1982 Chicago White Sox season

The 1982 Chicago White Sox season was their 82nd season in the major leagues, and 83rd season overall. The White Sox finished at , third in the American League West, six games behind the division champion California Angels.

Offseason

• December 11, 1981: Todd Cruz, Rod Allen, and Jim Essian were traded to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Paciorek.
• March 21, 1982: Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vance Law and Ernie Camacho.
• March 29, 1982: George Riley was released.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

• Ron LeFlore, CF
• Tony Bernazard, 2B
• Steve Kemp, LF
• Greg Luzinski, DH
• Tom Paciorek, 1B
• Carlton Fisk, C
• Harold Baines, RF
• Jim Morrison, 3B
• Bill Almon, SS
• Jerry Koosman, P

Notable transactions

• April 2: Wayne Nordhagen was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Aurelio Rodríguez.
• June 7: Kenny Williams was selected in the third round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.
• August 21: Sparky Lyle was purchased from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Appleton, Niagara Falls</small>

Notes

References

• 1982 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference