1982 World Series
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Series Information
Milwaukee Brewers (95-67) vs. Saint Louis Cardinals (92-70)
The 1982 World Series was played between the surprising Milwaukee Brewers and the steady St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers had made the postseason in 1981 strike shortened season and in 1982 they seemed poised to make it again. Holding off a late season charge by the Baltimore Orioles the Brewers won the AL East on the last day of the season. With the best offense in the American League, “Harvey’s Wallbangers” as the team was dubbed, were set to take on the AL West winning California Angels. The Brewers, who were led by AL MVP Robin Yount along with AL Cy Young Award winner Pete Vuckovich, beat the Angels three games to two to secure a place in the ’82 Fall Classic.
The St. Louis Cardinals were making there first trip to the playoffs since their seven game defeat in the 1968 World Series. The Cardinals, who unlike the Brewers, hit very few home runs relied more on speed and defense. They won the NL East by 3 games over the Philadelphia Phillies and set up a NLCS match up with NL MVP Dale Murphy and the Atlanta Braves. The Cardinals swept the Braves in three games to move on to their first World Series in 14 years.
Things may have played out differently had the Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers not been injured, but unfortunately for them he had torn a muscle in September and missed the playoffs. The Cardinals ended up winning in seven games giving them their 9th World Championship.
- Managers: Harvey Kuenn (Milwaukee) and Whitey Herzog (St. Louis)
- Venues: County Stadium (Milwaukee, WI) and Busch Stadium (St. Louis, MO)
- MVP: Darrell Porter
Box Scores
Game One: Tuesday, October 12, 1982 at Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| W: Mike Caldwell (1-0) L: Bob Forsch (0-1) Sv: None | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL – Ted Simmons (1) STL – None | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 53,723 | ||||||||||||
Game Two: Wednesday, October 13, 1982 at Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Bruce Sutter (1-0) L: Bob McClure (0-1) Sv: None | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL – Ted Simmons (2) STL – None | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 53,723 | ||||||||||||
Game Three: Friday, October 15, 1982 at County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| W: Joaquin Andujar (1-0) L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1) Sv: Bruce Sutter (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL – Cecil Cooper (1) STL – Willie McGee 2 (2) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 56,556 | ||||||||||||
Game Four: Saturday, October 16, 1982 at County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| W: Jim Slaton (1-0) L: Doug Blair (0-1) Sv: Bob McClure (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL – None STL – None | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 56,560 | ||||||||||||
Game Five: Sunday, October 17, 1982 at County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| W: Mike Caldwell (2-0) L: Bob Forsch (0-2) Sv: Bob McClure (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL – Robin Yount (1) STL – None | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 56,562 | ||||||||||||
Game Six: Tuesday, October 19, 1982 at Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| W: John Stuper (1-0) L: Don Sutton (0-1) Sv: None | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL – None STL – Darrell Porter (1), Keith Hernandez (1) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 53,723 | ||||||||||||
Game Seven: Wednesday, October 20, 1982 at Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| W: Joaquin Andujar (2-0) L: Bob McClure (0-2) Sv: Bruce Sutter (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL – Ben Oglivie (1) STL – None | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 53,723 | ||||||||||||
Trivia
- In Game 1, Paul Molitor set a World Series record for hits and singles in a game with 5.
- Willie McGee tied a World Series record for most home runs by a rookie when he hit two in Game 3.
- The Brewers were missing their closer Rollie Fingers for the Series. Fingers had 29 saves and a 2.60 ERA during the season before tearing a muscle in his arm. In the World Series Fingers replacements gave up six runs after the 8th inning and had a blown save in Game 2.
- World Series MVP Darrell Porter batted .286 with 2 2B's, a home run, and 5 RBI's. During the season Porter had only batted .231 with 18 2B's, 12 HR's, and 48 RBI's.
External Links
- 1985 World Series Baseball-Reference.com
- 1982 World Series Overview Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1982 World Series Game Recaps MLB.com
