1932 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

1932 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 11 – October 2, 1932
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
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 →

The 1932 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 2, 1932. The Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Cubs in the World Series, four games to zero.

The Brooklyn team in the National League, known as the Robins since 1914, reverted to the name Dodgers, which they had last used in 1913.

Awards and honors

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

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.^[1]

MLB statistical leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Dale Alexander DET/BSR	.367	Lefty O'Doul BKN	.368
HR	Jimmie Foxx PHA	58	Chuck Klein PHP Mel Ott NYG	38
RBI	Jimmie Foxx PHA	169	Don Hurst PHP	143
Wins	Alvin Crowder WSH	26	Lon Warneke CHC	22
ERA	Lefty Grove PHA	2.84	Lon Warneke CHC	2.37
SO	Red Ruffing NYY	190	Dizzy Dean SLC	191
SV	Firpo Marberry WSH	13	Jack Quinn BKN	8
SB	Ben Chapman NYY	38	Chuck Klein PHP	20

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

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Shano Collins and Marty McManus
Chicago White Sox	Lew Fonseca
Cleveland Indians	Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers	Bucky Harris
New York Yankees	Joe McCarthy	Won World Series
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack	Finished 2nd
St. Louis Browns	Bill Killefer
Washington Senators	Walter Johnson	Finished 3rd

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers	Max Carey	Finished 3rd
Chicago Cubs	Rogers Hornsby and Charlie Grimm	Won NL pennant
Cincinnati Reds	Dan Howley
New York Giants	John McGraw and Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies	Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates	George Gibson	Finished 2nd
St. Louis Cardinals	Gabby Street

Home field attendance

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

References

^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "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.

External links

1932 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

1932 MLB season by team

Major League Baseball

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
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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