| 1932 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League champions World Series champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |||
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The 1932New York Yankees season was the team's 30th season. The team finished with a record of 107–47, winning their seventh pennant, finishing 13 games ahead of thePhiladelphia Athletics. New York was managed by futureHall of FamerJoe McCarthy. A record[citation needed] nine future Hall of Famers played on the team (Earle Combs,Bill Dickey,Lou Gehrig,Lefty Gomez,Tony Lazzeri,Herb Pennock,Red Ruffing,Babe Ruth, andJoe Sewell).
The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they swept theChicago Cubs.
The 1932 Yankees became the first team in MLB history to go an entire season without being shut out. Only two teams since, the2000 Cincinnati Reds and2020 Los Angeles Dodgers have gone an entire season without being shut out, though the Dodgers' season was shortened to 60 games.

On May 30, 1932, the Yankees dedicated a monument to their former manager,Miller Huggins. Huggins was the first of many Yankees personnel granted this honor. The monument was placed in front of the flagpole in center field at Yankee Stadium. an area which eventually became "Monument Park", dedicated in 1976. The monument calls Huggins "A splendid character who made priceless contributions to baseball."
| 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 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1932 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Bill Dickey | 108 | 423 | 131 | .310 | 15 | 84 |
| 1B | Lou Gehrig | 156 | 596 | 208 | .349 | 34 | 151 |
| 2B | Tony Lazzeri | 142 | 510 | 153 | .300 | 15 | 113 |
| 3B | Joe Sewell | 125 | 503 | 137 | .272 | 11 | 68 |
| SS | Frankie Crosetti | 116 | 398 | 96 | .241 | 5 | 57 |
| OF | Ben Chapman | 151 | 581 | 174 | .299 | 10 | 107 |
| OF | Earle Combs | 144 | 591 | 190 | .321 | 9 | 65 |
| OF | Babe Ruth | 133 | 457 | 156 | .341 | 41 | 137 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | 91 | 280 | 65 | .232 | 3 | 39 |
| Sammy Byrd | 105 | 209 | 62 | .297 | 8 | 30 |
| Arndt Jorgens | 56 | 151 | 33 | .219 | 2 | 19 |
| Doc Farrell | 26 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 0 | 4 |
| Myril Hoag | 46 | 54 | 20 | .370 | 1 | 7 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | 20 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 0 | 5 |
| Eddie Phillips | 9 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 2 | 4 |
| Joe Glenn | 6 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Schalk | 3 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Cooke | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Gomez | 37 | 265.1 | 24 | 9 | 4.21 | 176 |
| Red Ruffing | 35 | 259.0 | 18 | 7 | 3.09 | 190 |
| George Pipgras | 32 | 219.0 | 16 | 9 | 4.19 | 111 |
| Herb Pennock | 38 | 146.2 | 9 | 5 | 4.60 | 54 |
| Danny MacFayden | 17 | 121.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.93 | 53 |
| Hank Johnson | 5 | 31.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.88 | 27 |
| Charlie Devens | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Allen | 33 | 192.0 | 17 | 4 | 3.70 | 109 |
| Jumbo Brown | 19 | 55.2 | 5 | 2 | 4.53 | 31 |
| Ivy Andrews | 7 | 24.2 | 2 | 1 | 1.82 | 7 |
| Gordon Rhodes | 10 | 24.0 | 1 | 2 | 7.88 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Wells | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.26 | 13 |
| Wilcy Moore | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.52 | 8 |
| Johnny Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 |
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record (NYY-CHI) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | New York Yankees | 12 | 1–0 | 41,459 | |
| 2 | September 29 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | New York Yankees | 5 | 2–0 | 50,709 | |
| 3 | October 1 | New York Yankees | 7 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 3–0 | 49,986 | |
| 4 | October 2 | New York Yankees | 13 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 4–0 | 49,844 | |
| New York Yankees win 4–0 | ||||||||
Babe Ruth's called shot was thehome run hit byBabe Ruth in the fifthinning of Game 3 of the1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, atWrigley Field inChicago. During theat bat, Ruth made a pointing gesture, which existing film confirms, but the exact nature of his gesture is ambiguous. It was confirmed 88 years later in a radio clip by none other than Lou Gehrig, Ruth pointed to thecenter fieldbleachers during the at-bat. It was supposedly a declaration that he would hit a home run to this part of the park. On the next pitch, Ruth hit a home run to center field.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark
Eastern League folded, July 17, 1932