1932 St. Louis Cardinals

72-82 • .468 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals went 72-82 (.468) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 684 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ripper Collins (21 HR, 91 RBI) and Dizzy Dean (18-15, 3.30 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

72 Wins
82 Losses
.468 Win %
6th Rank
684 R 717 RA
Diff -33

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684 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
-33 Run Diff
330K Attendance

📈 vs. 1932 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 3% below the 1932 league average (.276)
OBP .323 1% below the 1932 league average (.327)
SLG .385 3% below the 1932 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.97 2% worse than the 1932 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 684 4% below the 1932 league average (710 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 330,494
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Avg per Game 4,183

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1932

Batting Avg

1 Joe Medwick 0.349 2 Ernie Orsatti 0.336 3 George Watkins 0.312 4 Jim Bottomley 0.296 5 Frankie Frisch 0.292

Home Runs

1 Ripper Collins 21 2 Jim Bottomley 11 3 George Watkins 9 4 Gus Mancuso 5 5 Pepper Martin 4

RBI

1 Ripper Collins 91 2 George Watkins 63 3 Frankie Frisch 60 4 Jim Bottomley 48 5 Charlie Gelbert 45
1932 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ripper Collins 149 549 82 153 28 8 21 91 38 67 4 0.279
Frankie Frisch 115 486 59 142 26 2 3 60 25 13 18 0.292
George Watkins 127 458 67 143 35 3 9 63 45 46 18 0.312
Charlie Gelbert 122 455 60 122 28 9 1 45 39 30 8 0.268
Ernie Orsatti 101 375 44 126 27 6 2 44 18 29 5 0.336
Pepper Martin 85 323 47 77 19 6 4 34 30 31 9 0.238
Jim Bottomley 91 311 45 92 16 3 11 48 25 32 2 0.296
Gus Mancuso 103 310 25 88 23 1 5 43 30 15 0 0.284
Jimmie Reese 90 309 38 82 15 0 2 26 20 19 4 0.265
Jimmie Wilson 92 274 36 68 16 2 2 28 15 18 9 0.248
Jake Flowers 67 247 35 63 11 1 2 18 31 18 7 0.255
Ray Blades 80 201 35 46 10 1 3 29 34 31 2 0.229
Sparky Adams 31 127 22 35 3 1 0 13 14 5 0 0.276
George Puccinelli 31 108 17 30 8 0 3 11 12 13 1 0.278
Joe Medwick 26 106 13 37 12 1 2 12 2 10 3 0.349
Dizzy Dean 47 97 10 25 5 0 2 12 0 10 0 0.258
Charlie Wilson 24 96 7 19 3 3 1 2 3 8 0 0.198
Paul Derringer 39 73 8 13 4 0 0 4 2 11 0 0.178
Harvey Hendrick 28 72 8 18 2 0 1 5 5 9 0 0.250
Tex Carleton 44 60 5 9 0 0 1 6 1 18 0 0.150
Ray Pepper 21 57 3 14 2 1 0 7 5 13 1 0.246
Bill Hallahan 28 56 3 12 2 1 0 2 5 12 1 0.214
Syl Johnson 32 51 0 10 1 0 0 5 0 13 0 0.196
Eddie Delker 20 42 1 5 4 0 0 2 8 7 0 0.119
Jesse Haines 20 27 1 5 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0.185
Bill DeLancey 8 26 1 5 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0.192
Ray Cunningham 11 22 4 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.182
Joel Hunt 12 21 0 4 1 0 0 3 4 3 0 0.190
Jim Lindsey 33 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Allyn Stout 36 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.100
Rube Bressler 10 19 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.158
Wattie Holm 11 17 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.176
Flint Rhem 6 16 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.188
Mike Gonzalez 17 14 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.143
Ray Starr 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Jim Winford 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.667
Horace Ford 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Benny Frey 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Sherdel 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dick Terwilliger 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bud Teachout 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Skeeter Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1932

ERA

1 Flint Rhem 3.06 2 Bill Hallahan 3.11 3 Dizzy Dean 3.30 4 Paul Derringer 4.05 5 Tex Carleton 4.08

Wins

1 Dizzy Dean 18 2 Bill Hallahan 12 3 Paul Derringer 11 4 Tex Carleton 10 5 Syl Johnson 5

Strikeouts

1 Dizzy Dean 191 2 Tex Carleton 113 3 Bill Hallahan 108 4 Paul Derringer 78 5 Syl Johnson 70
1932 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dizzy Dean 18 15 3.30 46 33 2 286.0 280 105 102 191
Paul Derringer 11 14 4.05 39 30 0 233.1 296 105 67 78
Tex Carleton 10 13 4.08 44 22 0 196.1 198 89 70 113
Bill Hallahan 12 7 3.11 25 22 1 176.1 169 61 69 108
Syl Johnson 5 14 4.92 32 22 2 164.2 199 90 35 70
Jim Lindsey 3 3 4.94 33 5 3 89.1 96 49 38 31
Jesse Haines 3 5 4.75 20 10 0 85.1 116 45 16 27
Allyn Stout 4 5 4.40 36 3 1 73.2 87 36 28 32
Flint Rhem 4 2 3.06 6 6 0 50.0 48 17 10 18
Ray Starr 1 1 2.70 3 2 0 20.0 19 6 10 6
Jim Winford 1 1 6.48 4 1 0 8.1 9 6 5 4
Bill Sherdel 0 0 4.76 3 0 0 5.2 7 3 1 1
Benny Frey 0 2 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 6 4 2 0
Dick Terwilliger 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 2 2
Bud Teachout 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (42)

Sparky Adams Ray Blades Jim Bottomley Rube Bressler Tex Carleton Ripper Collins Ray Cunningham Bill DeLancey Dizzy Dean Eddie Delker Paul Derringer Jake Flowers +30 more

42 players

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The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals won 72 games and lost 82, ending up 6th in the NL. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 684 runs and allowed 717, a run differential of -33. The team batting average of .268 was 3% below the 1932 league mark of .276. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.97 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.88.

The 684 runs scored compare with a league average of 710 per club, 4% fewer. Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 330,494 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Ripper Collins, who hit 21. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dizzy Dean (18). The 1932 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals finished 72-82 (.468 win pct).
Who led the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ripper Collins led the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals with 21 home runs.
What was the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ripper Collins (21 HR, 91 RBI) and Dizzy Dean (18-15, 3.30 ERA).
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