1982 National League Championship Series
| 1982 National League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 6–10 | |||||||||
| MVP | Darrell Porter (St. Louis) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Billy Williams (crew chief) Bob Engel Harry Wendelstedt Bruce Froemming Dutch Rennert Paul Runge | |||||||||
| Broadcast | ||||||||||
| Television | ABC KSDK (Cardinals' broadcast) | |||||||||
| TV announcers | ABC: Al Michaels, Howard Cosell (Games 1, 3) and Tommy Lasorda KSDK: Jay Randolph and Mike Shannon | |||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jack Buck and Jerry Coleman | |||||||||
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The 1982 National League Championship Series was played between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves from October 6 to 10. It was the 14th NLCS. The Cardinals swept the series in 3 games, and went on to win the World Series over the Milwaukee Brewers in seven games.
Background
Despite their history as the
On a side note, Atlanta's manager Joe Torre and two of his coaches Bob Gibson and Dal Maxvill were known for playing for the opposing St. Louis Cardinal team while Cardinal coach Red Schoendienst previously played for the Braves and Cardinal coach Hub Kittle previously managed in the Braves organization.
Summary
Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 7 | Atlanta Braves – 0, St. Louis Cardinals – 7 | Busch Stadium (II) | 2:25 | 53,008[2] |
| 2 | October 9 | Atlanta Braves – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 4 | Busch Stadium (II) | 2:46 | 53,408[3] |
| 3 | October 10 | St. Louis Cardinals – 6, Atlanta Braves – 2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 2:51 | 52,173[4] |
Game summaries
Game 1: Take 1
Wednesday, October 6, 1982, at
Game 1 was a wash—literally. The Braves led 1–0 behind Phil Niekro and were two outs from an official game when the umpire stopped it. When the rain did not subside, the game was postponed. Game 1 began from the start the following night in a match-up of the volatile Braves starter Pascual Pérez and longtime Cardinal starter Bob Forsch.
Game 1: Take 2
Thursday, October 7, 1982, at
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | x | 7 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Bob Forsch (1–0) LP: Pascual Pérez (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The new Game 1 was scoreless through two innings. In the bottom of the third, Willie McGee tripled and scored on Ozzie Smith's sacrifice fly to center. It stayed 1–0 until the sixth when the floodgates opened and the Cardinals scored five runs to finish off Perez and the Braves for the evening. Three straight singles by Lonnie Smith, Keith Hernandez, and George Hendrick chased Perez and made it 2–0 with two on and nobody out. Brought in to put out the fire, Steve Bedrosian walked Darrell Porter to load the bases and gave up a single to McGee that scored Hernandez. Ozzie Smith's single scored Hendrick and Porter scored on a sacrifice fly by Forsch. A wild pitch advanced the runners, and a Ken Oberkfell single made it 6–0 Cardinals. Donnie Moore replaced Bedrosian and ended the inning, but the game was as good as over.
The Cardinals added a cosmetic run in the eighth scored by Forsch on a sacrifice fly. The 7–0 win gave the Cardinals a 1–0 lead in the best-of-five series. Forsch went the distance and only yielded three hits while Perez got the loss.
Game 2
Saturday, October 9, 1982, at
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Bruce Sutter (1–0) LP: Gene Garber (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After another rainout the night before, an exciting contest unfolded at Busch Stadium in Game 2 with the Braves sending
Game 3
Sunday, October 10, 1982, at
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Joaquín Andújar (1–0) LP: Rick Camp (0–1) Sv: Bruce Sutter (1) Home runs: STL: Willie McGee (1) ATL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a must-win game, the Braves sent
The win thrust the Cardinals into the 1982 World Series against another beer town team, the Milwaukee Brewers.
Composite box
1982 NLCS (3–0): St. Louis Cardinals over Atlanta Braves
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 158,589 Average attendance: 52,863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
Under MLB's broadcasting rules at the time, local telecasts of League Championship Series games were allowed. However, the Atlanta Braves' broadcaster was a
Aftermath
The collapse of the Braves '83 season was not the fault of
From 1991 to 2005 (excluding the strike-shortened 1994 season), they made the postseason every year. In comparison, in the Braves first 24 years in Atlanta (1966–1990), they made the postseason just twice (1969 and 1982).
Joe Torre would later manage the Cardinals from 1990 to 1995, before leading the Yankees to four World Series championships from 1996 to 2007. For his success with the Yankees, Torre was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
The Braves would avenge their 1982 National League Championship Series loss 14 years later during the 1996 National League Championship Series when Atlanta became just the sixth team in MLB history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit in the postseason. The two teams met again three other times during the postseason, during the 2000 National League Division Series, 2012 National League Wild Card Game, and 2019 National League Division Series, with the Cardinals winning all three match-ups.
References
- ^ Feder, Ben. "Top 10 Moments in Giants-Dodgers Rivalry". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "1982 NLCS Game 1 – Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1982 NLCS Game 2 – Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1982 NLCS Game 3 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "Kuhn Out to Stop Braves Broadcasts". Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. October 1, 1982. p. 14.
- ^ United Press International (October 5, 1982). "Judge Bars WTBS From Braves Games". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 10B.
- ^ "Turner Is Denied Review of Order". New York Times. Associated Press. October 6, 1982.
- ^ United Press International (October 5, 1982). "Turner Telecasts Enjoined by Court". New York Times.
- ^ "RJ Reynolds comeback vs Braves". YouTube. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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