1932 Season

38 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1932 Major League Baseball season was played by 38 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the Chicago Cubs. Jimmie Foxx led with 58 home runs, Jimmie Foxx led with 169 RBI, and Chuck Klein led with 226 hits. This page carries the 1932 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1932 Bracket
World Series NYA def. CHN (4-0)
NSC CAG def. NEG (4-3)

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1932 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 288 plate appearances at 93 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Lefty O'Doul .368 2 Dale Alexander .367 3 Jimmie Foxx .364 4 Bill Terry .350 5 Lou Gehrig .349

OPS qualified

1 Jimmie Foxx 1.218 2 Babe Ruth 1.150 3 Lou Gehrig 1.072 4 Chuck Klein 1.050 5 Mel Ott 1.025

Home Runs all players

1 Jimmie Foxx 58 2 Babe Ruth 41 3 Chuck Klein 38 4 Mel Ott 38 5 Al Simmons 35

RBI all players

1 Jimmie Foxx 169 2 Lou Gehrig 151 3 Al Simmons 151 4 Don Hurst 143 5 Chuck Klein 137

Hits all players

1 Chuck Klein 226 2 Bill Terry 225 3 Lefty O'Doul 219 4 Al Simmons 216 5 Paul Waner 215

Runs all players

1 Chuck Klein 152 2 Jimmie Foxx 151 3 Al Simmons 144 4 Earle Combs 143 5 Lou Gehrig 138

Stolen Bases all players

1 Ben Chapman 38 2 Gee Walker 30 3 Willie O'Bryant 21 4 Roy Johnson 20 5 Chuck Klein 20
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1932 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 93 innings at 93 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Dick Matthews 1.60 2 Elbert Williams 2.18 3 Satchel Paige 2.28 4 Lon Warneke 2.37 5 Willie Foster 2.40

WHIP qualified

1 Elbert Williams 0.85 2 Dick Matthews 0.95 3 Carl Hubbell 1.06 4 Bill Swift 1.08 5 Willie Foster 1.08

Wins all pitchers

1 General Crowder 26 2 Lefty Grove 25 3 Lefty Gomez 24 4 Wes Ferrell 23 5 Lon Warneke 22

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Dizzy Dean 191 2 Red Ruffing 190 3 Lefty Grove 188 4 Lefty Gomez 176 5 Bump Hadley 145

Saves all pitchers

1 Firpo Marberry 13 2 Wilcy Moore 8 3 Jack Quinn 8 4 Lefty Grove 7 5 Elon Hogsett 7
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📋 Standings

NSL

Chicago American Giants ★ 33-10 Monroe Monarchs 34-14 Nashville Elite Giants 24-22 Montgomery Grey Sox 22-24 Memphis Red Sox 23-27 Indianapolis ABCs 16-20 Birmingham Black Barons 10-9 Columbus Turf Club 3-5 Louisville Black Caps 12-27 Little Rock Grays 4-11 Atlanta Black Crackers 5-17

EWL

Detroit Wolves ★ 20-5 Homestead Grays 17-11 Baltimore Black Sox 23-17 Pollock's Cuban Stars 10-12 Hilldale Club 11-16 Washington Pilots 12-22 Cleveland Stars 5-11 Newark Browns 0-4

American League

New York Yankees ★ 107-47 Philadelphia Athletics 94-60 Washington Senators 93-61 Cleveland Indians 87-65 Detroit Tigers 76-75 St. Louis Browns 63-91 Chicago White Sox 49-102 Boston Red Sox 43-111

National League

Chicago Cubs ★ 90-64 Pittsburgh Pirates 86-68 Brooklyn Dodgers 81-73 Philadelphia Phillies 78-76 Boston Braves 77-77 New York Giants 72-82 St. Louis Cardinals 72-82 Cincinnati Reds 60-94

IND

Kansas City Monarchs ★ 13-5 Pittsburgh Crawfords 55-36 New York Black Yankees 17-14

The 1932 season in brief

The best record in the 1932 standings belonged to the Detroit Wolves, who finished 20-5. 0-4 left the Newark Browns with the lowest winning percentage of 1932. In the standings, the IND group ended with the Kansas City Monarchs and the Pittsburgh Crawfords level at 13-5, the Kansas City Monarchs ranked first, the Chicago American Giants (33-10) held off the Monroe Monarchs (34-14) in the Negro Southern League, the Chicago Cubs (90-64) held off the Pittsburgh Pirates (86-68) in the National League, and the Homestead Grays (17-11) finished a distant second to the Detroit Wolves (20-5) in the East-West League. East-West League and Negro Southern League standings appear here too, as MLB counts those 1932 Negro Leagues seasons as major league. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 0. Earlier rounds sent through the Chicago American Giants over the Nashville Elite Giants in the series the bracket labels NSC (4-3). The home run board is topped by Jimmie Foxx at 58, ahead of Babe Ruth with 41. The qualified batting-average board starts with Lefty O'Doul at .368, with Dale Alexander next at .367. The board counts only hitters with 288 or more plate appearances, which is what 93 team games require. The batting tiles keep returning to Jimmie Foxx, first in OPS, home runs, and RBI. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 1932 leaders page.

1932 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1932?
The New York Yankees won the 1932 World Series, beating the Chicago Cubs.
How many teams played in 1932?
38 teams played in the 1932 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1932?
Jimmie Foxx led with 58 home runs in 1932.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1932?
Jimmie Foxx led with 169 RBI in 1932.
Who led MLB in hits in 1932?
Chuck Klein led with 226 hits in 1932.
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