| 1982 Oakland Athletics | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | |
| City | Oakland, California | |
| Record | 68–94 (.420) | |
| Divisional place | 5th | |
| Owners | Walter A. Haas, Jr. | |
| General managers | Billy Martin | |
| Managers | Billy Martin | |
| Television | KBHK-TV (Bill King, Harmon Killebrew, Lon Simmons) | |
| Radio | KSFO (Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin) | |
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The Oakland Athletics' 1982 season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.
The 1982 Athletics are remembered mainly for the exploits of star left fielder Rickey Henderson. Henderson, in his fourth major league season, stole an MLB-record 130 bases over the course of the year. Henderson broke the record, previously held by Lou Brock, by swiping his 119th base of the season on August 27 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Henderson's record has not been approached since.
The season also marked the end of manager Billy Martin's tenure with the Athletics. Martin was unceremoniously fired at season's end, despite having led the A's to the ALCS only one season prior. He was replaced by Steve Boros.