1982 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 1982 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's sixth season of Major League Baseball. Although the Blue Jays once again finished last in the seven team American League East (due to losing a tie-breaker to Cleveland) their record of 78 wins and 84 losses was by far the best in team history to date. Toronto finished 17 games behind the American League Champion Milwaukee Brewers. Bobby Cox became the third field manager in team history.

Dave Stieb established himself as one of the top pitchers in the American League, as he led the AL with 19 complete games and 5 shutouts.

Transactions
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1982 season.

Regular season
One of the key events of the season was that the Toronto Blue Jays sold its first beer. Exhibition Stadium was the only stadium in the major leagues that did not sell beer. The Ontario Legislature reached a decision on July 7, 1982. Dr. Robert Elgie, the minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations announced that beer would be sold on a trial basis at Exhibition Stadium. L

The decision also applied to Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium and Ottawa's Lansdowne Park, which along with Exhibition Stadium were previously the only Canadian Football League stadiums to not offer beer, but not to Maple Leaf Gardens, which would not be permitted to sell beer until the middle of the 1992-93 NHL season. On July 30, 1982, Paul Godfrey sold the first ceremonial beer at Exhibition Stadium to William Turner, a fan from London, Ontario.

Opening Day lineup

 * Jesse Barfield
 * Mark Bomback
 * Dámaso García
 * Alfredo Griffin
 * John Mayberry
 * Lloyd Moseby
 * Rance Mulliniks
 * Willie Upshaw
 * Ernie Whitt
 * Al Woods

Transactions
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1982 regular season.

Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Award winners

 * Jim Clancy, American League All-Star Selection, Reserve
 * Dámaso García, 2B, Silver Slugger Award
 * Dave Stieb, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
 * Dave Stieb, American League Leader, 19 Complete Games
 * Dave Stieb, American League Leader, 5 Shutouts

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Medicine Hat