1932 New York Yankees season
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1932 New York Yankees season
| 1932 New York Yankees 1932 American League Champions 1932 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert | |
| Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy | |
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The 1932 New York Yankees season was the team's 30th season in New York, and its 32nd season overall. The team finished with a record of 107-47, winning their seventh pennant, finishing 13 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by future Hall of Famer Joe McCarthy. A record nine future Hall of Famers played on the team (Earle Combs, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Tony Lazzeri, Herb Pennock, Red Ruffing, Babe Ruth, Joe Sewell).
The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they swept the Chicago Cubs.
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Regular season
- June 3, 1932: Lou Gehrig became the first player in the 20th century to hit four home runs in one game.[1]
- June 3, 1932: Tony Lazzeri had a natural cycle (hit a single, double, triple and home run in that order) that was also completed with a grand slam.[2] This event is often overlooked because it was the same game in which Lou Gehrig hit four home runs.
Miller Huggins
On May 30, 1932, the Yankees dedicated a monument to their former manager, Miller Huggins. Huggins was the first of many Yankees personnel granted this honor. The monument was placed in front of the flagpole in center field at Yankee Stadium. an area which eventually became "Monument Park," dedicated in 1976. The monument calls Huggins "A splendid character who made priceless contributions to baseball."
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 107 | 47 | .695 | -- |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 94 | 60 | .610 | 13 |
| Washington Senators | 93 | 61 | .603 | 14 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 65 | .572 | 19 |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 75 | .503 | 29½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | .409 | 44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 49 | 102 | .325 | 56½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bill Dickey | 108 | 423 | 131 | .310 | 15 | 84 |
| 1B | Lou Gehrig | 156 | 596 | 208 | .349 | 34 | 151 |
| 2B | Tony Lazzeri | 142 | 510 | 153 | .300 | 15 | 113 |
| 3B | Joe Sewell | 125 | 503 | 137 | .272 | 11 | 68 |
| SS | Frankie Crosetti | 116 | 398 | 96 | .241 | 5 | 57 |
| OF | Ben Chapman | 151 | 581 | 174 | .299 | 10 | 107 |
| OF | Earle Combs | 144 | 591 | 190 | .321 | 9 | 65 |
| OF | Babe Ruth | 133 | 457 | 156 | .341 | 41 | 137 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Lyn Lary | 91 | 280 | 65 | .232 | 3 | 39 |
| Sammy Byrd | 105 | 209 | 62 | .297 | 8 | 30 |
| Art Jorgens | 56 | 151 | 33 | .219 | 2 | 19 |
| Doc Farrell | 26 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 0 | 4 |
| Myril Hoag | 46 | 54 | 20 | .370 | 1 | 7 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | 20 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 0 | 5 |
| Eddie Phillips | 9 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 2 | 4 |
| Joe Glenn | 6 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Schalk | 3 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Cooke | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Lefty Gomez | 37 | 265.1 | 14 | 9 | 4.21 | 176 |
| Red Ruffing | 35 | 259 | 18 | 7 | 3.09 | 190 |
| George Pipgras | 32 | 219 | 16 | 9 | 4.19 | 111 |
| Herb Pennock | 38 | 146.2 | 9 | 5 | 4.60 | 54 |
| Danny MacFayden | 17 | 121.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.93 | 53 |
| Hank Johnson | 5 | 31.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.88 | 27 |
| Charlie Devens | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Johnny Allen | 33 | 192 | 17 | 4 | 3.70 | 109 |
| Jumbo Brown | 19 | 55.2 | 5 | 2 | 4.53 | 31 |
| Gordon Rhodes | 10 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 7.88 | 15 |
| Ivy Andrews | 7 | 24.2 | 2 | 1 | 1.82 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ed Wells | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.26 | 13 |
| Wilcy Moore | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.52 | 8 |
| Johnny Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 |
1932 World Series
Main article: 1932 World Series
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
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| 1 | September 28 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | New York Yankees | 12 | 1-0 | 41,459 | |
| 2 | September 29 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | New York Yankees | 5 | 2-0 | 50,709 | |
| 3 | October 1 | New York Yankees | 7 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 3-0 | 49,986 | |
| 4 | October 2 | New York Yankees | 13 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 4-0 | 49,844 | |
| New York Yankees win 4-0 | ||||||||
Babe Ruth's called shot
Babe Ruth's called shot was the home run hit by Babe Ruth in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. During the at bat, Ruth made a pointing gesture, which existing film confirms, but the exact nature of his gesture is ambiguous. Although neither fully confirmed nor refuted, the story goes that Ruth pointed to the center field bleachers during the at bat. It was supposedly a declaration that he would hit a home run to this part of the park. On the next pitch, Ruth hit a home run to center field.
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Newark Bears | International League | Al Mamaux |
| A | Springfield Rifles | Eastern League | Billy Meyer |
| B | Erie Sailors | Central League | Chief Bender and Bill McCorry |
| B | Binghamton Triplets | New York-Pennsylvania League | Heinie Groh and Billy Meyer |
| C | Cumberland Colts | Middle Atlantic League | Leo Mackey |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark
Eastern League folded, July 17, 1932
Notes
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml
References
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| Preceded by Philadelphia Athletics 1931 |
American League Champions New York Yankees 1932 |
Succeeded by Washington Senators 1933 |
| Preceded by St. Louis Cardinals 1931 |
World Series Champions New York Yankees 1932 |
Succeeded by New York Giants 1933 |
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