| 1932 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Games | 154 |
| Teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| Regular season | |
| SeasonMVP | 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 |
| MLB seasons | |
The1932 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1932. The regular season ended on September 25, with theChicago Cubs andNew York Yankees as the regular season champions of theNational League andAmerican League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the29th 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 in1928. Going into the season, the defendingWorld Series champions were theSt. Louis Cardinals from the1931 season.
In the National League, theBrooklyn Robins reverted to their1913 name, theBrooklyn Dodgers.
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 the1904 season (except for1919) and would be used until1961 in the American League and1962 in the National League.
American League Opening Day took place on April 11 with theBoston Red Sox andWashington 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 the1930 season. TheWorld Series took place between September 28 and October 2.
An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at
| 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 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | .584 | — | 53–24 | 37–40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | .558 | 4 | 45–31 | 41–37 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 9 | 44–34 | 37–39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 76 | .506 | 12 | 45–32 | 33–44 |
| Boston Braves | 77 | 77 | .500 | 13 | 44–33 | 33–44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 18 | 42–35 | 30–47 |
| New York Giants | 72 | 82 | .468 | 18 | 37–40 | 35–42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94 | .390 | 30 | 33–44 | 27–50 |
5 tie games (3 in AL, 2 in NL), which are not factored intowinning percentage orgames behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.
The postseason began on September 28 and ended on October 2 with theNew York Yankees sweeping theChicago Cubs in the1932 World Series in four games.
| World Series | ||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 4 | ||
| NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | ||
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | Wilbert Robinson | Max Carey |
| Chicago White Sox | Donie Bush | Lew Fonseca |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jewel Ens | George Gibson |
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | Shano Collins | Marty McManus |
| Chicago Cubs | Rogers Hornsby | Charlie Grimm |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Bill Terry |
Any team shown insmall text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| H | Chuck Klein (PHI) | 226 |
| SB | Chuck Klein (PHI) | 20 |
| 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 |
| Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| BBWAA Award | National League | American League |
| Most Valuable Player | Chuck Klein (PHI) | Jimmie Foxx (PHA) |
| The Sporting NewsAwards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Award | National League | American League |
| Most Valuable Player[6] | Chuck Klein (PHI) | Jimmie Foxx (PHA) |
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs[7] | 90 | 7.1% | 974,688 | −10.3% | 12,658 |
| New York Yankees[8] | 107 | 13.8% | 962,320 | 5.5% | 12,498 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers[9] | 81 | 2.5% | 681,827 | −9.5% | 8,741 |
| Boston Braves[10] | 77 | 20.3% | 507,606 | −1.4% | 6,592 |
| New York Giants[11] | 72 | −17.2% | 484,868 | −40.3% | 6,297 |
| Cleveland Indians[12] | 87 | 11.5% | 468,953 | −2.9% | 6,090 |
| Philadelphia Athletics[13] | 94 | −12.1% | 405,500 | −35.4% | 5,266 |
| Detroit Tigers[14] | 76 | 24.6% | 397,157 | −8.5% | 5,092 |
| Washington Senators[15] | 93 | 1.1% | 371,396 | −24.6% | 4,823 |
| Cincinnati Reds[16] | 60 | 3.4% | 356,950 | 35.6% | 4,636 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[17] | 86 | 14.7% | 287,262 | 10.3% | 3,780 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[18] | 72 | −28.7% | 279,219 | −54.1% | 3,534 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[19] | 78 | 18.2% | 268,914 | −5.6% | 3,492 |
| Chicago White Sox[20] | 49 | −12.5% | 233,198 | −42.2% | 3,029 |
| Boston Red Sox[21] | 43 | −30.6% | 182,150 | −48.1% | 2,366 |
| St. Louis Browns[22] | 63 | 0.0% | 112,558 | −37.2% | 1,501 |
Across 77 homes games, theBoston Red Sox played their Tuesday, April 19 doubleheader against theNew York Yankees and their first four of their 16 Sunday games at theBoston Braves home field ofBraves Field (the remaining 71 home games were played atFenway Park).[23][24] This was the last of four consecutive season playing some (mostly Sunday) games at Braves Field.
Following their July 30 game against thePhiladelphia Athletics, theCleveland Indians leaveLeague Park after playing 45 home games, and play the rest of their 32 home games atCleveland 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 in1934. The stadium was previously home of the single-seasonNational Football League team that was also named theCleveland Indians. This would be the 1st of 12 seasons since that saw the Indians play at both venues, occurring again in every season from1936 to1946. To this point, the Indians played all 32 of their seasons sincetheir inaugural 1901 season at League Park.
