1932 Major League Baseball season - Wikipedia
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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 | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Jimmie Foxx (PHA) NL: Chuck Klein (PHP) |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
| NL champions | Chicago Cubs |
| NL runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| World Series | |
| Champions | New York Yankees |
| Runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
| MLB seasons | |
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.
In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins reverted to their 1913 name, the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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.
| World Series | |||||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13 | ||
| NL | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Home field attendance
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| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs[7] | 90 | 7.1% | 974,688 | −10.3% | 12,658 |
| New York Yankees[8] | 107 | 13.8% | 962,320 | 5.5% | 12,498 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers[9] | 81 | 2.5% | 681,827 | −9.5% | 8,741 |
| Boston Braves[10] | 77 | 20.3% | 507,606 | −1.4% | 6,592 |
| New York Giants[11] | 72 | −17.2% | 484,868 | −40.3% | 6,297 |
| Cleveland Indians[12] | 87 | 11.5% | 468,953 | −2.9% | 6,090 |
| Philadelphia Athletics[13] | 94 | −12.1% | 405,500 | −35.4% | 5,266 |
| Detroit Tigers[14] | 76 | 24.6% | 397,157 | −8.5% | 5,092 |
| Washington Senators[15] | 93 | 1.1% | 371,396 | −24.6% | 4,823 |
| Cincinnati Reds[16] | 60 | 3.4% | 356,950 | 35.6% | 4,636 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[17] | 86 | 14.7% | 287,262 | 10.3% | 3,780 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[18] | 72 | −28.7% | 279,219 | −54.1% | 3,534 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[19] | 78 | 18.2% | 268,914 | −5.6% | 3,492 |
| Chicago White Sox[20] | 49 | −12.5% | 233,198 | −42.2% | 3,029 |
| Boston Red Sox[21] | 43 | −30.6% | 182,150 | −48.1% | 2,366 |
| St. Louis Browns[22] | 63 | 0.0% | 112,558 | −37.2% | 1,501 |
- 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.[23]
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- ^ "Most Valuable Player Award by The Sporting News | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
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- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.