1932 Major League Baseball season

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 none.

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 (PHI)
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

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 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 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
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Bill Killefer
Washington Senators	Walter Johnson

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers	Max Carey
Chicago Cubs	Rogers Hornsby and Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds	Dan Howley
New York Giants	John McGraw and Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies	Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates	George Gibson
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

1. "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
2. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
10. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
17. "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