# 1932 St. Louis Cardinals season

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.

## 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 | 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 | George Watkins | 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 |
| Ray Blades | 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 |
| Ray Pepper | 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 |
| Mike González | 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 |
| Dizzy Dean | 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 |
| Tex Carleton | 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Columbus Red Birds | American Association | Nemo Leibold and Billy Southworth |
| AA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Billy Southworth and Specs Toporcer |
| A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Joe Schultz Sr. |
| A | Denver Bears | Western League | Earl Smith |
| B | Elmira Red Birds | New York–Pennsylvania League | Jack Bentley and Clay Hopper |
| B | Danville Veterans | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Elmer Yoter and Wattie Holm |
| B | Greensboro Patriots | Piedmont League | Fred Myers |
| B | Mobile Red Warriors | Southeastern League | Clay Hopper |
| C | Springfield Cardinals | Western Association | Eddie Dyer |
| D | Monroe Twins | Cotton States League | Pop Kitchens and Clay Hopper |
| D | Keokuk Indians | Mississippi Valley League | Bob Rice |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greensboro, Springfield Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League folded, July 15; Southeastern League folded, May 21; Cotton States League folded, July 13, 1932