The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 51st season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 41st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished sixth in the National League. This was the first season to feature numbers on the back of the Cardinals' uniforms.
Offseason September 30, 1931: Carey Selph was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago White Sox in the 1931 rule 5 draft.Carey Selph at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1932 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders 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 Gus Mancuso 103 310 88 .284 5 43 1B Ripper Collins 149 549 153 .279 21 91 2B Frankie Frisch 115 486 142 .292 3 60 SS Charlie Gelbert 122 455 122 .268 1 45 3B Jake Flowers 67 247 63 .255 2 18 OF Pepper Martin 85 323 77 .238 4 34 OF 127 458 143 .312 9 63 OF Ernie Orsatti 101 375 126 .336 2 44
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 Jim Bottomley 91 311 92 .296 11 48 Jimmie Reese 90 309 82 .265 2 26 Jimmie Wilson 92 274 68 .248 2 28 80 201 46 .229 3 29 Sparky Adams 31 127 35 .276 0 13 George Puccinelli 31 108 30 .278 3 11 Joe Medwick 26 106 37 .349 2 12 Charlie Wilson 24 96 19 .198 1 2 Harvey Hendrick 28 72 18 .250 1 5 21 57 14 .246 0 7 Eddie Delker 20 42 5 .119 0 2 Bill DeLancey 8 26 5 .192 0 2 Ray Cunningham 11 22 4 .182 0 0 Joel Hunt 12 21 4 .190 0 3 Rube Bressler 10 19 3 .158 0 2 Wattie Holm 11 17 3 .176 0 1 17 14 2 .143 0 3 Hod Ford 1 2 0 .000 0 0 Skeeter Webb 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
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 46 286.0 18 15 3.30 191 Paul Derringer 39 233.1 11 14 4.05 78 Bill Hallahan 25 176.1 12 7 3.11 108 Syl Johnson 32 164.2 5 14 4.92 70 Flint Rhem 6 50.0 4 2 3.06 18
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 44 196.1 10 13 4.08 113 Jesse Haines 20 85.1 3 5 4.75 27 Ray Starr 3 20.0 1 1 2.70 6 Jim Winford 4 8.1 1 1 6.48 4
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 Allyn Stout 36 4 5 1 4.40 32 Jim Lindsey 33 3 3 4 4.94 31 Bill Sherdel 3 0 0 0 4.76 1 Benny Frey 2 0 2 0 12.00 0 Dick Terwilliger 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 Bud Teachout 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greensboro, SpringfieldIllinois–Indiana–Iowa League folded, July 15; Southeastern League folded, May 21; Cotton States League folded, July 13, 1932Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1932 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1932 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac