 1958, in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between and . He was the co- closer for ...

to the Padres. * December 29, 1981:

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was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.

Regular season

First baseman

Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP ...

and shortstop

won Gold Gloves this year.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

* Lonnie Smith, CF *

Tom Herr Thomas Mitchell Herr (born April 4, 1956) is an American former professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and New Yo ...

, 2B *

, 1B *

Darrell Porter Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 – August 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1971 to 1987 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Range ...

, C *

George Hendrick George Andrew Hendrick Jr. (born October 18, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder between and , most prominently as an integral member of the St. Louis Cardinals ...

, RF *

Dane Iorg Dane Charles Iorg ( ; born May 11, 1950) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from (–) for four teams, including eight seasons spent with the St. Louis Cardinals. Whi ...

, LF * Steve Braun, 3B *

, SS *

Bob Forsch Robert Herbert Forsch (January 13, 1950 – November 3, 2011) was an American professional baseball player who spent most of his sixteen years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the St. Louis Cardinals (1974–1988) before finishing his pl ...

, P

Notable games

* May 30, 1982: The Cardinals rally twice in their last at-bat in a thrilling 6—5 victory over the

Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium II, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 through 2005. The stadium served as the home of the St. Louis Cardinals National League ...

. St. Louis trailed 3-0 entering the bottom of the ninth when

led off with a single to left field. Hernandez took second on a single by

and scored on Lonnie Smith's RBI double. After a Mike Ramsey ground out, Julio González reached on Padre third baseman

Luis Salazar Luis Ernesto Salazar Garcia (born May 19, 1956) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1992 as a third baseman and outfielder for the San Diego Padres (1980–84, 19 ...

's error, allowing Hendrick to score and cutting the deficit to 3—2, and two batters later, Smith scored on

's sacrifice fly to tie the game. After San Diego tacked on an additional two runs off Bruce Sutter in the top of the tenth inning, the Cardinals rallied again in the bottom half. Padres reliever

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retired Orlando Sánchez and Hernandez to start the inning, but allowed a two-out single to Hendrick. Lonnie Smith then doubled Hendrick home to bring St. Louis back within 5—4, and Ramsey's subsequent RBI single tied the game. After Julio Gonzalez was hit by a pitch,

lined a single into center field, scoring Ramsey with the winning run.

Notable transactions

* June 7, 1982:

1982 Major League Baseball draft First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft. Compensation Picks Other notable players * David Wells†, 2nd round, 30th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays * Allan Anderson, 2nd ro ...

Terry Pendleton Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16, 1960) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Kansas C ...

was drafted by the Cardinals in the 7th round. Player signed June 12, 1982. ** Vince Coleman was drafted by the Cardinals in the 10th round. Player signed June 9, 1982. * June 25, 1982: Joe Boever was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent. * August 11, 1982:

Eric Rasmussen Eric Ralph Rasmussen (born March 22, 1952) is a former professional baseball pitcher, and current coach in the Minnesota Twins organization. Career Early years Born Harold Ralph Rasmussen, he was originally known as Harry until legally changing ...

was purchased by the Cardinals from the

Leones de Yucatán The Leones de Yucatán (English: Yucatán Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The team play its home games at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán. The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in , , , ...

.Eric Rasmussen
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

Game log

, - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 10 , , April 16 , ,

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, , 3–2 , , , , , , , , 7–3 , , W6 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 11 , , April 17 , ,

, , 6–0 , , , , , , , , 8–3 , , W7 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 12 , , April 18 , ,

, , 6–5 , , , , , , , , 9–3 , , W8 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 15 , , April 23 , , @

, , 9–2 , , , , , , , , 12–3 , , W11 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 16 , , April 24 , , @

, , 7–4 , , , , , , , , 13–3 , , W12 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 17 , , April 25 , , @

, , 4–8 , , , , , , , , 13–4 , , L1 , - , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 28 , , May 7 , , Braves , , 3–6 , , , , , , , , 18–10 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 29 , , May 8 , , Braves , , 8–7 , , , , , , , , 19–10 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 30 , , May 9 , , Braves , , 0–3 , , , , , , , , 19–11 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 33 , , May 13 , , @ Braves , , 10–9 , , , , , , , , 21–12 , , W2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 34 , , May 14 , , @ Braves , , 1–2 , , , , , , , , 21–13 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 35 , , May 15 , , @ Braves , , 7–6 , , , , , , , , 22–13 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 36 , , May 16 , , @ Braves , , 2–5 , , , , , , , , 22–14 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 40 , , May 21 , , @

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

, , 6–3 , , , , , , , , 25–15 , , W2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 41 , , May 22 , , @

, , 2–3 , , , , , , , , 25–16 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 42 , , May 23 , , @

, , 0–5 , , , , , , , , 25–17 , , L2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 43 , , May 24 , , @

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, , 6–0 , , , , , , , , 26–17 , , W1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 44 , , May 25 , , @

, , 8–3 , , , , , , , , 27–17 , , W2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 45 , , May 26 , , @

, , 8–4 , , , , , , , , 28–17 , , W3 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 49 , , May 31 , ,

, , 11–6 , , , , , , , , 31–18 , , W2 , - , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 50 , , June 1 , ,

, , 3–4 , , , , , , , , 31–19 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 51 , , June 2 , ,

, , 1–0 , , , , , , , , 32–19 , , W1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 52 , , June 4 , ,

, , 5–2 , , , , , , , , 33–19 , , W2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 53 , , June 5 , ,

, , 2–6 , , , , , , , , 33–20 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 54 , , June 6 , ,

, , 3–5 , , , , , , , , 33–21 , , L2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 55 , , June 7 , , @

Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

, , 2–3 , , , , , , , , 33–22 , , L3 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 56 , , June 8 , , @

, , 5–4 , , , , , , , , 34–22 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 57 , , June 9 , , @

, , 5–1 , , , , , , , , 34–23 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 60 , , June 14 , ,

, , 2–1 , , , , , , , , 36–24 , , W1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 61 , , June 15 , ,

, , 3–2 , , , , , , , , 37–24 , , W2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 62 , , June 16 , ,

, , 3–8 , , , , , , , , 37–25 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 67 , , June 21 , ,

, , 7–5 , , , , , , , , 39–28 , , W1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 68 , , June 22 , ,

, , 3–2 , , , , , , , , 40–28 , , W2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 69 , , June 23 , ,

, , 1–7 , , , , , , , , 40–29 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 70 , , June 24 , ,

, , 2–10 , , , , , , , , 40–30 , , L2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 75 , , June 28 , , @

, , 0–1 , , , , , , , , 42–33 , , L2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 76 , , June 29 , , @

, , 15–3 , , , , , , , , 43–33 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 77 , , June 30 , , @

, , 3–6 , , , , , , , , 43–34 , , L1 , - , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 83 , , July 7 , , @ Braves , , 2–3 , , , , , , , , 46–37 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 84 , , July 8 , , @ Braves , , 5–2 , , , , , , , , 47–37 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 92 , , July 19 , , Braves , , 1–4 , , , , , , , , 51–41 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 93 , , July 20 , , Braves , , 6–8 , , , , , , , , 51–42 , , L2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 94 , , July 21 , , Braves , , 8–0 , , , , , , , , 52–42 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 100 , , July 29 , , @

, , 3–4 , , , , , , , , 57–43 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 101 , , July 30 , , @

, , 4–5 , , , , , , , , 57–44 , , L2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 102 , , July 31 , , @

, , 10–1 , , , , , , , , 58–44 , , W1 , - , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 103 , , August 1 , , @

, , 4–5 , , , , , , , , 58–45 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 108 , , August 6 , ,

, , 3–5 , , , , , , , , 60–48 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 109 , , August 7 , ,

, , 9–5 , , , , , , , , 61–48 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 110 , , August 8 , ,

, , 1–2 , , , , , , , , 61–49 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 121 , , August 20 , ,

, , 7–8 , , , , , , , , 69–52 , , L2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 122 , , August 21 , ,

, , 7–6 , , , , , , , , 70–52 , , W1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 123 , , August 22 , ,

, , 5–4 , , , , , , , , 71–52 , , W2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 124 , , August 23 , ,

, , 11–3 , , , , , , , , 72–52 , , W3 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 125 , , August 24 , ,

, , 2–5 , , , , , , , , 72–53 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 126 , , August 25 , ,

, , 3–11 , , , , , , , , 72–54 , , L2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 130 , , August 30 , , @

, , 3–2 , , , , , , , , 75–55 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 131 , , August 31 , , @

, , 1–4 , , , , , , , , 75–56 , , L1 , - , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 132 , , September 1 , , @

, , 6–5 , , , , , , , , 76–56 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 133 , , September 3 , , @

, , 2–3 , , , , , , , , 76–57 , , L1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 134 , , September 4 , , @

, , 4–5 , , , , , , , , 76–58 , , L2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 135 , , September 5 , , @

, , 1–5 , , , , , , , , 76–59 , , L3 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 136 , , September 6 , ,

, , 1–0 , , , , , , , , 77–59 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 137 , , September 7 , ,

, , 4–7 , , , , , , , , 77–60 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 138 , , September 8 , ,

, , 1–0 , , , , , , , , 78–60 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 142 , , September 13 , , @

, , 0–2 , , , , , , , , 79–63 , , L2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 143 , , September 14 , , @

, , 2–0 , , , , , , , , 80–63 , , W1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 144 , , September 15 , , @

, , 8–0 , , , , , , , , 81–63 , , W2 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 150 , , September 20 , ,

, , 4–1 , , , , , , , , 87–63 , , W8 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 151 , , September 21 , ,

, , 2–5 , , , , , , , , 87–64 , , L1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 157 , , September 27 , , @

, , 4–2 , , , , , , , , 91–66 , , W1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 158 , , September 28 , , @

, , 4–5 , , , , , , , , 91–67 , , L1 , - , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Cardinals team member

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''

Postseason

Game log

, - style="background:#bbbbbb;" , – , , October 6 , , Braves , , colspan="5" , Postponed (rain) ''(Makeup date: October 7)'' , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 1 , , October 7 , , Braves , , 7–0 , , Forsch (1–0) , ,

Pérez Pérez, or Perez as most commonly written in English, is a Castilian Spanish surname. Perez (pronounced Peretz, see below) is also common in people of Sephardic Jewish descent and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not o ...

(0–1) , , – , , 1–0 , - style="background:#bbbbbb;" , – , , October 8 , , Braves , , colspan="5" , Postponed (rain) ''(Makeup date: October 9)'' , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 2 , , October 9 , , Braves , , 4–3 , , Sutter (1–0) , , Garber (0–1) , , – , , 2–0 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 3 , , October 10 , , @ Braves , , 6–2 , ,

Andújar Andújar () is a Spanish municipality of 38,539 people (2005) in the province of Jaén, in Andalusia. The municipality is divided by the Guadalquivir River. The northern part of the municipality is where the Natural Park of the Sierra de Andú ...

(1–0) , , Camp (0–1) , , Sutter (1) , , 3–0 , - , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 1 , , October 12 , , Brewers , , 0–10 , , Caldwell (1–0) , , Forsch (0–1) , , – , , 0–1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 2 , , October 13 , , Brewers , , 5–4 , , Sutter (1–0) , , McClure (0–1) , , – , , 1–1 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 3 , , October 15 , , @ Brewers , , 6–2 , ,

(1–0) , , Vuckovich (0–1) , , Sutter (1) , , 2–1 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 4 , , October 16 , , @ Brewers , , 5–7 , , Slaton (1–0) , , Bair (0–1) , , McClure (1) , , 2–2 , - style="background:#ffbbbb;" , 5 , , October 17 , , @ Brewers , , 4–6 , , Caldwell (2–0) , , Forsch (0–2) , , McClure (2) , , 2–3 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 6 , , October 19 , , Brewers , , 13–1 , , Stuper (1–0) , ,

Sutton Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to: Places United Kingdom England In alphabetical order by county: * Sutton, Bedfordshire * Sutton, Berkshire, a location * Sutton-in-the-Isle, Ely, Cambridgeshire * ...

(0–1) , , – , , 3–3 , - style="background:#ccffcc;" , 7 , , October 20 , , Brewers , , 6–3 , ,

(2–0) , , McClure (0–2) , , Sutter (2) , , 4–3 , -

NLCS

Game 1

October 7,

Game 2

October 9,

Game 3

October 10,

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in the southeastern United States, located in Atlanta. The stadium was home of the Atlanta Braves of th ...

World Series

In Game 3, rookie outfielder

hit two home runs, tying a World Series record for rookies. NL

(4) vs. AL Milwaukee Brewers (3)

Awards and honors

, NLCS and World Series Most Valuable Player * Bruce Sutter,

Babe Ruth Award The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player with the best performance in the postseason. The award, created in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949 to New York Yankee pitcher, Joe Page, the MVP of the W ...

Farm system

References

External links

1982 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference1982 St. Louis Cardinals
at ''Baseball Almanac'' * {{St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals season National League East champion seasons National League champion seasons World Series champion seasons

St Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...