1982 Indianapolis Indians Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 75-61
Finished 1st in the AA's East Division
Manager: George Scherger (75-61)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark: Owen J. Bush Stadium
Attendance: 213,965, Avg. 3,147
1982 Indianapolis Indians Statistics

Finals - Indianapolis Indians 4 games, Omaha Royals 2

The Indianapolis Indians of the American Association ended the 1982 season with a record of 75 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Indians tallied 709 runs and conceded 648 runs. Nick Esasky paced Indianapolis with 27 home runs, and Gary Redus walloped 15 or more, too. Gary Redus drove in 93 runs and topped all regular batters with a .333 average. Bill Dawley led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.82 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Skeeter Barnes, Germán Barranca, Bill Bonham, Keefe Cato, Steve Christmas, Bill Dawley, Joe Edelen, Nick Esasky, Neil Fiala, Tom Foley, Greg Harris, Ben Hayes, Clint Hurdle, Orlando Isales, Kurt Kepshire, Gil Kubski, Tom Lawless, Brad Lesley, Mike O'Berry, Gary Redus, Bill Scherrer, Freddie Toliver, Dave Tomlin, Dave Van Gorder, Duane Walker, Dallas Williams and Kip Young were all players from the 1982 Indianapolis Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.

George Scherger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Skeeter BarnesRRMarch 7, 19575'11"175Cincinnati, OH US
Germán BarrancaLROctober 19, 19566'0"160Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Bill BonhamRROctober 1, 19486'3"190Glendale, CA US
Brooks CareyLLMarch 18, 19566'2"185Key West, FL US
Rich CarlucciLRDecember 18, 19566'2"180Philadelphia, PA US
Keefe CatoRRMay 6, 19586'1"185Yonkers, NY US
Steve ChristmasLRDecember 9, 19576'0"190Orlando, FL US
Bill DawleyRRFebruary 6, 19586'5"235Norwich, CT US
Mike DowlessRRDecember 13, 19606'5"225Bethesda, MD US
Joe EdelenRRSeptember 16, 19556'0"165Durant, OK US
Nick EsaskyRRFebruary 24, 19606'3"200Hialeah, FL US
Ronnie FarkasRRJuly 30, 19536'0"180
Neil FialaLRAugust 24, 19566'1"185St. Louis, MO US
Tom FoleyLRSeptember 9, 19596'1"175Fort Benning, GA US
Greg HarrisSRNovember 2, 19556'0"165Lynwood, CA US
Ben HayesRRAugust 4, 19576'1"180Niagara Falls, NY US
Clint HurdleLRJuly 30, 19576'3"195Big Rapids, MI US
Orlando IsalesRRDecember 22, 19595'9"175Santurce, PR
Kurt KepshireLRJuly 3, 19596'1"180Bridgeport, CT US
Gil KubskiLROctober 12, 19546'3"185Longview, TX US
Tom LawlessRRDecember 19, 19565'11"170Erie, PA US
Brad LesleyRRSeptember 11, 19586'6"230Turlock, CA US
Mike O'BerryRRApril 20, 19546'2"190Birmingham, AL US
Rick O'KeeffeLLJuly 26, 19576'6"225Bronx, NY US
Gary RedusRRNovember 1, 19566'1"180Tanner, AL US
Brian RyderRRFebruary 13, 19606'6"175Worcester, MA US
Bill ScherrerLLJanuary 20, 19586'4"170Tonawanda, NY US
Freddie ToliverRRFebruary 3, 19616'1"165Natchez, MS US
Dave TomlinLLJune 22, 19496'2"180Maysville, KY US
Dave Van GorderRRMarch 27, 19576'2"205Los Angeles, CA US
Duane WalkerLLMarch 13, 19576'0"185Pasadena, TX US
Dallas WilliamsLLFebruary 28, 19585'11"165Brooklyn, NY US
Kip YoungRROctober 29, 19545'11"175Georgetown, OH US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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