The '82 Orioles were in contention until the last day when they lost the last game of the season to the Brewers. Not a big deal though, the Orioles would come back and win it all next season.
Here is a link to more Baltimore Orioles cards...Orioles Card "O" The Day.
MVP
No doubt, Eddie Murray. He led the team in homers and RBIs to go with a .316 average.
Cy Young
Hall-of-famer Jim Palmer gets the nod, going 15-5 with a 3.13 ERA. This was his last season as a solid pitcher. He had a 5-4 record in 1983 with a 4+ ERA, and then fell off a cliff in 1984 going 0-3 with a 9+ ERA.
Rookie Card of the Year
For the 1982 Orioles, is there really a choice. Cal Ripken of course gets the nod here. He has a card in all 4 of the major sets out in 1982. Of course, for my checklist, since I am starting with Topps and working form there, I am using his Topps Traded card in my checklist.
Interesting Non-Topps card
You can get a Cal Ripken rookie card in mint condition on ebay right now for $1.18 (why the hyper specific $1.18, who knows?). But, unfortunately, that is the rookie card of Cal Ripken Sr. that I am talking about. He was one of the coaches added into the 1982 Donruss set. This card came out 5 years before he became the manager of the Orioles.
Starters
| __ | TO | 489 | C | Rick Dempsey | BAL |
| __ | TO | 390 | 1B | Eddie Murray | BAL |
| __ | TO | 8 | 2B | Rich Dauer | BAL |
| __ | 3B | Glenn Gulliver | |||
| __ | TT | 98 | SS | Cal Ripken | BAL |
| __ | TO | 747 | LF | John Lowenstein | BAL |
| __ | TO | 265 | CF | Al Bumbry | BAL |
| __ | TT | 35 | RF | Dan Ford | BAL |
| __ | TO | 290 | DH | Ken Singleton | BAL |
| __ | TO | 204 | OF | Gary Roenicke | BAL |
| __ | TO | 136 | MI | Lenn Sakata | BAL |
| __ | TT | 81 | C | Joe Nolan | BAL |
Starting Pitchers
| __ | TO | 712 | SP | Dennis Martinez | BAL |
| __ | TO | 80 | SP | Jim Palmer | BAL |
| __ | TO | 520 | SP | Mike Flanagan | BAL |
| __ | TO | 617 | SP | Scott McGregor | BAL |
Relief Pitchers
| __ | TO | 583 | CL | Tippy Martinez | BAL |
| __ | TO | 679 | RP | Sammy Stewart | BAL |
| __ | RP | Storm Davis | |||
| __ | TO | 457 | RP | Tim Stoddard | BAL |
| __ | RP | Ross Grimsley |
Other Players
| __ | TO | 359 | RF | Jim Dwyer | BAL |
| __ | TO | 331 | UT | Benny Ayala | BAL |
| __ | TO | 232 | UT | Terry Crowley | BAL |
| __ | DO | 610 | SS | Bobby Bonner | BAL |
| __ | 3B | Floyd Rayford | |||
| __ | CF | John Shelby | |||
| __ | TO | 648 | PH | Jose Morales | BAL |
| __ | UT | Mike Young | |||
| __ | PH | Leo Hernandez | |||
| __ | RP | Don Stanhouse | |||
| __ | RP | Mike Boddicker | |||
| __ | RP | John Flinn | |||
| __ | RP | Don Welchel |
Manager/Coaches
| __ | DO | 27 | MG | Earl Weaver | BAL |
| __ | DO | 579 | CO | Cal Ripken, Sr. | BAL |
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