gregralls. They hadn’t played the game yet! Once Kuenn took over, Harvey’s Wallbangers took off. The California Angels won the AL West in a tightly contested race with the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox. And this meeting is over.’”. The victory clinched the first division title in franchise history. All of a sudden, this cloud that had hung for years and years, it was gone. Sounds like you're at the All Star Break. I usually let the computer manager handle one of the teams after I make sure all of the lineups are correct and get to the start of the 1st inning. '” said Jim Gantner. Fingers wouldn’t pitch again until '84. Simmons laughs and bangs on the table again to simulate Kuenn’s retreat. Two months into the Brewers’ 1982 season, it was impossible to envision the year ending with a parade. Can you advance the calendar past the 12th? Discussion group for Action! Tied with the powerhouse Orioles entering the final game of the regular season, the division came down to Sutton versus Jim Palmer in a Sunday matchup of future Hall of Famers. “When we all get back together in a room as a group, it’s like we were all in the clubhouse just last night,” Yount said. We’re all sitting in there, and he’s peg-legging his way out of his office to the center of the room.”. They were just Milwaukee guys. You have no concept of that. They banged their way to a 20-7 record in June and finished the month of July with a win over the Indians that pushed Milwaukee into first place for good. Two months into the Brewers’ 1982 season, it was impossible to envision the year ending with a parade. The Cardinals won it with three runs off Vuckovich and Bob McClure in the bottom of the sixth inning, then two more in the eighth off Moose Haas and Mike Caldwell. PC Sports Games from Dave Koch Sports games. For more information or to order a copy, please visit triumphbooks.com/brewersat50. And when they went on the field, the crowd rose and gave them a standing ovation. “He says, ‘OK, boys. And finally, the Cardinals knew it. “Like we had a game last night and we’re all back this morning. It’s like no one ever left. There is a lot more information on the season in various sub-sections such as the player register, team pages and boxscore-related pages. December 2 – Following the strike-shortened season, This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 23:52. I just knew my dad was down in the dumps.”. The 1982 Brewers wound up leading the Major Leagues with 216 home runs. Sutton delivered again in Game 3 by pitching into the eighth inning, and Molitor hit a two-run home run in the seventh that proved the difference in a 5-3 win. 137 30. “His shoulder was blown, and he still got us to the sixth inning of the seventh game,” said Simmons. A high-level summary of the 1982 Major League Baseball Season.The page includes standings, team totals and leaderboards. 5,969 62. Awesome!! September 6 – Despite having won the first-half American League East title. “You don’t realize at that age how hard it is to win. We had been through so much heartache. ArzCards. When the boss arrived, the Counsells relocated to an RV in the parking lot. This site is not affiliated with nor endorsed by Major League Baseball, its franchisees or subsidiaries, the Major League Baseball Players Association, or any MLB player active or retired. Good luck. 5,969 62. The 1981 Major League Baseball season had a players' strike, which lasted from June 12 to July 31, 1981, and split the season in two halves.The All-Star Game was originally to be played on July 14, but was cancelled due to the strike. All of a sudden, this cloud that had hung for years and years, it was gone. But his arrival happened to coincide with a costly injury; Rollie Fingers, the Brewers’ closer and reigning AL MVP Award winner and Cy Young Award winner, felt a pop near his right elbow while pitching in the ninth inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the Indians on Sept. 2 -- the day Sutton made his Brewers debut in Game 2. June 16 – In the midst of the players' strike, August 6 – As a result of the nearly two-month interruption in play because of the strike, major league owners elect to split the 1981 season into two halves, with the first-place teams from each half in each division (or a division's runner-up team in the second half, if the same club were to win both halves (, September 4 – In the conclusion of the longest game in. Once Kuenn took over, Harvey’s Wallbangers took off. Get baseball trivia in your social media feed. I think it took a toll on us.”. 1982 MLB Season Ends on July 12. To their surprise, players were treated to a parade down Wisconsin Ave. when the team returned to Milwaukee.