1932 Philadelphia Athletics

94-60 • .610 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics went 94-60 (.610) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 981 runs, allowed 752, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (58 HR, 169 RBI) and Lefty Grove (25-10, 2.84 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

94 Wins
60 Losses
.610 Win %
2nd Rank
981 R 752 RA
Diff +229

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981 Runs Scored
752 Runs Allowed
+229 Run Diff
405K Attendance

📈 vs. 1932 AL Average

Batting Avg .290 5% above the 1932 league average (.276)
OBP .366 6% above the 1932 league average (.345)
SLG .456 13% above the 1932 league average (.404)
Team ERA 4.45 1% better than the 1932 league average (4.48)
Runs Scored 981 22% above the 1932 league average (804 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 405,000
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Avg per Game 5,259

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1932

Batting Avg

1 Jimmie Foxx 0.364 2 Ed Coleman 0.342 3 Doc Cramer 0.336 4 Al Simmons 0.322 5 Mule Haas 0.305

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 58 2 Al Simmons 35 3 Mickey Cochrane 23 4 Eric McNair 18 5 Jimmy Dykes 7

RBI

1 Jimmie Foxx 169 2 Al Simmons 151 3 Mickey Cochrane 112 4 Eric McNair 95 5 Jimmy Dykes 90
1932 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Simmons 154 670 144 216 28 9 35 151 47 76 4 0.322
Jimmie Foxx 154 585 151 213 33 9 58 169 116 96 3 0.364
Jimmy Dykes 153 558 71 148 29 5 7 90 77 65 8 0.265
Mule Haas 143 558 91 170 28 5 6 65 62 49 1 0.305
Eric McNair 135 554 87 158 47 3 18 95 28 29 8 0.285
Mickey Cochrane 139 518 118 152 35 4 23 112 100 22 0 0.293
Max Bishop 114 409 89 104 24 2 5 37 110 43 2 0.254
Doc Cramer 92 384 73 129 27 6 3 46 17 27 3 0.336
Bing Miller 95 305 40 90 17 4 7 58 20 11 7 0.295
Dib Williams 62 215 30 54 10 1 4 24 22 23 0 0.251
Lefty Grove 44 107 10 18 1 0 4 12 5 51 0 0.168
Rube Walberg 41 94 8 16 2 0 0 8 5 16 0 0.170
George Earnshaw 36 91 10 26 4 1 0 9 0 12 0 0.286
Roy Mahaffey 37 87 7 15 1 1 1 6 3 37 0 0.172
Johnnie Heving 33 77 14 21 6 1 0 10 7 6 0 0.273
Ed Coleman 26 73 13 25 7 1 1 13 1 6 1 0.342
Oscar Roettger 26 60 7 14 1 0 0 6 5 4 0 0.233
Tony Freitas 23 54 7 8 1 0 0 3 8 22 0 0.148
Ed Madjeski 17 35 4 8 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.229
Joe Boley 10 34 2 7 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 0.206
Eddie Rommel 17 20 5 6 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0.300
Lew Krausse 20 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0.133
Sugar Cain 10 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.250
John Jones 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Al Reiss 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.200
Jimmie DeShong 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Tim McKeithan 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Joe Bowman 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ed Cihocki 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Irv Stein 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1932

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 2.84 2 Tony Freitas 3.83 3 Lew Krausse 4.58 4 Rube Walberg 4.73 5 George Earnshaw 4.77

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 25 2 George Earnshaw 19 3 Rube Walberg 17 4 Roy Mahaffey 13 5 Tony Freitas 12

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 188 2 George Earnshaw 109 3 Roy Mahaffey 106 4 Rube Walberg 96 5 Tony Freitas 31
1932 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Grove 25 10 2.84 44 30 7 291.2 269 92 79 188
Rube Walberg 17 10 4.73 41 34 1 272.0 305 143 103 96
George Earnshaw 19 13 4.77 36 33 0 245.1 262 130 94 109
Roy Mahaffey 13 13 5.09 37 28 0 222.2 245 126 96 106
Tony Freitas 12 5 3.83 23 18 0 150.1 150 64 48 31
Eddie Rommel 1 2 5.51 17 0 2 65.1 84 40 18 16
Lew Krausse 4 1 4.58 20 3 0 57.0 64 29 24 16
Sugar Cain 3 4 5.00 10 6 0 45.0 42 25 28 24
Tim McKeithan 0 1 7.11 4 2 0 12.2 18 10 5 0
Joe Bowman 0 1 8.18 7 0 0 11.0 14 10 6 4
Jimmie DeShong 0 0 11.70 6 0 0 10.0 17 13 9 5
Irv Stein 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 4 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Max Bishop Joe Boley Joe Bowman Sugar Cain Ed Cihocki Mickey Cochrane Ed Coleman Doc Cramer Jimmie DeShong Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Jimmie Foxx +18 more

30 players

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The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics won 94 games and lost 60, ending up 2nd in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 981 runs and allowed 752, a run differential of +229. The team batting average of .290 was 5% above the 1932 league mark of .276. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.45 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.48. The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics outscored the average club by 22% (981 against 804).

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 405,000 fans came through the gates. For power, Jimmie Foxx led the way with 58 homers. The hits leader was Al Simmons with 216. On the mound, Lefty Grove won 25 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics finished 94-60 (.610 win pct).
Who led the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics with 58 home runs.
What was the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.45.
Did the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmie Foxx (58 HR, 169 RBI) and Lefty Grove (25-10, 2.84 ERA).
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