1982 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Player stats

Awards and honors

• Tony Peña, C, Reserve
• Jason Thompson, 1B, Reserve

  Transactions

• October 5, 1981 – Released Luis Tiant.
• October 23, 1981 – Purchased Manny Sarmiento from the Boston Red Sox.
• October 26, 1981 – Released Kurt Bevacqua.
• November 6, 1981 – Signed Rubén Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.
• December 11, 1981 – Signed Dorn Taylor as an amateur free agent.
• December 11, 1981 – Traded Tim Foli to the California Angels. Received Brian Harper.
• December 11, 1981 – Traded Doe Boyland to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tom Griffin.
• December 17, 1981 – Sold Craig Cacek to the California Angels.
• January 12, 1982 – Drafted Benny Distefano in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
• February 2, 1982 – The Chicago White Sox chose Joel Skinner as a free agent compensation pick.
• March 10, 1982 – Sold Mark Lee to the Detroit Tigers.
• March 21, 1982 – Traded Ernie Camacho and Vance Law to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge.
• March 29, 1982 – Sold Matt Alexander to Mexico City Tigers.
• April 1, 1982 – Traded Victor Cruz to the Texas Rangers. Received Nelson Norman.
• April 2, 1982 – Released Gary Alexander.
• April 3, 1982 – Selected Paul Moskau off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
• April 4, 1982 – Released Ramon Pena.
• April 8, 1982 – Released Stew Cliburn.
• April 9, 1982 – Purchased Reggie Walton from the Seattle Mariners.
• May 15, 1982 – Released Tom Griffin.
• May 16, 1982 – Signed Ken Reitz as a free agent.
• June 5, 1982 – Released Ken Reitz.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Sam Khalifa in the 1st round of the 1982 amateur draft.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Bip Roberts in the 1st round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1982.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Joe Magrane in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Scott Bailes in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1982.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Ray Hayward in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
• June 7, 1982 – Drafted Shawn Holman in the 14th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1982.
• June 10, 1982 – Signed Dave Johnson as an amateur free agent.
• June 14, 1982 – Traded Eddie Solomon to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jim Morrison.
• June 15, 1982 – Traded Bill Robinson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Wayne Nordhagen.
• June 22, 1982 – Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Dick Davis. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Wayne Nordhagen to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
• June 30, 1982 – Traded a player to be named later and Pascual Perez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Larry McWilliams. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
• July 1, 1982 – Released Willie Montañez.
• July 29, 1982 – Signed John Milner as a free agent.
• August 16, 1982 – Purchased Richie Hebner from the Detroit Tigers.
• September 8, 1982 – Signed Grant Jackson as a free agent.
• October 4, 1982 – Released Grant Jackson.
• October 4, 1982 – Released Paul Moskau.
• October 20, 1982 – Bob Long granted Free Agency.

  Farm system