# 1932 Major League Baseball season

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 1928. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the St. Louis Cardinals from the 1931 season.
In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins reverted to their 1913 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 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 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 1930 season. The World Series took place between September 28 and October 2.

## Teams

| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Shano Collins |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Marty McManus |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 52,000 | Lew Fonseca |
| American League | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Stadium | 78,811 | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 30,000 | Bucky Harris |
| American League | New York Yankees | New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 62,000 | Joe McCarthy |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 33,000 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Bill Killefer |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Walter Johnson |
| National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 46,500 | Bill McKechnie |
| National League | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 32,000 | Max Carey |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Wrigley Field | 40,000 | Rogers Hornsby |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Wrigley Field | 40,000 | Charlie Grimm |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 26,060 | Dan Howley |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 56,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 56,000 | Bill Terry |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,800 | Burt Shotton |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 41,000 | George Gibson |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Gabby Street |

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican League :
| 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 |

### National League

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 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| AL | New York Yankees | 4 |
| NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 |

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | Wilbert Robinson | Max Carey |
| Chicago White Sox | Donie Bush | Lew Fonseca |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jewel Ens | George Gibson |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Boston Red Sox | Shano Collins | Marty McManus |
| Chicago Cubs | Rogers Hornsby | Charlie Grimm |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Bill Terry |

## League leaders

Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.

### American League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Dale Alexander (BRS/DET) | .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/CWS) | 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 (BKN) | .368 |
| OPS | Chuck Klein (PHP) | 1.050 |
| HR | Chuck Klein (PHP) Mel Ott (NYG) | 38 |
| RBI | Don Hurst (PHP) | 143 |
| R | Chuck Klein (PHP) | 152 |
| H | Chuck Klein (PHP) | 226 |
| SB | Chuck Klein (PHP) | 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 (SLC) | 191 |
| IP | Dizzy Dean (SLC) | 286.0 |
| SV | Jack Quinn (BKN) | 9 |
| WHIP | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | 1.056 |

## Awards and honors
### Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards :
| BBWAA Award | National League | American League |
| Most Valuable Player | Chuck Klein (PHP) | Jimmie Foxx (PHA) |
The Sporting News Awards :
| Award | National League | American League |
| Most Valuable Player | Chuck Klein (PHP) | Jimmie Foxx (PHA) |

## Home field attendance

| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
| Chicago Cubs | 90 | 7.1% | 974,688 | −10.3% | 12,658 |
| New York Yankees | 107 | 13.8% | 962,320 | 5.5% | 12,498 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 2.5% | 681,827 | −9.5% | 8,741 |
| Boston Braves | 77 | 20.3% | 507,606 | −1.4% | 6,592 |
| New York Giants | 72 | −17.2% | 484,868 | −40.3% | 6,297 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 11.5% | 468,953 | −2.9% | 6,090 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 94 | −12.1% | 405,500 | −35.4% | 5,266 |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 24.6% | 397,157 | −8.5% | 5,092 |
| Washington Senators | 93 | 1.1% | 371,396 | −24.6% | 4,823 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 3.4% | 356,950 | 35.6% | 4,636 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 14.7% | 287,262 | 10.3% | 3,780 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | −28.7% | 279,219 | −54.1% | 3,534 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 18.2% | 268,914 | −5.6% | 3,492 |
| Chicago White Sox | 49 | −12.5% | 233,198 | −42.2% | 3,029 |
| Boston Red Sox | 43 | −30.6% | 182,150 | −48.1% | 2,366 |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | 0.0% | 112,558 | −37.2% | 1,501 |

## Events

* July 10 – Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Eddie Rommel sets a record for the most batters faced by a relief pitcher, after facing 87 batters in an 18–17, 18 innings victory over the Cleveland Indians.