1932 Cleveland Indians

87-65 • .572 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1932 Cleveland Indians went 87-65 (.572) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 845 runs, allowed 747, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Earl Averill (32 HR, 124 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (23-13, 3.66 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

87 Wins
65 Losses
.572 Win %
4th Rank
845 R 747 RA
Diff +98

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845 Runs Scored
747 Runs Allowed
+98 Run Diff
202K Attendance

📈 vs. 1932 AL Average

Batting Avg .285 3% above the 1932 league average (.276)
OBP .356 3% above the 1932 league average (.345)
SLG .413 2% above the 1932 league average (.404)
Team ERA 4.12 8% better than the 1932 league average (4.48)
Runs Scored 845 5% above the 1932 league average (804 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 32
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Total Attendance 202,475
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Avg per Game 6,327

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1932

Batting Avg

1 Bill Cissell 0.320 2 Earl Averill 0.314 3 Joe Vosmik 0.312 4 Dick Porter 0.308 5 Johnny Burnett 0.297

Home Runs

1 Earl Averill 32 2 Joe Vosmik 10 3 Glenn Myatt 8 4 Bill Cissell 6 5 Johnny Burnett 4

RBI

1 Earl Averill 124 2 Joe Vosmik 97 3 Bill Cissell 93 4 Willie Kamm 83 5 Ed Morgan 68
1932 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earl Averill 153 631 116 198 37 14 32 124 75 40 5 0.314
Dick Porter 146 621 106 191 42 8 4 60 64 43 2 0.308
Joe Vosmik 153 621 106 194 39 12 10 97 58 42 2 0.312
Bill Cissell 131 541 78 173 35 6 6 93 28 25 18 0.320
Ed Morgan 144 532 96 156 32 7 4 68 94 44 7 0.293
Willie Kamm 148 524 76 150 34 9 3 83 75 36 6 0.286
Johnny Burnett 129 512 81 152 23 5 4 53 46 27 2 0.297
Luke Sewell 87 300 36 76 20 2 2 52 38 24 4 0.253
Glenn Myatt 82 252 45 62 12 1 8 46 27 21 2 0.246
Ed Montague 66 192 29 47 5 1 0 24 21 24 3 0.245
Wes Ferrell 55 128 14 31 5 2 2 18 6 21 0 0.242
Clint Brown 39 100 13 25 4 2 2 18 8 13 0 0.250
Mel Harder 39 94 11 17 7 1 0 13 5 25 0 0.181
Willis Hudlin 33 64 10 13 2 0 0 10 6 14 0 0.203
Bruce Connatser 23 60 8 14 3 1 0 4 4 8 1 0.233
Oral Hildebrand 27 48 1 7 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.146
Sarge Connally 35 40 5 7 1 1 1 5 1 15 0 0.175
Jack Russell 18 40 2 12 1 1 0 5 2 11 0 0.300
Mike Powers 14 33 4 6 4 0 0 5 2 2 0 0.182
Frankie Pytlak 12 29 5 7 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0.241
Johnny Hodapp 7 16 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Charlie Jamieson 16 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.062
Ralph Winegarner 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.143
Joe Boley 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bob Seeds 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leo Moon 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Boze Berger 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pete Appleton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Monte Pearson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1932

ERA

1 Wes Ferrell 3.66 2 Oral Hildebrand 3.69 3 Mel Harder 3.75 4 Clint Brown 4.08 5 Sarge Connally 4.33

Wins

1 Wes Ferrell 23 2 Clint Brown 15 3 Mel Harder 15 4 Willis Hudlin 12 5 Sarge Connally 8

Strikeouts

1 Wes Ferrell 105 2 Mel Harder 90 3 Willis Hudlin 65 4 Clint Brown 59 5 Oral Hildebrand 49
1932 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wes Ferrell 23 13 3.66 38 34 1 287.2 299 117 104 105
Clint Brown 15 12 4.08 37 32 1 262.2 298 119 50 59
Mel Harder 15 13 3.75 39 32 0 254.2 277 106 68 90
Willis Hudlin 12 8 4.71 33 21 2 181.2 204 95 59 65
Oral Hildebrand 8 6 3.69 27 15 0 129.1 124 53 62 49
Jack Russell 5 7 4.70 18 11 1 113.0 146 59 27 27
Sarge Connally 8 6 4.33 35 7 3 112.1 119 54 42 32
Ralph Winegarner 1 0 1.04 5 1 0 17.1 7 2 13 5
Monte Pearson 0 0 10.13 8 0 0 8.0 10 9 11 5
Leo Moon 0 0 11.12 1 0 0 5.2 11 7 7 1
Pete Appleton 0 0 16.20 4 0 0 5.0 11 9 3 1

👥 Roster (29)

Pete Appleton Earl Averill Boze Berger Joe Boley Clint Brown Johnny Burnett Bill Cissell Sarge Connally Bruce Connatser Wes Ferrell Mel Harder Oral Hildebrand +17 more

29 players

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The 1932 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1932 Cleveland Indians reads 87 wins and 65 losses, good for 4th in the AL. With 845 runs scored and 747 given up, the 1932 differential was +98. The team batting average of .285 was 3% above the 1932 league mark of .276. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 4.12 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.48.

League clubs averaged 804 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 5% more. Attendance at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium totaled 202,475 for the year. For power, Earl Averill led the way with 32 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Wes Ferrell (23). The roster section lists 29 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1932 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1932 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1932 Cleveland Indians finished 87-65 (.572 win pct).
Who led the 1932 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Earl Averill led the 1932 Cleveland Indians with 32 home runs.
What was the 1932 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1932 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1932 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1932 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1932 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1932 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1932 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Earl Averill (32 HR, 124 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (23-13, 3.66 ERA).
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