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 . Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the St. Louis Cardinals from the season.
In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins reverted to their name, the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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 season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and 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 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 LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManagerBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsFenway Park27,000Braves Field*46,500*Chicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisComiskey Park52,000Cleveland IndiansCleveland, OhioLeague Park21,414Cleveland Stadium*78,811*Detroit TigersDetroit, MichiganNavin Field30,000New York YankeesNew York, New YorkYankee Stadium62,000Philadelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park33,000St. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park34,023Washington SenatorsWashington, D.C.Griffith Stadium27,000Boston BravesBoston, MassachusettsBraves Field46,500Brooklyn DodgersNew York, New YorkEbbets Field32,000Chicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWrigley Field40,000Cincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioRedland Field26,060New York GiantsNew York, New YorkPolo Grounds56,000Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBaker Bowl18,800Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field41,000St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park34,023
Standings
American League
National League
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.
American League Chicago White Sox, 1 Cleveland Indians, 1 Detroit Tigers, 2 New York Yankees, 2
National League Boston Braves, 1 Cincinnati Reds, 1 St. Louis Cardinals, 2
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
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 indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.
American League
+ Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Dale Alexander (BOS/) .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
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Alvin Crowder (WSH) 26 L Bump Hadley (SLB/) 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
National League
+ Hitting leaders 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
+ Pitching leaders 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
Milestones Batters Four home runs in one game
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.
Cycles
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. Mickey Cochrane (PHA): Cochrane hit for his first cycle and fourth in franchise history, on July 22 against the Washington Senators.
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
Baseball Writers' Association of America AwardsBBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican LeagueMost Valuable Player Chuck Klein (PHI) Jimmie Foxx (PHA)
The Sporting News Awards Award National League American League Most Valuable Player Chuck Klein (PHI) Jimmie Foxx (PHA)
Home field attendance Team nameWinsHome attendanceChicago Cubs907.1%974,688 −10.3%12,658New York Yankees10713.8%962,3205.5%12,498Brooklyn Dodgers812.5%681,827 −9.5%8,741Boston Braves7720.3%507,606 −1.4%6,592New York Giants72 −17.2%484,868 −40.3%6,297Cleveland Indians8711.5%468,953 −2.9%6,090Philadelphia Athletics94 −12.1%405,500 −35.4%5,266Detroit Tigers7624.6%397,157 −8.5%5,092Washington Senators931.1%371,396 −24.6%4,823Cincinnati Reds603.4%356,95035.6%4,636Pittsburgh Pirates8614.7%287,26210.3%3,780St. Louis Cardinals72 −28.7%279,219 −54.1%3,534Philadelphia Phillies7818.2%268,914 −5.6%3,492Chicago White Sox49 −12.5%233,198 −42.2%3,029Boston Red Sox43 −30.6%182,150 −48.1%2,366St. Louis Browns630.0%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). 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 . 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 to . 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