1982 World Series
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The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games.
Managers: Harvey Kuenn (Milwaukee), Whitey Herzog (St. Louis)
Umpires: Lee Weyer (NL), Bill Haller (AL), John Kibler (NL), Dave Phillips (AL), Satch Davidson (NL), Jim Evans (AL)
Series MVP: Darrell Porter (St. Louis)
Television: NBC (Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek and Dick Enberg announcing)
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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 Rollie Fingers was not available for the Brewers during the 1982 World Series due to a torn arm muscle.
[edit] Summary
NL St Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Milwaukee Brewers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brewers – 10, Cardinals – 0 | October 12 | Busch Stadium II | 53,723 |
| 2 | Brewers – 4, Cardinals – 5 | October 13 | Busch Stadium II | 53,723 |
| 3 | Cardinals – 6, Brewers – 2 | October 15 | County Stadium | 56,556 |
| 4 | Cardinals – 5, Brewers – 7 | October 16 | County Stadium | 56,560 |
| 5 | Cardinals – 4, Brewers – 6 | October 17 | County Stadium | 56,562 |
| 6 | Brewers – 1, Cardinals – 13 | October 19 | Busch Stadium II | 53,723 |
| 7 | Brewers – 3, Cardinals – 6 | October 20 | Busch Stadium II | 56,562 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 12: Busch Stadium II, 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) | ||||||||||||
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: Busch Stadium II, 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 15: County Stadium, 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: Joaquin Andujar (1-0) S: Bruce Sutter (1) L: Pete Vuckovich (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: STL Willie McGee 2, (2) MIL Cecil Cooper (1) | ||||||||||||
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: County Stadium, Milwuakee, 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 Blair (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 17: County Stadium, Milwuakee, 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 |
| Milwuakee 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 6
October 19: Busch Stadium II, St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mliwuakee 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: Busch Stadium II, St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwuakee 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- Game 7 was played on Cardinal first baseman Keith Hernandez's birthday.
- 1982 World Series MVP Darrell Porter, himself a former Brewer, joined the Cardinals as a free agent in 1980 around the same time that they traded away catcher Ted Simmons to the Brewers.
- Though the teams had never met, the cities had an existing rivalry in the beer market, as St. Louis is the home of Anheuser Busch while Milwaukee is the home of Miller Brewing.
- Had the Brewers won either Game 6 or Game 7, Brewers pitcher Mike Caldwell, who won two games, would have been named the MVP. As a result of the Cardinals' world championship, the MVP award was presented to Porter, thus keeping Bobby Richardson of the 1960 New York Yankees as the only World Series MVP from a losing team.
- 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.
- 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.
[edit] Quote 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] External links
- 1982 World Series by Baseball Almanac
- History of the World Series - 1982
- For All You Do, This Hug's For You
- 1982 St. Louis Cardinals
- 1982 Milwaukee Brewers
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