1982 Milwaukee Brewers season

1982 Milwaukee Brewers
1982 Milwaukee Brewers
American League Champions; American League East Champions
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Milwaukee County Stadium
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owners	Bud Selig
General managers	Harry Dalton
Managers	Buck Rodgers and Harvey Kuenn
Television	WVTV; (Steve Shannon, Mike Hegan)
Radio	WISN (AM) ; (Bob Uecker, Dwayne Mosely)

The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 13th season for the franchise. The team finished with the best record in MLB (95–67) and won their first and only American League pennant.

As a team, the Brewers led Major League Baseball in a number of offensive categories, including at bats (5733), runs scored (891), home runs (216), runs batted in (843), slugging percentage (.455), on-base plus slugging (.789), total bases (2606) and extra-base hits (534).^[1]

Offseason

October 23, 1981: Rickey Keeton was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Pete Ladd.^[2]
January 12, 1982: Tom Pagnozzi was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 24th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign.^[3]
February 26, 1982: John Flinn was released by the Brewers.^[4]

Regular season

August 27, 1982: Against the Brewers, Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock's record for most stolen bases in one season. Doc Medich was on the mound when Henderson broke the record.^[5]
September 24, 1982: Robin Yount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Paul Molitor's 136 runs not only led the American League, but they were the most scored in the league since 1949.
Robin Yount became the first shortstop in American League history to lead the league in slugging percentage. He would go on to lead the league in hits, doubles, and total bases as he was voted the American League Most Valuable Player.

Season standings

The Brewers traveled to Baltimore needing to just win one game out of a four-game finale against the Orioles. The Brewers dropped the first three. They then won the last regular season game of the year in what was essentially a one-game playoff against the Orioles.^[6]

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AL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Brewers	95	67	.586	—	48‍–‍34	47‍–‍33
Baltimore Orioles	94	68	.580	1	53‍–‍28	41‍–‍40
Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	6	49‍–‍32	40‍–‍41
Detroit Tigers	83	79	.512	12	47‍–‍34	36‍–‍45
New York Yankees	79	83	.488	16	42‍–‍39	37‍–‍44
Cleveland Indians	78	84	.481	17	41‍–‍40	37‍–‍44
Toronto Blue Jays	78	84	.481	17	44‍–‍37	34‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

1982 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	7–5	5–7	6–7	7–6	4–8	9–4–1	8–4	11–2	7–5	7–5	9–3	10–3
Boston	9–4	—	7–5	4–8	6–7	8–5	6–6	4–9	6–6	7–6	8–4	7–5	10–2	7–6
California	5–7	5–7	—	8–5	8–4	5–7	7–6	6–6	7–6	7–5	9–4	10–3	8–5	8–4
Chicago	7–5	8–4	5–8	—	6–6	9–3	3–10	3–9	7–6	8–4	9–4	6–7	8–5	8–4
Cleveland	7–6	7–6	4–8	6–6	—	6–7	2–10	7–6	8–4	4–9	4–8	9–3	7–5	7–6
Detroit	6–7	5–8	7–5	3–9	7–6	—	6–6	3–10	9–3	8–5	9–3	6–6	8–4	6–7
Kansas City	8–4	6–6	6–7	10–3	10–2	6–6	—	7–5	7–6	5–7	7–6	7–6	7–6	4–8
Milwaukee	4–9–1	9–4	6–6	9–3	6–7	10–3	5–7	—	7–5	8–5	7–5	8–4	7–5	9–4
Minnesota	4–8	6–6	6–7	6–7	4–8	3–9	6–7	5–7	—	2–10	3–10	5–8	5–8	5–7
New York	2–11	6–7	5–7	4–8	9–4	5–8	7–5	5–8	10–2	—	7–5	6–6	7–5	6–7
Oakland	5–7	4–8	4–9	4–9	8–4	3–9	6–7	5–7	10–3	5–7	—	6–7	5–8	3–9
Seattle	5–7	5–7	3–10	7–6	3–9	6–6	6–7	4–8	8–5	6–6	7–6	—	9–4	7–5
Texas	3–9	2–10	5–8	5–8	5–7	4–8	6–7	5–7	8–5	5–7	8–5	4–9	—	4–8
Toronto	3–10	6–7	4–8	4–8	6–7	7–6	8–4	4–9	7–5	7–6	9–3	5–7	8–4	—

Notable transactions

May 14, 1982: Rob Picciolo was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Warren and John Evans (minors).^[7]
June 7, 1982: Dale Sveum was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1982.^[8]
August 30, 1982: The Brewers traded players to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Don Sutton. The Brewers completed the trade by sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros on September 3.^[9]

Roster

1982 Milwaukee Brewers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

23 Ted Simmons
5 Ned Yost

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

32 Harvey Kuenn (6/2 – )
37 Buck Rodgers (4/9 – 6/1)

Coaches

-- Pat Dobson (Pitching)
12 Larry Haney (Bullpen)
18 Ron Hansen (First Base)
32 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting 4/9 – 6/2)
38 Cal McLish (Pitching)
36 Harry Warner (Third Base)

Game log

Regular season

1982 regular season game log: 95–67–1 (Home: 48–34; Away: 47–33–1)

April: 9–8 (Home: 3–4; Away: 6–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Score
–	April 6	Indians	Postponed (Cold) (Makeup date: September 2)
–	April 8	Indians	Postponed (Snow) (Makeup date: September 2)
–	April 20	Blue Jays	Postponed (Cold) (Makeup date: August 12)

May: 13–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 6–8)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Loss	Win	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak

June: 20–7–1 (Home: 5–5; Away: 15–2–1)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Loss	Win	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak

July: 16–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–6)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Loss	Win	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
–	July 6		@ White Sox	Postponed (Rain; Site change) (Makeup date: July 15)

August: 19–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 9–5)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Loss	Win	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak

September: 17–11 (Home: 12–6; Away: 5–5)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Loss	Win	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak

October: 1–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–3)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Loss	Win	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Brewers team member

Postseason Game log

1982 Postseason game log: 6–6 (Home: 5–1; Away: 1–5)

AL Championship Series: vs. California Angels 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–2)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
1	October 5	7:25 p.m. CDT	@ Angels	3–8	John (1–0)	Caldwell (0–1)	–	64,406	0–1	L1
2	October 6	7:15 p.m. CDT	@ Angels	2–4	Kison (1–0)	Vuckovich (0–1)	–	64,179	0–2	L2
3	October 8	2:15 p.m. CDT	Angels	5–3	Sutton (1–0)	Zahn (0–1)	Ladd (1)	50,135	1–2	W1
4	October 9	12 Noon CDT	Angels	9–5	Haas (1–0)	John (1–1)	Slaton (1)	51,003	2–2	W2
5	October 10	3:20 p.m. CDT	Angels	4–3	McClure (1–0)	Sánchez (0–1)	Ladd (2)	54,968	3–2	W3

World Series: vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–3)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
1	October 12	7:30 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	10–0	Caldwell (1–0)	Forsch (0–1)	–	53,723	1–0	W1
2	October 13	7:20 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	4–5	Sutter (1–0)	McClure (0–1)	–	53,723	1–1	L1
3	October 15	7:30 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	2–6	Andújar (1–0)	Vuckovich (0–1)	Sutter (1)	56,556	1–2	L2
4	October 16	12:20 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	7–5	Slaton (1–0)	Bair (0–1)	McClure (1)	56,560	2–2	W1
5	October 17	3:45 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	6–4	Caldwell (2–0)	Forsch (0–2)	McClure (2)	56,562	3–2	W2
6	October 19	7:20 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	1–13	Stuper (1–0)	Sutton (0–1)	–	53,723	3–3	L1
7	October 20	7:20 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	3–6	Andújar (2–0)	McClure (0–2)	Sutter (2)	53,723	3–4	L2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Brewers 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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Ted Simmons	137	539	145	.269	23	97
1B	Cecil Cooper	155	654	205	.313	32	121
2B	Jim Gantner	132	447	132	.295	4	43
3B	Paul Molitor	160	666	201	.302	19	71
SS	Robin Yount	156	635	210	.331	29	114
LF	Ben Oglivie	159	602	147	.244	34	102
CF	Gorman Thomas	158	567	139	.245	39	112
RF	Charlie Moore	133	456	116	.254	6	45
DH	Roy Howell	98	300	78	.260	4	38

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Don Money	96	275	78	.284	16	55
Marshall Edwards	69	178	44	.247	2	14
Ed Romero	52	144	36	.250	1	7
Mark Brouhard	40	108	29	.269	4	10
Ned Yost	40	98	27	.276	1	8
Larry Hisle	9	31	4	.129	2	5
Rob Picciolo	22	21	6	.286	0	1
Kevin Bass	18	9	0	.000	0	0
Bob Skube	4	3	2	.667	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Caldwell	35	258.0	17	13	3.91	75
Pete Vuckovich	30	223.2	18	6	3.34	105
Moose Haas	32	193.1	11	8	4.47	104
Bob McClure	34	172.2	12	7	4.22	99
Randy Lerch	21	108.2	8	7	4.97	33
Don Sutton	7	54.2	4	1	3.29	36

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Slaton	39	117.2	10	6	3.29	59
Jerry Augustine	20	62.0	1	3	5.08	22
Doc Medich	10	63.0	5	4	5.00	36

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Rollie Fingers	50	5	6	29	2.60	71
Dwight Bernard	47	3	1	6	3.76	45
Jamie Easterly	28	0	2	2	4.70	16
Pete Ladd	16	1	3	3	4.00	12
Doug Jones	4	0	0	0	10.13	1
Chuck Porter	3	0	0	0	4.91	3

Postseason

ALCS

Game 1, October 5

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2
California	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	X	8	10	0
W: Tommy John (1-0) L: Mike Caldwell (0-1) S: None
HR: MIL – Gorman Thomas (1) CAL – Fred Lynn (1)
Pitchers: MIL – Caldwell, Slaton (4), Ladd (7), Bernard (8) CAL – John
Attendance: 64,406

Game 2, October 6

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
California	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	x	4	6	0
W: Bruce Kison (1-0) L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1) S: None
HR: MIL – Paul Molitor (1) CAL – Reggie Jackson (1)
Pitchers: MIL – Vuckovich CAL – Kison
Attendance: 64,179

Game 3, October 8

Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	8	0
Milwaukee	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	6	0
W: Don Sutton (1-0) L: Geoff Zahn (0-1) S: Pete Ladd (1)
HR: CAL – Bob Boone (1) MIL – Paul Molitor (2)
Pitchers: CAL – Zahn, Witt (4), Hassler (7) MIL – Sutton, Ladd (8)
Attendance: 50,135

Game 4, October 9

Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	5	3
Milwaukee	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	9	9	2
W: Moose Haas (1-0) L: Tommy John (1-1) S: Jim Slaton (1)
HR: CAL – Don Baylor (1) MIL – Mark Brouhard (1)
Pitchers: CAL – John, Goltz (4), Sanchez (8) MIL – Haas, Slaton (8)
Attendance: 51,003

Game 5, October 10

Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	1
Milwaukee	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	x	4	6	4
W: Bob McClure (1-0) L: Luis Sánchez (0-1) S: Pete Ladd (1)
HR: CAL – None MIL – Ben Oglivie (1)
Pitchers: CAL – Kison, Sanchez (6), Hassler (7) MIL – Vuckovich, McClure (7), Ladd (9)
Attendance: 54,968

Game 5 proved to be the most dramatic of the series. The Angels got a quick 1-0 lead in the first on a double by Brian Downing and a single by Fred Lynn. But Milwaukee tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Paul Molitor doubled and eventually came home on a sacrifice fly by Ted Simmons. The Angels made it 2-1 in the third on an RBI single from Fred Lynn, and stretched the lead to 3-1 in the fourth on a run-scoring single from Bob Boone. Milwaukee cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth on Ben Oglivie's homer. The score remained unchanged until the bottom of the seventh, when disaster struck the Angels. Milwaukee loaded the bases on two singles and a walk. Cecil Cooper then cracked the series-winning hit, a two-run single that put the Brewers ahead 4-3. The Milwaukee bullpen kept the Angels off the board in the final two innings, and the Brewers took home the franchise's first American League pennant.

1982 World 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".

Paul Molitor set a World Series record with his fifth hit in the 9th inning of Game 1. Robin Yount would set another record in the 7th inning of Game 5 by becoming the first player in Series history to have two four-hit games in one Series.

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. Paul Molitor would eventually win the Series MVP Award 11 years later as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. 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.

Both participants are currently 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.

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
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)

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
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)

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
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: Joaquín Andújar (1-0) S: Bruce Sutter (1) L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1)
HR: STL Willie McGee 2, (2) MIL Cecil Cooper (1)

The Brewers bats were initially stymied by Cardinals starter Joaquín Andújar, while rookie Willie McGee shocked everyone with two home runs off Brewers ace Pete Vuckovich, helping give the Cardinals a 5-0 lead. In a scary moment, Andújar was knocked out of the game when Cecil Cooper hit a line drive that hit Andújar in the leg, though the injury turned out to not be very serious. With bullpen ace Bruce Sutter pitching in relief, the Brewers attempted a comeback in the 8th inning. With two out, Cecil Cooper hit a 2-run homer to put Milwaukee on the board. The Brewers then got two base-runners, with Gorman Thomas representing the tying run. Thomas hit a deep fly ball to right-center field, but McGee, becoming the star of the game, made a leaping grab to rob Thomas of a potential game-tying home run. The Cardinals scored an insurance run in the 9th, and Sutter closed out the Brewers for the 6-2 Cardinals win and giving St. Louis a 2-1 Series lead.

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
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)

The Cardinals pounced early on Brewers starter Moose Haas, scoring 3 runs in the second and had a 5-1 lead going into the seventh inning. From there, the Brewers bats suddenly came alive. Jim Gantner started the scoring with an RBI double. After a Paul Molitor walk, Robin Yount followed with a bases-loaded 2-run single to put the Brewers within 1 run. Cecil Cooper then scored Molitor with an infield hit to tie the game. 3 batters later, with two outs, Gorman Thomas hit a 2-run double to give the Brewers the lead. Bob McClure then finished the Cardinals off for the save, giving the Brewers a crucial Game 4 win, tying the Series 2-2.

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
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)

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
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 7

October 20, 1982, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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: Joaquín Andújar (2-0) S: Bruce Sutter (2) L: Bob McClure (0-2)
HR: MIL Ben Oglivie (1)

Joaquín Andújar and Pete Vuckovich opposed each other once again. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when the Cardinals scored first on a Lonnie Smith RBI single. Ben Oglivie tied it for the Brew Crew in the fifth with a solo homer, and they took a 3-1 lead in the sixth when Jim Gantner scored on an error and Cecil Cooper hit a sacrifice fly.

But, in the bottom of the sixth, Vuckovich began to run into trouble. With one out, Ozzie Smith singled and Lonnie Smith doubled him to third. Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn then pulled Vuckovich in favor of Bob McClure, who intentionally walked pinch-hitter Gene Tenace to load the bases. Keith Hernandez then tied the game with a two-run single. George Hendrick then gave the Cardinals the lead with an RBI single.

The Cardinals punctuated the scoring with two runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Series MVP Darrell Porter and Steve Braun. Andújar pitched seven strong innings and Bruce Sutter pitched the eighth and ninth for his second save.

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
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

Awards and honors

Robin Yount, American League Most Valuable Player
Cecil Cooper, Silver Slugger Award
Pete Vuckovich, American League Cy Young Award
Harvey Kuenn, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

League leaders

Paul Molitor – American League leader, At bats (666)
Paul Molitor – American League leader. Runs (136)
Robin Yount – American League leader, Hits (210)
Robin Yount – American League leader, Doubles (46)
Robin Yount – American League leader, Slugging Percentage (.578)
Robin Yount – American League leader, Total Bases (367)
Gorman Thomas – American League leader, Home Runs (39)*

*= Tied with Reggie Jackson

All-Stars

All-Star Game

Starters

Robin Yount, SS
Cecil Cooper, 1B

Reserves

Ben Oglivie, OF
Rollie Fingers, P

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1982.^[10]

Level	Team	League	Manager
Triple-A	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	Dick Phillips
Double-A	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Tony Muser
Class A	Stockton Ports	California League	Duane Espy
Class A	Beloit Brewers	Midwest League	Terry Bevington
Rookie	Pikeville Brewers	Appalachian League	Tim Nordbrook

Notes

^ "Sortable Player Stats". MLB.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
^ Pete Ladd at Baseball Reference
^ "Tom Pagnozzi Stats".
^ John Flinn at Baseball Reference
^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 52, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
^ October 3, 1982: Brewers hold off Orioles' charge in season finale, SABR (Society for American Baseball Research), Lee Kluck.
^ "Rob Picciolo Stats".
^ Dale Sveum at Baseball Reference
^ Don Sutton at Baseball Reference
^ "1982 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

References

1982 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
1982 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac

[1] "Sortable Player Stats". MLB.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

[2] Pete Ladd at Baseball Reference

[3] "Tom Pagnozzi Stats".

[4] John Flinn at Baseball Reference

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1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Baltimore Orioles 1972: Oakland Athletics 1973: Oakland Athletics 1974: Oakland Athletics 1975: Boston Red Sox 1976: New York Yankees 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Baltimore Orioles
1980s	1980: Kansas City Royals 1981: New York Yankees 1982: Milwaukee Brewers 1983: Baltimore Orioles 1984: Detroit Tigers 1985: Kansas City Royals 1986: Boston Red Sox 1987: Minnesota Twins 1988: Oakland Athletics 1989: Oakland Athletics
1990s	1990: Oakland Athletics 1991: Minnesota Twins 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No champion 1995: Cleveland Indians 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Cleveland Indians 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: New York Yankees 2002: Anaheim Angels 2003: New York Yankees 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Chicago White Sox 2006: Detroit Tigers 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Tampa Bay Rays 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: Texas Rangers 2011: Texas Rangers 2012: Detroit Tigers 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: Kansas City Royals 2015: Kansas City Royals 2016: Cleveland Indians 2017: Houston Astros 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: Houston Astros
2020s	2020: Tampa Bay Rays 2021: Houston Astros 2022: Houston Astros 2023: Texas Rangers 2024: New York Yankees

v t e American League East champions
1960s	1969: Baltimore Orioles
1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Baltimore Orioles 1972: Detroit Tigers 1973: Baltimore Orioles 1974: Baltimore Orioles 1975: Boston Red Sox 1976: New York Yankees 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Baltimore Orioles
1980s	1980: New York Yankees 1981: New York Yankees 1982: Milwaukee Brewers 1983: Baltimore Orioles 1984: Detroit Tigers 1985: Toronto Blue Jays 1986: Boston Red Sox 1987: Detroit Tigers 1988: Boston Red Sox 1989: Toronto Blue Jays
1990s	1990: Boston Red Sox 1991: Toronto Blue Jays 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No champion 1995: Boston Red Sox 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Baltimore Orioles 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: New York Yankees 2002: New York Yankees 2003: New York Yankees 2004: New York Yankees 2005: New York Yankees 2006: New York Yankees 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Tampa Bay Rays 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: Tampa Bay Rays 2011: New York Yankees 2012: New York Yankees 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: Baltimore Orioles 2015: Toronto Blue Jays 2016: Boston Red Sox 2017: Boston Red Sox 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: New York Yankees
2020s	2020: Tampa Bay Rays 2021: Tampa Bay Rays 2022: New York Yankees 2023: Baltimore Orioles 2024: New York Yankees