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1932 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1932 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1932 in baseball.
1932 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 11 – September 25, 1932 (AL)
  • April 12 – September 25, 1932 (NL)
World Series:
  • September 28 – October 2, 1932
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Jimmie Foxx (PHA)
NL: Chuck Klein (PHP)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
NL championsChicago Cubs
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upChicago Cubs
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1932 American League season
American League
Locations of teams for the 1932–1935 National League seasons
National League

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.

In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins reverted to their 1913 name, the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Schedule

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See also: Major League Baseball 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

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

Standings

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American League

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American 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

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National 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

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Bracket

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World Series
      
AL New York Yankees 12 5 7 13
NL Chicago Cubs 6 2 5 6

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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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

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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

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American League

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National League

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Awards and honors

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Regular season

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

Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Chicago Cubs[1] 90 7.1% 974,688 −10.3% 12,658
New York Yankees[2] 107 13.8% 962,320 5.5% 12,498
Brooklyn Dodgers[3] 81 2.5% 681,827 −9.5% 8,741
Boston Braves[4] 77 20.3% 507,606 −1.4% 6,592
New York Giants[5] 72 −17.2% 484,868 −40.3% 6,297
Cleveland Indians[6] 87 11.5% 468,953 −2.9% 6,090
Philadelphia Athletics[7] 94 −12.1% 405,500 −35.4% 5,266
Detroit Tigers[8] 76 24.6% 397,157 −8.5% 5,092
Washington Senators[9] 93 1.1% 371,396 −24.6% 4,823
Cincinnati Reds[10] 60 3.4% 356,950 35.6% 4,636
Pittsburgh Pirates[11] 86 14.7% 287,262 10.3% 3,780
St. Louis Cardinals[12] 72 −28.7% 279,219 −54.1% 3,534
Philadelphia Phillies[13] 78 18.2% 268,914 −5.6% 3,492
Chicago White Sox[14] 49 −12.5% 233,198 −42.2% 3,029
Boston Red Sox[15] 43 −30.6% 182,150 −48.1% 2,366
St. Louis Browns[16] 63 0.0% 112,558 −37.2% 1,501

Events

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References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  5. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  10. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
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