# 1932 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1932 New York Giants season was the 50th for the franchise. The team finished in a tie for sixth place in the National League with a 72–82 record, 18 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
Although the Giants did not contend for the National League pennant, 1932 was still a significant season in the future of the franchise. Firstly, midway through the season, longtime manager John McGraw stepped down, and he named hard-hitting star first baseman Bill Terry as his successor. Secondly, converted outfielder and future Hall of Famer Freddie Lindstrom was in his final season with the Giants before a trade to the Pirates prior to the 1933 season. Finally, this was the first season in which the Giants featured numbers on the uniforms.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| 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 |

### Record vs. opponents

1932 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 15–7 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9–1 |
| Brooklyn | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 14–8 |
| Chicago | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 12–10 |
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 |
| New York | 11–11 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 15–7 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 14–8 |
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 14–8 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 9–13 |
| Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 8–14 | — | 14–8 |
| St. Louis | 9–13–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 8–14 | — |

### Roster
## 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 | Shanty Hogan | 140 | 502 | 144 | .287 | 8 | 77 |
| 1B | Bill Terry | 154 | 643 | 225 | .350 | 28 | 117 |
| 2B | Hughie Critz | 151 | 659 | 182 | .276 | 2 | 50 |
| 3B | Johnny Vergez | 118 | 376 | 98 | .261 | 6 | 43 |
| SS | Doc Marshall | 68 | 226 | 56 | .248 | 0 | 28 |
| OF | Mel Ott | 154 | 566 | 180 | .318 | 38 | 123 |
| OF | Freddie Lindstrom | 144 | 595 | 161 | .271 | 15 | 92 |
| OF | Jo-Jo Moore | 86 | 361 | 110 | .305 | 2 | 27 |

#### 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 |
| Chick Fullis | 96 | 235 | 70 | .298 | 1 | 21 |
| Gil English | 59 | 204 | 46 | .225 | 2 | 19 |
| Travis Jackson | 52 | 195 | 50 | .256 | 4 | 38 |
| Len Koenecke | 42 | 137 | 35 | .255 | 4 | 14 |
| Ethan Allen | 54 | 103 | 18 | .175 | 1 | 7 |
| Eddie Moore | 37 | 87 | 23 | .264 | 1 | 6 |
| Sam Leslie | 77 | 75 | 22 | .293 | 1 | 15 |
| Bob O'Farrell | 50 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 0 | 8 |
| Francis Healy | 14 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
| Art McLarney | 9 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Veltman | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tip Tobin | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| Carl Hubbell | 40 | 284.0 | 18 | 11 | 2.50 | 137 |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 35 | 237.2 | 11 | 11 | 4.43 | 65 |
| Bill Walker | 31 | 163.0 | 8 | 12 | 4.14 | 74 |
| Waite Hoyt | 18 | 97.1 | 5 | 7 | 3.42 | 29 |

#### 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 |
| Jim Mooney | 29 | 124.2 | 6 | 10 | 5.05 | 37 |
| Hi Bell | 35 | 120.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.68 | 25 |
| Hal Schumacher | 27 | 101.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.55 | 38 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 8 | 30.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.15 | 7 |
| Roy Parmelee | 8 | 25.1 | 0 | 3 | 3.91 | 23 |

#### 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 |
| Sam Gibson | 41 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4.85 | 39 |
| Dolph Luque | 38 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4.01 | 32 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| A | Bridgeport Bears | Eastern League | Bud Stapleton and Harry Layne |
| B | Winston-Salem Twins/High Point Pointers | Piedmont League | Harry Wilke |
Eastern League folded, July 17, 1932; Winston-Salem franchise transferred to High Point and renamed, August 20, 1932