1932 Boston Braves

77-77 • .500 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1932 Boston Braves went 77-77 (.500) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 649 runs, allowed 655, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Wally Berger (17 HR, 73 RBI) and Ed Brandt (16-16, 3.97 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
77 Losses
.500 Win %
5th Rank
649 R 655 RA
Diff -6

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649 Runs Scored
655 Runs Allowed
-6 Run Diff
606K Attendance

📈 vs. 1932 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% below the 1932 league average (.276)
OBP .310 5% below the 1932 league average (.327)
SLG .366 8% below the 1932 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.53 9% better than the 1932 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 649 9% below the 1932 league average (710 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 606,431
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Avg per Game 7,875

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1932

Batting Avg

1 Buck Jordan 0.321 2 Wally Berger 0.307 3 Red Worthington 0.303 4 Dutch Holland 0.295 5 Randy Moore 0.293

Home Runs

1 Wally Berger 17 2 Wes Schulmerich 11 3 Billy Urbanski 8 4 Red Worthington 8 5 Art Shires 5

RBI

1 Wally Berger 73 2 Red Worthington 61 3 Wes Schulmerich 57 4 Billy Urbanski 46 5 Randy Moore 43
1932 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Berger 145 602 90 185 34 6 17 73 33 66 5 0.307
Rabbit Maranville 149 571 67 134 20 4 0 37 46 28 4 0.235
Billy Urbanski 136 563 80 153 25 8 8 46 28 60 8 0.272
Red Worthington 105 435 62 132 35 8 8 61 15 24 1 0.303
Wes Schulmerich 119 404 47 105 22 5 11 57 27 61 5 0.260
Randy Moore 107 351 41 103 21 2 3 43 15 11 1 0.293
Fritz Knothe 89 344 45 82 19 1 1 36 39 37 5 0.238
Al Spohrer 104 335 31 90 12 2 0 33 15 26 2 0.269
Art Shires 82 298 32 71 9 3 5 30 25 21 1 0.238
Freddy Leach 84 223 21 55 9 2 1 29 18 10 1 0.247
Pinky Hargrave 82 217 20 57 14 3 4 33 24 18 1 0.263
Buck Jordan 49 212 27 68 12 3 2 29 4 5 1 0.321
Dutch Holland 39 156 15 46 11 1 1 18 12 20 0 0.295
Horace Ford 40 95 9 26 5 2 0 6 6 9 0 0.274
Bill Akers 36 93 8 24 3 1 1 17 10 15 0 0.258
Ed Brandt 35 92 9 19 1 0 0 11 2 6 0 0.207
Huck Betts 31 79 5 19 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 0.241
Tom Zachary 33 77 5 21 3 1 0 7 5 13 0 0.273
Bucky Walters 22 75 8 14 3 1 0 4 2 18 0 0.187
Bob Brown 35 67 4 13 1 0 0 5 3 16 0 0.194
Ben Cantwell 37 50 3 14 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.280
Socks Seibold 28 46 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.152
Earl Clark 50 44 11 11 2 0 0 4 2 7 1 0.250
Fred Frankhouse 40 30 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.100
Hub Pruett 18 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.105
Bruce Cunningham 18 9 2 2 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0.222
Johnny Schulte 10 9 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0.222
Ox Eckhardt 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Leo Mangum 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Sherdel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1932

ERA

1 Huck Betts 2.80 2 Ben Cantwell 2.96 3 Tom Zachary 3.10 4 Bob Brown 3.30 5 Bruce Cunningham 3.45

Wins

1 Ed Brandt 16 2 Bob Brown 14 3 Huck Betts 13 4 Ben Cantwell 13 5 Tom Zachary 12

Strikeouts

1 Bob Brown 110 2 Ed Brandt 79 3 Tom Zachary 67 4 Fred Frankhouse 35 5 Ben Cantwell 33
1932 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Brandt 16 16 3.97 35 31 1 254.0 271 112 57 79
Huck Betts 13 11 2.80 31 27 1 221.2 229 69 35 32
Bob Brown 14 7 3.30 35 28 1 213.0 187 78 104 110
Tom Zachary 12 11 3.10 32 24 0 212.0 231 73 55 67
Ben Cantwell 13 11 2.96 37 9 5 146.0 133 48 33 33
Socks Seibold 3 10 4.68 28 20 0 136.2 173 71 41 33
Fred Frankhouse 4 6 3.56 37 6 0 108.2 113 43 45 35
Hub Pruett 1 5 5.14 18 7 0 63.0 76 36 30 27
Bruce Cunningham 1 0 3.45 18 3 0 47.0 50 18 19 21
Leo Mangum 0 0 5.23 7 0 0 10.1 17 6 0 3
Bill Sherdel 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 3 0 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Bill Akers Wally Berger Huck Betts Ed Brandt Bob Brown Ben Cantwell Earl Clark Bruce Cunningham Ox Eckhardt Horace Ford Fred Frankhouse Pinky Hargrave +18 more

30 players

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The 1932 Boston Braves in brief

The 1932 Boston Braves won 77 games and lost 77, ending up 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 649 scored against 655 allowed (-6). Against a league average of .276, the 1932 Boston Braves batted .265. Pitchers allowed 3.53 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88. Measured against the 710-run league average, the offense was 9% behind.

The home park, Braves Field, recorded 606,431 in attendance, about 7,875 a game. Wally Berger topped the Boston Braves with 17 home runs. On the mound, Ed Brandt won 16 games to lead the staff. Bob Brown struck out 110, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 30 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1931 season and the 1933 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1932 Boston Braves

What was the 1932 Boston Braves record?
The 1932 Boston Braves finished 77-77 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1932 Boston Braves in home runs?
Wally Berger led the 1932 Boston Braves with 17 home runs.
What was the 1932 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1932 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.53.
Did the 1932 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1932 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1932 Boston Braves play?
The 1932 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1932 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Berger (17 HR, 73 RBI) and Ed Brandt (16-16, 3.97 ERA).
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