1982 World Series
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St. Louis Cardinals (92-70, NL) over Milwaukee Brewers (95-67, AL)
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The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games.
The Cardinals won the National League East division by 3 games over the Philadelphia Phillies, then defeated the Atlanta Braves, three games to none, in the National League Championship Series. The Brewers won the American League East division by 1 game over the Baltimore Orioles, then defeated the California Angels, three games to two, in the American League Championship Series.
Though the teams had never met, the cities had an existing commercial rivalry in the beer market, as St. Louis is the home of Anheuser Busch while Milwaukee is the home of Miller Brewing. This led to the Series being nicknamed the "Suds Series".
After setting a World Series record with his fifth hit, in the 9th inning of Game One, Paul Molitor would set another record in the 7th inning of Game Five by becoming the first player in Series history to have two four-hit games.
Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter was given the Series MVP award. Brewers pitcher Mike Caldwell, who won two games, would have been a strong candidate, as well as Molitor. As it was, the winning team won the MVP. The only player on the losing team to win the MVP was Bobby Richardson of the 1960 New York Yankees.
The Cardinals would not win the World Series again until 2006, the year 1982's ace reliever Bruce Sutter was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Milwaukee Brewers have not made the playoffs since this appearance (through 2006).
Both participants are currently (2007) in the NL Central, due to the transfer of the Brewers from the American League to the National League in 1998. This raises the possibility of the Brewers eventually playing a World Series in two different leagues. That has happened twice before, taking the 19th Century contests into account: The Brooklyn Bridegrooms of 1889 and 1890, and the Cardinals, who won the 1886 Series when they were in the Association.
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The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers hit 216 home runs during the regular season, thus earning them the nickname Harvey's Wallbangers (after manager Harvey Kuenn). In a sharp contrast, the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals only hit 67 home runs, less than Gorman Thomas' 39 and Ben Oglivie's 34 combined.
The 1981 American League MVP Award winner Rollie Fingers was not available for the Brewers during the 1982 World Series due to a torn arm muscle.
[edit] Summary
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 1 | Brewers – 10, Cardinals – 0 | October 12 | Busch Stadium (St Louis) | 53,723 | 2:30 |
| 2 | Brewers – 4, Cardinals – 5 | October 13 | Busch Stadium (St Louis) | 53,723 | 2:54 |
| 3 | Cardinals – 6, Brewers – 2 | October 15 | Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) | 56,556 | 2:53 |
| 4 | Cardinals – 5, Brewers – 7 | October 16 | Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) | 56,560 | 3:04 |
| 5 | Cardinals – 4, Brewers – 6 | October 17 | Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) | 56,562 | 3:02 |
| 6 | Brewers – 1, Cardinals – 13 | October 19 | Busch Stadium (St Louis) | 53,723 | 2:21 |
| 7 | Brewers – 3, Cardinals – 6 | October 20 | Busch Stadium (St Louis) | 53,723 | 2:50 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 12, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL Ted Simmons (1)
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In Game 1, Paul Molitor of the Brewers set a World Series record for most hits and singles in a single-series game.
[edit] Game 2
October 13, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL Ted Simmons (2)
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[edit] Game 3
October 15, 1982 at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) S: Bruce Sutter (1) L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: STL Willie McGee 2, (2) MIL Cecil Cooper (1)
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Cardinals starting pitcher Joaquín Andújar was forced to leave Game 3 in the 7th inning after getting drilled just below the kneecap by a line drive from Ted Simmons. Andújar though, would return to start Game 7 in St. Louis.
Willie McGee's two home runs in Game 3 tied the record for most home runs in a World Series game by a rookie, the feat having been previously accomplished by two New York Yankees: Charlie Keller and one of the announcers for this Series, Tony Kubek. Like McGee, both Keller and Kubek also achieved their feats in a World Series Game 3—in the 1939 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds and the 1957 World Series against the Milwaukee Braves respectively. The two-homer games for both Kubek (a native of Milwaukee) and McGee were played at Milwaukee County Stadium.
[edit] Game 4
October 16, 1982 at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) S: Bob McClure (1) L: Doug Bair (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 17, 1982 at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) S: Bob McClure (2) L: Bob Forsch (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL Robin Yount (1)
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[edit] Game 6
October 19, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
| HR: STL Darrell Porter (1) Keith Hernandez (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 6 was hampered by two rain delays that totaled over 2½ hours.
Cardinals designated hitter Dane Iorg hit two doubles and a triple in Game 6. Three years later, Iorg, with the Kansas City Royals, would get the game winning hit in the now infamous sixth game of the 1985 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
[edit] Game 7
October 20, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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) S: Bruce Sutter (2) L: Bob McClure (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIL Ben Oglivie (1)
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[edit] Composite Box
1982 World Series (4-3): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over Milwaukee Brewers (A.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St Louis Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 67 | 7 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 64 | 11 |
| Total Attendance: 384,570 Average Attendance: 54,939 | ||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $43,280, Losing Player’s Share – $31,935 * Includes Playoffs and World Series | ||||||||||||
[edit] Media
This was the final World Series telecast for longtime NBC analyst Tony Kubek, and the only one for veteran announcer Dick Enberg. Enberg alternated play-by-play duties with Joe Garagiola, who was himself working his last Series in that role before moving to the color commentator position alongside Vin Scully (who called the 1982 World Series alongside Sparky Anderson for CBS Radio) the following season. On the other hand, this was NBC's first Series telecast to feature Bob Costas (who anchored the studio show and hosted the World Series Trophy presentation following Game 7). Costas and Kubek would subsequently team up as the network's secondary MLB announcing team from 1983 to 1989.
[edit] Quote(s) of the Series
Sutter from the belt, to the plate...a swing and a miss! And that's a winner! That's a winner! A World Series winner for the Cardinals! - Jack Buck on KMOX radio.
[edit] Stats
[edit] St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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[edit] Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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[edit] Reference(s)
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 393-397)
[edit] External links
- 1982 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1982 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- For All You Do, This Hug's For You at SI.com
- History of the World Series - 1982 at SportingNews.com
- 1982 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- 1982 St. Louis Cardinals at baseballlibrary.com
- 1982 Milwaukee Brewers at baseballlibrary.com
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