1932 Detroit Tigers

76-75 • .503 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1932 Detroit Tigers went 76-75 (.503) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 799 runs, allowed 787, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Charlie Gehringer (19 HR, 107 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (16-12, 4.54 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

76 Wins
75 Losses
.503 Win %
5th Rank
799 R 787 RA
Diff +12

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799 Runs Scored
787 Runs Allowed
+12 Run Diff
469K Attendance

📈 vs. 1932 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 1% below the 1932 league average (.276)
OBP .334 3% below the 1932 league average (.345)
SLG .401 1% below the 1932 league average (.404)
Team ERA 4.30 4% better than the 1932 league average (4.48)
Runs Scored 799 1% below the 1932 league average (804 R)

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 469,411
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Avg per Game 6,018

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1932

Batting Avg

1 Gee Walker 0.323 2 Charlie Gehringer 0.298 3 John Stone 0.297 4 Ray Hayworth 0.293 5 Earl Webb 0.287

Home Runs

1 Charlie Gehringer 19 2 John Stone 17 3 Billy Rogell 9 4 Gee Walker 8 5 Heinie Schuble 5

RBI

1 John Stone 108 2 Charlie Gehringer 107 3 Gee Walker 78 4 Harry Davis 74 5 Billy Rogell 61
1932 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Gehringer 152 618 112 184 44 11 19 107 68 34 9 0.298
Harry Davis 141 590 92 159 32 13 4 74 60 53 12 0.269
John Stone 145 582 106 173 35 12 17 108 58 64 2 0.297
Billy Rogell 144 554 88 150 29 6 9 61 50 38 14 0.271
Gee Walker 127 480 71 155 32 6 8 78 13 38 30 0.323
Heinie Schuble 102 340 58 92 20 6 5 52 24 37 14 0.271
Ray Hayworth 109 338 41 99 20 2 2 44 31 22 1 0.293
Earl Webb 88 338 49 97 19 8 3 51 39 18 1 0.287
Billy Rhiel 85 250 30 70 13 3 3 38 17 23 2 0.280
Jo-Jo White 80 208 25 54 6 3 2 21 22 19 6 0.260
Roy Johnson 49 195 33 49 14 2 3 22 20 26 7 0.251
Nolen Richardson 69 155 13 34 5 2 0 12 9 13 5 0.219
Muddy Ruel 51 136 10 32 4 2 0 18 17 6 1 0.235
Earl Whitehill 33 90 9 22 4 0 0 7 4 19 0 0.244
Whit Wyatt 43 78 7 15 2 0 2 9 2 16 0 0.192
Vic Sorrell 33 76 7 9 0 1 0 8 8 18 0 0.118
Gene Desautels 28 72 8 17 2 0 0 2 13 11 0 0.236
Tommy Bridges 34 67 5 11 1 1 0 4 7 24 0 0.164
Elon Hogsett 48 57 11 14 2 0 2 5 4 18 0 0.246
George Uhle 38 55 2 10 3 1 0 4 6 5 0 0.182
Bill Lawrence 25 46 10 10 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 0.217
Frank Doljack 8 26 5 10 1 0 1 7 2 2 1 0.385
Buck Marrow 18 19 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.158
Izzy Goldstein 16 17 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.294
Dale Alexander 23 16 0 4 0 0 0 4 6 2 0 0.250
Art Herring 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Rip Sewell 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
George Susce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1932

ERA

1 Tommy Bridges 3.36 2 Elon Hogsett 3.54 3 Vic Sorrell 4.03 4 Izzy Goldstein 4.47 5 George Uhle 4.48

Wins

1 Earl Whitehill 16 2 Tommy Bridges 14 3 Vic Sorrell 14 4 Elon Hogsett 11 5 Whit Wyatt 9

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Bridges 108 2 Vic Sorrell 84 3 Whit Wyatt 82 4 Earl Whitehill 81 5 Elon Hogsett 56
1932 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Whitehill 16 12 4.54 33 31 0 244.0 255 123 93 81
Vic Sorrell 14 14 4.03 32 31 0 234.1 234 105 77 84
Whit Wyatt 9 13 5.03 43 22 1 205.2 228 115 102 82
Tommy Bridges 14 12 3.36 34 26 1 201.0 174 75 119 108
Elon Hogsett 11 9 3.54 47 15 7 178.0 201 70 66 56
George Uhle 6 6 4.48 33 15 5 146.2 152 73 42 51
Buck Marrow 2 5 4.81 18 7 1 63.2 70 34 29 31
Izzy Goldstein 3 2 4.47 16 6 0 56.1 63 28 41 14
Art Herring 1 2 5.24 12 0 2 22.1 25 13 15 12
Rip Sewell 0 0 12.66 5 0 0 10.2 19 15 8 2

👥 Roster (28)

Dale Alexander Tommy Bridges Harry Davis Gene Desautels Frank Doljack Charlie Gehringer Izzy Goldstein Ray Hayworth Art Herring Elon Hogsett Roy Johnson Bill Lawrence +16 more

28 players

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The 1932 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1932 Detroit Tigers won 76 games and lost 75, ending up 5th in the AL. With 799 runs scored and 787 given up, the 1932 differential was +12. Against a league average of .276, the 1932 Detroit Tigers batted .273. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.30 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.48. The 1932 Detroit Tigers scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (799 against 804).

Attendance at Navin Field totaled 469,411 for the year. The home run leader was Charlie Gehringer, who hit 19. John Stone led in RBI with 108. Earl Whitehill led the pitchers with 16 wins. The strikeout leader was Tommy Bridges with 108. The roster section lists 28 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1932 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1932 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1932 Detroit Tigers finished 76-75 (.503 win pct).
Who led the 1932 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Charlie Gehringer led the 1932 Detroit Tigers with 19 home runs.
What was the 1932 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1932 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.30.
Did the 1932 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1932 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1932 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1932 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1932 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Gehringer (19 HR, 107 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (16-12, 4.54 ERA).
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