1982 Oakland Athletics

68-94 • .420 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1982 Oakland Athletics went 68-94 (.420) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 819, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Tony Armas (28 HR, 89 RBI) and Matt Keough (11-18, 5.72 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

68 Wins
94 Losses
.420 Win %
5th Rank
691 R 819 RA
Diff -128

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691 Runs Scored
819 Runs Allowed
-128 Run Diff
1,738K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 AL Average

Batting Avg .236 11% below the 1982 league average (.264)
OBP .309 6% below the 1982 league average (.327)
SLG .366 9% below the 1982 league average (.402)
Team ERA 4.54 11% worse than the 1982 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 691 5% below the 1982 league average (726 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,738,658
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Avg per Game 21,464

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Mike Davis 0.400 2 Jeff Burroughs 0.277 3 Rickey Henderson 0.267 4 Mitchell Page 0.256 5 Wayne Gross 0.251

Home Runs

1 Tony Armas 28 2 Dwayne Murphy 27 3 Jeff Burroughs 16 4 Davey Lopes 11 5 Rickey Henderson 10

RBI

1 Dwayne Murphy 94 2 Tony Armas 89 3 Dan Meyer 59 4 Rickey Henderson 51 5 Jeff Burroughs 48
1982 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dwayne Murphy 151 543 84 129 15 1 27 94 94 122 26 0.238
Tony Armas 138 536 58 125 19 2 28 89 33 128 2 0.233
Rickey Henderson 149 536 119 143 24 4 10 51 116 94 130 0.267
Davey Lopes 128 450 58 109 19 3 11 42 40 51 28 0.242
Wayne Gross 129 386 43 97 14 0 9 41 53 50 3 0.251
Dan Meyer 120 383 28 92 17 3 8 59 18 33 1 0.240
Mike Heath 101 318 43 77 18 4 3 39 27 36 8 0.242
Jeff Burroughs 113 285 42 79 13 2 16 48 45 61 1 0.277
Jeff Newman 72 251 19 50 11 0 6 30 14 49 0 0.199
Fred Stanley 101 228 33 44 7 0 2 17 29 32 0 0.193
Cliff Johnson 73 214 19 51 10 0 7 31 26 41 1 0.238
Dave McKay 78 212 25 42 4 1 4 17 11 35 6 0.198
Joe Rudi 71 193 21 41 6 1 5 18 24 35 0 0.212
Mickey Klutts 55 157 10 28 8 0 0 14 9 18 0 0.178
Jimmy Sexton 69 139 19 34 4 0 2 14 9 24 16 0.245
Jim Spencer 33 101 6 17 3 1 2 5 3 20 0 0.168
Tony Phillips 40 81 11 17 2 2 0 8 12 26 2 0.210
Mitchell Page 31 78 14 20 5 0 4 7 7 24 3 0.256
Mike Davis 23 75 12 30 4 0 1 10 2 8 3 0.400
Bob Kearney 22 71 7 12 3 0 0 5 3 10 0 0.169
Kelvin Moore 21 67 6 15 1 1 2 6 3 23 0 0.224
Danny Goodwin 17 52 6 11 2 1 2 8 2 13 0 0.212
Rob Picciolo 18 49 3 11 1 0 0 3 1 10 1 0.224
Darrell Brown 8 18 2 6 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 0.333
Rick Bosetti 6 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Kevin Bell 4 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Rick Langford 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fernando Arroyo 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Baker 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Beard 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Codiroli 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Conroy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John D'Acquisto 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Preston Hanna 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Jones 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Keough 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Kingman 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Kinney 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve McCatty 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bo McLaughlin 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Norris 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Owchinko 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Underwood 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Tom Underwood 3.29 2 Dave Beard 3.44 3 Steve McCatty 3.99 4 Rick Langford 4.21 5 Brian Kingman 4.48

Wins

1 Matt Keough 11 2 Rick Langford 11 3 Dave Beard 10 4 Tom Underwood 10 5 Mike Norris 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Norris 83 2 Rick Langford 79 3 Tom Underwood 79 4 Matt Keough 75 5 Dave Beard 73
1982 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Langford 11 16 4.21 32 31 0 237.1 265 111 49 79
Matt Keough 11 18 5.72 34 34 0 209.1 233 133 101 75
Mike Norris 7 11 4.76 28 28 0 166.1 154 88 84 83
Tom Underwood 10 6 3.29 56 10 7 153.0 136 56 68 79
Steve McCatty 6 3 3.99 21 20 0 128.2 124 57 70 66
Brian Kingman 4 12 4.48 23 20 1 122.2 131 61 57 46
Bob Owchinko 2 4 5.21 54 0 3 102.0 111 59 52 67
Dave Beard 10 9 3.44 54 2 11 91.2 85 35 35 73
Preston Hanna 0 4 5.59 23 2 0 48.1 54 30 33 32
Bo McLaughlin 0 4 4.84 21 2 0 48.1 51 26 27 27
Jeff Jones 3 1 5.11 18 2 0 37.0 44 21 26 18
Steve Baker 1 1 4.56 5 3 0 25.2 30 13 4 14
Tim Conroy 2 2 3.55 5 5 0 25.1 20 10 18 17
Fernando Arroyo 0 0 5.24 10 0 0 22.1 23 13 7 9
John D'Acquisto 0 1 5.29 11 0 0 17.0 20 10 9 7
Chris Codiroli 1 2 4.32 3 3 0 16.2 16 8 4 5
Dennis Kinney 0 0 8.31 3 0 0 4.1 9 4 4 0

👥 Roster (43)

Tony Armas Fernando Arroyo Steve Baker Dave Beard Kevin Bell Rick Bosetti Darrell Brown Jeff Burroughs Chris Codiroli Tim Conroy John D'Acquisto Mike Davis +31 more

43 players

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The 1982 Oakland Athletics in brief

The record for the 1982 Oakland Athletics reads 68 wins and 94 losses, good for 5th in the AL West. With 691 runs scored and 819 given up, the 1982 differential was -128. The team batting average of .236 was 11% below the 1982 league mark of .264. The staff ERA of 4.54 was 11% worse than the league average of 4.07. Oakland Coliseum was home in 1982, drawing a total attendance of 1,738,658.

Tony Armas led the club in home runs with 28. Dwayne Murphy led in RBI with 94. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rick Langford (11). Mike Norris struck out 83, the most on the club. The saves leader was Dave Beard with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1982 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1982 Oakland Athletics finished 68-94 (.420 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Tony Armas led the 1982 Oakland Athletics with 28 home runs.
What was the 1982 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1982 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.54.
Did the 1982 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1982 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1982 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Armas (28 HR, 89 RBI) and Matt Keough (11-18, 5.72 ERA).
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