The 1932 New York Yankees season was the team's 30th season. The team finished with a record of 107–47–2 (), winning their seventh pennant and finishing 13 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed and owned by future Hall of Famers Joe McCarthy and Jacob Ruppert, respectively, and the general manager was future Hall-of-Famer Ed Barrow.

For the third straight season, the Yankees fielded nine players who would eventually be enshrined in the Hall of Fame (Earle Combs, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Tony Lazzeri, Herb Pennock, Red Ruffing, Babe Ruth, and Joe Sewell). This is the most all time, tied with the previous year's team as well as the 1930 and 1933 Yankees teams. The same nine Hall of Famers played for the 1931, 1932, and 1933 teams, with the 1930 team differing only by not having Joe Sewell and instead featuring Waite Hoyt.

The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they swept the Chicago Cubs.

The 1932 Yankees became the first team in MLB history to go an entire season without being shut out. Only two teams since, the 2000 Cincinnati Reds and 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers (in a shortened 60-game season) have gone an entire season without being shut out.

Regular season June 3, 1932: Lou Gehrig became the first player in the 20th century to hit four home runs in one game.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, June 3, 1932: Tony Lazzeri had a natural cycle (hit a single, double, triple and home run in that order) that was also completed with a grand slam. This event is often overlooked because it was the same game in which Lou Gehrig hit four home runs.

Miller Huggins

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."

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1932 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position 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 108 423 131 .310 15 84 1B 156 596 208 .349 34 151 2B 142 510 153 .300 15 113 3B 125 503 137 .272 11 68 SS 116 398 96 .241 5 57 OF 151 581 174 .299 10 107 OF 144 591 190 .321 9 65 OF 133 457 156 .341 41 137

Other batters 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 9128065.232339 10520962.297830 5615133.219219 266311.17504 465420.37017 20476.12805 9319.29024 6162.12500 3123.25000 300----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 37 265.1 24 9 4.21 176 35 259.0 18 7 3.09 190 32 219.0 16 9 4.19 111 38 146.2 9 5 4.60 54 17 121.1 7 5 3.93 53 5 31.1 2 2 4.88 27 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 4

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 33 192.0 17 4 3.70 109 19 55.2 5 2 4.53 31 7 24.2 2 1 1.82 7 10 24.0 1 2 7.88 15

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 22 3 3 2 4.26 13 10 2 0 4 2.52 8 2 0 0 0 16.20 2

1932 World Series

GameDateVisitorScoreHomeScoreRecord (NYY-CHI)Attendance1September 28Chicago Cubs6New York Yankees121–041,4592September 29Chicago Cubs2New York Yankees52–050,7093October 1New York Yankees7Chicago Cubs53–049,9864October 2New York Yankees13Chicago Cubs64–049,844 New York Yankees win 4–0

Babe Ruth's called shot Babe Ruth's called shot was the home run hit by Babe Ruth in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. During the at 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 the center field bleachers 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.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark

Eastern League folded, July 17, 1932

References

External links 1932 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1932 World Series 1932 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com