1932 Major League Baseball season

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1932 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 11 – September 25, 1932 (AL)
  • April 12 – September 25, 1932 (NL)
World Series:
  • September 28 – October 2, 1932
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (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
Locations of teams for the 1932 American League season
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1932–1935 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg 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.

Contents

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

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.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager
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 34,023 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

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10747.695—62‍–‍1545‍–‍32
Philadelphia Athletics 9460.6101351‍–‍2643‍–‍34
Washington Senators 9361.6041451‍–‍2642‍–‍35
Cleveland Indians 8765.5721943‍–‍3344‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers 7675.50329½42‍–‍3434‍–‍41
St. Louis Browns 6391.4094433‍–‍4230‍–‍49
Chicago White Sox 49102.32556½28‍–‍4921‍–‍53
Boston Red Sox 43111.2796427‍–‍5016‍–‍61

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 9064.584—53‍–‍2437‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 8668.558445‍–‍3141‍–‍37
Brooklyn Dodgers 8173.526944‍–‍3437‍–‍39
Philadelphia Phillies 7876.5061245‍–‍3233‍–‍44
Boston Braves 7777.5001344‍–‍3333‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals 7282.4681842‍–‍3530‍–‍47
New York Giants 7282.4681837‍–‍4035‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 6094.3903033‍–‍4427‍–‍50

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
      
AL New York Yankees 125 7 13
NL Chicago Cubs 6 2 5 6

Managerial changes

Off-season

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

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew 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
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Dale Alexander (BRS/ DET ).367
OPS Jimmie Foxx (PHA)1.218
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
StatPlayerTotal
W Alvin Crowder (WSH)26
L Bump Hadley (SLB/ CWS )21
ERA Lefty Grove (PHA)2.84
K Red Ruffing (NYY)190
IP Alvin Crowder (WSH 327.0
SV Firpo Marberry (WSH)13
WHIP Lefty Grove (PHA)1.193

National League

Hitting leaders
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Lefty O'Doul (BKN).368
OPS Chuck Klein (PHP)1.050
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
StatPlayerTotal
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
WHIP Carl Hubbell (NYG)1.056

Awards and honors

Regular season

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Chicago Cubs [2] 907.1%974,688−10.3%12,658
New York Yankees [3] 10713.8%962,3205.5%12,498
Brooklyn Dodgers [4] 812.5%681,827−9.5%8,741
Boston Braves [5] 7720.3%507,606−1.4%6,592
New York Giants [6] 72−17.2%484,868−40.3%6,297
Cleveland Indians [7] 8711.5%468,953−2.9%6,090
Philadelphia Athletics [8] 94−12.1%405,500−35.4%5,266
Detroit Tigers [9] 7624.6%397,157−8.5%5,092
Washington Senators [10] 931.1%371,396−24.6%4,823
Cincinnati Reds [11] 603.4%356,95035.6%4,636
Pittsburgh Pirates [12] 8614.7%287,26210.3%3,780
St. Louis Cardinals [13] 72−28.7%279,219−54.1%3,534
Philadelphia Phillies [14] 7818.2%268,914−5.6%3,492
Chicago White Sox [15] 49−12.5%233,198−42.2%3,029
Boston Red Sox [16] 43−30.6%182,150−48.1%2,366
St. Louis Browns [17] 630.0%112,558−37.2%1,501

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