1932 Washington Senators season

1932  Washington Senators
League	American League
Ballpark	Griffith Stadium
City	Washington, D.C.
Record	93–61 (.604)
League place	3rd
Owners	Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Managers	Walter Johnson
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The 1932 Washington Senators won 93 games, lost 61, and finished in third place in the American League. They were managed by Walter Johnson and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Regular season

The 1932 Washington Senators team photo.

The 1932 Washington Senators were the last team in the 20th century to have 100 triples in one season. ^[1]

Season standings

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American League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	107	47	.695	—	62‍–‍15	45‍–‍32
Philadelphia Athletics	94	60	.610	13	51‍–‍26	43‍–‍34
Washington Senators	93	61	.604	14	51‍–‍26	42‍–‍35
Cleveland Indians	87	65	.572	19	43‍–‍33	44‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers	76	75	.503	29½	42‍–‍34	34‍–‍41
St. Louis Browns	63	91	.409	44	33‍–‍42	30‍–‍49
Chicago White Sox	49	102	.325	56½	28‍–‍49	21‍–‍53
Boston Red Sox	43	111	.279	64	27‍–‍50	16‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

1932 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHA	SLB	WSH
Boston	—	12–10	4–18	6–16	5–17	4–18	7–15	5–17
Chicago	10–12	—	7–14–1	8–12	5–17	7–15	8–14	4–18
Cleveland	18–4	14–7–1	—	11–10	7–15	10–12	16–6	11–11
Detroit	16–6	12–8	10–11	—	5–17–2	7–15	15–7	11–11
New York	17–5	17–5	15–7	17–5–2	—	14–8	16–6	11–11
Philadelphia	18–4	15–7	12–10	15–7	8–14	—	16–6	10–12
St. Louis	15–7	14–8	6–16	7–15	6–16	6–16	—	9–13
Washington	17–5	18–4	11–11	11–11	11–11	12–10	13–9	—

Roster

1932 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 14 Lloyd Brown 17,19 Bobby Burke 15 Dick Coffman 12 Alvin Crowder 31 Ed Edelen 15 Carl Fischer 19 Bob Friedrichs 11 Firpo Marberry 17 Bill McAfee 18 Frank Ragland 20 Bud Thomas 20 Tommy Thomas 16 Monte Weaver		Catchers  9 Moe Berg 10 Howard Maple  8 Roy Spencer Infielders  7 Ossie Bluege  4 Joe Cronin  6 Joe Judge 23 John Kerr -- Wes Kingdon 21 Joe Kuhel 20 Jim McLeod -- Danny Musser  1 Buddy Myer		Outfielders 24 Dave Harris  2 Heinie Manush  5 Carl Reynolds 22 Sam Rice  3 Sam West		Manager 25 Walter Johnson Coaches 27 Eddie Ainsmith 28 Nick Altrock 26 Patsy Gharrity 29 Al Schacht

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Roy Spencer	102	317	78	.246	1	41
1B	Joe Kuhel	101	347	101	.291	4	52
2B	Buddy Myer	143	577	161	.279	5	52
SS	Joe Cronin	143	557	177	.318	6	116
3B	Ossie Bluege	149	507	131	.258	5	64
OF	Carl Reynolds	102	406	124	.305	9	63
OF	Heinie Manush	149	625	214	.342	14	116
OF	Sam West	146	554	159	.287	6	83

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Judge	82	291	75	.258	3	29
Sam Rice	106	288	93	.323	1	34
Moe Berg	75	195	46	.236	1	26
Dave Harris	81	156	51	.327	6	29
John Kerr	51	132	36	.273	0	15
Howard Maple	44	41	10	.244	0	7
Wes Kingdon	18	34	11	.324	0	3
Danny Musser	1	2	1	.500	0	0
Jim McLeod	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
General Crowder	50	327.0	26	13	3.33	103
Monte Weaver	43	234.0	22	10	4.08	83
Tommy Thomas	18	117.0	8	7	3.54	36

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lloyd Brown	46	202.2	15	12	4.44	53
Firpo Marberry	54	197.2	8	4	4.01	66
Bobby Burke	22	91.0	3	6	5.14	32
Dick Coffman	22	76.1	1	6	4.83	17
Carl Fischer	12	50.2	3	2	4.97	23
Bill McAfee	8	41.1	6	1	3.92	10

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Frank Ragland	12	1	0	0	7.41	11
Bob Friedrichs	2	0	0	0	11.25	2
Bud Thomas	2	0	0	0	0.00	1
Ed Edelen	2	0	0	0	27.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Bert Niehoff

References

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0

External links

• 1932 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1932 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com