1932 Major League Baseball season

February 2024 1932 1932 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball Regular season: April 11 – September 25, 1932 (AL) April 12 – September 25, 1932 (NL)World Series: September 28 – October 2, 1932 154 16 (8 per league) Regular season AL: Jimmie Foxx (PHA)NL: Chuck Klein (PHI) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award AL New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics NL Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates World Series 1932 World Series New York Yankees Chicago Cubs List of MLB seasons MLB 1931 Major League Baseball season 1931 1933 Major League Baseball season 1933 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, capturing their fourth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1928. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the St. Louis Cardinals from the 1931 season. In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins reverted to their 1913 name, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Schedule Major League Baseball 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 An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1932 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1932-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsFenway Park27,000Shano CollinsBraves Field*46,500*Marty McManusChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisComiskey Park52,000Lew FonsecaCleveland IndiansCleveland, OhioLeague Park21,414Roger PeckinpaughCleveland Stadium*78,811*Detroit TigersDetroit, MichiganNavin Field30,000Bucky HarrisNew York YankeesNew York, New YorkYankee Stadium62,000Joe McCarthy baseball managerPhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park33,000Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park34,023Bill KilleferWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.Griffith Stadium27,000Walter JohnsonNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston BravesBoston, MassachusettsBraves Field46,500Bill McKechnieBrooklyn DodgersNew York, New YorkEbbets Field32,000Max CareyChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWrigley Field40,000Rogers HornsbyCharlie GrimmCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioRedland Field26,060Dan HowleyNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkPolo Grounds56,000John McGrawBill TerryPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBaker Bowl18,800Burt ShottonPittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field41,000George Gibson baseballSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park34,023Gabby Street Standings start American League New York Yankees break National League Chicago Cubs end Tie games 5 tie games (3 in AL, 2 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. start American League Chicago White Sox, 1 Cleveland Indians, 1 Detroit Tigers, 2 New York Yankees, 2 break National League Boston Braves, 1 Cincinnati Reds, 1 St. Louis Cardinals, 2 end Postseason The postseason began on September 28 and ended on October 2 with the New York Yankees sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series in four games. Bracket World Series AL New York Yankees 4 NL Chicago Cubs 0 Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBrooklyn DodgersWilbert RobinsonMax CareyChicago White Sox Donie BushLew FonsecaPittsburgh PiratesJewel EnsGeorge Gibson In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBoston Red Sox Shano CollinsMarty McManusChicago CubsRogers HornsbyCharlie GrimmNew York GiantsJohn McGrawBill Terry League leaders Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season. American League start + Hitting leaders1932 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1932-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Dale Alexander (BOS/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 break + Pitching leaders1932 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1932-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total 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 end National League start + Hitting leaders1932 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1932-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Lefty O'Doul (BRO) .368 OPS Chuck Klein (PHI) 1.050 HR Chuck Klein (PHI)Mel Ott (NYG) 38 RBI Don Hurst (PHI) 143 R Chuck Klein (PHI) 152 HChuck Klein (PHI) 226 SB Chuck Klein (PHI) 20 break + Pitching leaders1932 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1932-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Lon Warneke (CHC) 22 L Ownie Carroll (CIN) 19 ERA Lon Warneke (CHC) 2.37 K Dizzy Dean (STL) 191 IP Dizzy Dean (STL) 286.0 SV Jack Quinn (BRO) 9 WHIP Carl Hubbell (NYG) 1.056 end Milestones Batters Four home runs in one game List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders Lou Gehrig (NYY): Became the third player to hit four home runs in one game in a 20–13 win against the Philadelphia Athletics on June 3.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA193206030.shtml New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: June 3, 1932 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20260228124823/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA193206030.shtml 2026-02-28 live Cycles List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle Tony Lazzeri (NYY): Lazzeri hit for his first cycle, fifth in franchise history, and fourth natural cycle in major league history on June 3 against the Philadelphia Athletics.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B06030PHA1932.htm New York Yankees 20, Philadelphia Athletics 13 1932-06-03 Retrosheet 2011-09-08 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123346/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B06030PHA1932.htm live Mickey Cochrane (PHA): Cochrane hit for his first cycle and fourth in franchise history, on July 22 against the Washington Senators.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B07220WS11932.htm Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 4 1932-07-22 Retrosheet 2011-09-08 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123347/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B07220WS11932.htm live Other batting accomplishments Johnny Burnett (CLE): Set a Major League record for most hits in a single game when hit nine times in an 18-inning game against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 10. Awards and honors Regular season start Baseball Writers' Association of America AwardsBBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican LeagueMost Valuable Player Chuck Klein (PHI) Jimmie Foxx (PHA) break The Sporting News Awards Award National League American League Most Valuable PlayerMost Valuable Player Award by The Sporting News https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snmv.shtml 2025-01-14 Baseball Almanac Chuck Klein (PHI) Jimmie Foxx (PHA) end Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameChicago Cubshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference907.1%974,688 −10.3%12,658New York Yankeeshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference10713.8%962,3205.5%12,498Brooklyn Dodgershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference812.5%681,827 −9.5%8,741Boston Braveshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference7720.3%507,606 −1.4%6,592New York Giantshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference72 −17.2%484,868 −40.3%6,297Cleveland Indianshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference8711.5%468,953 −2.9%6,090Philadelphia Athleticshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference94 −12.1%405,500 −35.4%5,266Detroit Tigershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference7624.6%397,157 −8.5%5,092Washington Senatorshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference931.1%371,396 −24.6%4,823Cincinnati Redshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference603.4%356,95035.6%4,636Pittsburgh Pirateshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference8614.7%287,26210.3%3,780St. Louis Cardinalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference72 −28.7%279,219 −54.1%3,534Philadelphia Phillieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference7818.2%268,914 −5.6%3,492Chicago White Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference49 −12.5%233,198 −42.2%3,029Boston Red Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference43 −30.6%182,150 −48.1%2,366St. Louis Brownshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference630.0%112,558 −37.2%1,501 Venues Across 77 homes games, the Boston Red Sox played their Tuesday, April 19 doubleheader against the New York Yankees and their first four of their 16 Sunday games at the Boston Braves home field of Braves Field (the remaining 71 home games were played at Fenway Park).Seamheads.com Ballparks Database — 1932 Season https://www.seamheads.com/ballparks/year.php?Year=1932 2025-11-17 www.seamheads.comSeamheads.com Ballparks Database https://seamheads.com/ballparks/year.php?Year=1932&tab=pf1&LgID=All 2025-11-17 seamheads.com This was the last of four consecutive season playing some (mostly Sunday) games at Braves Field. Following their July 30 game against the Philadelphia Athletics, the Cleveland Indians leave League Park after playing 45 home games, and play the rest of their 32 home games at Cleveland Stadium, with the hopes of permanently moving in, starting with a game against the Athletics on July 31 (due to falling attendance, the Indians would move back to League Park full-time in 1934. The stadium was previously home of the single-season National Football League team that was also named the Cleveland Indians. This would be the 1st of 12 seasons since that saw the Indians play at both venues, occurring again in every season from 1936 to 1946. To this point, the Indians played all 32 of their seasons since their inaugural 1901 season at League Park. See also 1932 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1932 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1932 in baseball