1932 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

1932 MLB season
League	American League (AL) National League (NL)
Sport	Baseball
Duration	Regular season: April 11 – September 25, 1932 (AL) April 12 – September 25, 1932 (NL) World Series: September 28 – October 2, 1932
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Jimmie Foxx (PHA) NL: Chuck Klein (PHP)
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Philadelphia Athletics
NL champions	Chicago Cubs
NL runners-up	Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	Chicago Cubs
MLB seasons
← 1931 1933 →

Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators

Locations of teams for the 1932 American League season

American League

Braves

Dodgers

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of teams for the 1932–1935 National League seasons

National League

The 1932 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1932. The regular season ended on September 25, with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 29th World Series on September 28 and ended with Game 4 on October 2. The Yankees swept the Cubs in four games.

In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins reverted to their 1913 name, the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Manager
American League	Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Fenway Park	35,000	Shano Collins, Marty McManus
	Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	Comiskey Park	52,000	Lew Fonseca
	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland Stadium	78,811	Roger Peckinpaugh
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Navin Field	30,000	Bucky Harris
	New York Yankees	New York, New York	Yankee Stadium	62,000	Joe McCarthy
	Philadelphia Athletics	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	33,000	Connie Mack
	St. Louis Browns	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	24,040	Bill Killefer
	Washington Senators	Washington, D.C.	Griffith Stadium	27,000	Walter Johnson
National League	Boston Braves	Boston, Massachusetts	Braves Field	46,500	Bill McKechnie
	Brooklyn Dodgers	New York, New York	Ebbets Field	32,000	Max Carey
	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	Wrigley Field	40,000	Rogers Hornsby, Charlie Grimm
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Redland Field	26,060	Dan Howley
	New York Giants	New York, New York	Polo Grounds	56,000	John McGraw, Bill Terry
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Baker Bowl	18,800	Burt Shotton
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	41,000	George Gibson
	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	34,023	Gabby Street

Schedule

The 1932 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

American League Opening Day took place on April 11 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators playing, while National League Opening Day took place the following day. The final day of the regular season was on September 25 and featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which began with the 1930 season. The World Series took place between September 28 and October 2.

Standings

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	107	47	0.695	—	62–15	45–32
Philadelphia Athletics	94	60	0.610	13	51–26	43–34
Washington Senators	93	61	0.604	14	51–26	42–35
Cleveland Indians	87	65	0.572	19	43–33	44–32
Detroit Tigers	76	75	0.503	29½	42–34	34–41
St. Louis Browns	63	91	0.409	44	33–42	30–49
Chicago White Sox	49	102	0.325	56½	28–49	21–53
Boston Red Sox	43	111	0.279	64	27–50	16–61

National League

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	90	64	0.584	—	53–24	37–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	68	0.558	4	45–31	41–37
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	73	0.526	9	44–34	37–39
Philadelphia Phillies	78	76	0.506	12	45–32	33–44
Boston Braves	77	77	0.500	13	44–33	33–44
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	0.468	18	42–35	30–47
New York Giants	72	82	0.468	18	37–40	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	60	94	0.390	30	33–44	27–50

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	4

NL	Chicago Cubs	0

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team	Former Manager	New Manager
Brooklyn Dodgers	Wilbert Robinson	Max Carey
Chicago White Sox	Donie Bush	Lew Fonseca
Pittsburgh Pirates	Jewel Ens	George Gibson

In-season

Team	Former Manager	New Manager
Boston Red Sox	Shano Collins	Marty McManus
Chicago Cubs	Rogers Hornsby	Charlie Grimm
New York Giants	John McGraw	Bill Terry

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Dale Alexander (DET/BRS)	.367
HR	Jimmie Foxx (PHA)	58
RBI	Jimmie Foxx (PHA)	169
R	Jimmie Foxx (PHA)	151
H	Al Simmons (PHA)	216
SB	Ben Chapman (NYY)	38

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Alvin Crowder (WSH)	26
L	Bump Hadley (CWS/SLB)	21
ERA	Lefty Grove (PHA)	2.84
K	Red Ruffing (NYY)	190
IP	Alvin Crowder (WSH)	327.0
SV	Firpo Marberry (WSH)	13

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Lefty O'Doul (BKN)	.368
HR	Chuck Klein (PHP) Mel Ott (NYG)	38
RBI	Don Hurst (PHP)	143
R	Chuck Klein (PHP)	152
H	Chuck Klein (PHP)	226
SB	Chuck Klein (PHP)	20

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Lon Warneke (CHC)	22
L	Ownie Carroll (CIN)	19
ERA	Lon Warneke (CHC)	2.37
K	Dizzy Dean (SLC)	191
IP	Dizzy Dean (SLC)	286.0
SV	Jack Quinn (BKN)	9

Awards and honors

MLB Most Valuable Player Award
- Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics, 1B
- Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies, OF

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Chicago Cubs^[1]	90	7.1%	974,688	-10.3%	12,658
New York Yankees^[2]	107	13.8%	962,320	5.5%	12,498
Brooklyn Dodgers^[3]	81	2.5%	681,827	-9.5%	8,741
Boston Braves^[4]	77	20.3%	507,606	-1.4%	6,592
New York Giants^[5]	72	-17.2%	484,868	-40.3%	6,297
Cleveland Indians^[6]	87	11.5%	468,953	-2.9%	6,090
Philadelphia Athletics^[7]	94	-12.1%	405,500	-35.4%	5,266
Detroit Tigers^[8]	76	24.6%	397,157	-8.5%	5,092
Washington Senators^[9]	93	1.1%	371,396	-24.6%	4,823
Cincinnati Reds^[10]	60	3.4%	356,950	35.6%	4,636
Pittsburgh Pirates^[11]	86	14.7%	287,262	10.3%	3,780
St. Louis Cardinals^[12]	72	-28.7%	279,219	-54.1%	3,534
Philadelphia Phillies^[13]	78	18.2%	268,914	-5.6%	3,492
Chicago White Sox^[14]	49	-12.5%	233,198	-42.2%	3,029
Boston Red Sox^[15]	43	-30.6%	182,150	-48.1%	2,366
St. Louis Browns^[16]	63	0.0%	112,558	-37.2%	1,501

Events

July 10 – Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Eddie Rommel sets a record for the most batters faced by a relief pitcher, after facing 87 batters in an 18–17, 18 innings victory over the Cleveland Indians.^[17]

References

^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

External links

1932 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

1932 MLB season by team

Major League Baseball

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National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

Negro Southern League

East–West League

1932 World Series

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