| 1932 MLB season | |
| League: | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | Regular season:World Series: |
| No Of Games: | 154 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 (8 per league) |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Mvp: | AL Jimmie Foxx (PHA) |
| Mvp Link: | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Champ: | New York Yankees |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Champ: | Chicago Cubs |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Finals: | World Series |
| Finals Link: | 1932 World Series |
| Finals Champ: | New York Yankees |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Chicago Cubs |
| Seasonslist: | List of MLB seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1931 Major League Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1931 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1933 Major League Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1933 |
The 1932 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1932. The regular season ended on September 25, with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 29th World Series on September 28 and ended with Game 4 on October 2. The Yankees swept the Cubs in four games.
In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins reverted to their name, the Brooklyn Dodgers.
See also: Major League Baseball schedule. The 1932 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League.
American League Opening Day took place on April 11 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators playing, while National League Opening Day took place the following day. The final day of the regular season was on September 25 and featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which began with the season. The World Series took place between September 28 and October 2.
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | Wilbert Robinson | Max Carey | |
| Donie Bush | Lew Fonseca | ||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jewel Ens | George Gibson |
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shano Collins | Marty McManus | ||
| Chicago Cubs | Rogers Hornsby | Charlie Grimm | |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Bill Terry |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Alexander (BRS/DET) | .367 | ||
| Jimmie Foxx (PHA) | 58 | ||
| Jimmie Foxx (PHA) | 169 | ||
| Jimmie Foxx (PHA) | 151 | ||
| Al Simmons (PHA) | 216 | ||
| SB | Ben Chapman (NYY) | 38 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alvin Crowder (WSH) | 26 | |
| Bump Hadley (SLB/CWS) | 21 | ||
| ERA | Lefty Grove (PHA) | 2.84 | |
| K | Red Ruffing (NYY) | 190 | |
| Alvin Crowder (WSH) | 327.0 | ||
| SV | Firpo Marberry (WSH) | 13 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty O'Doul (BKN) | .368 | ||
| Chuck Klein (PHP) Mel Ott (NYG) | 38 | ||
| Don Hurst (PHP) | 143 | ||
| Chuck Klein (PHP) | 152 | ||
| Chuck Klein (PHP) | 226 | ||
| SB | Chuck Klein (PHP) | 20 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Lon Warneke (CHC) | 22 | |
| Ownie Carroll (CIN) | 19 | ||
| ERA | Lon Warneke (CHC) | 2.37 | |
| K | Dizzy Dean (SLC) | 191 | |
| Dizzy Dean (SLC) | 286.0 | ||
| SV | Jack Quinn (BKN) | 9 |
| Team name | Wins | Home attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs[1] | 90 | 7.1% | 974,688 | -10.3% | 12,658 | |
| New York Yankees[2] | 107 | 13.8% | 962,320 | 5.5% | 12,498 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers[3] | 81 | 2.5% | 681,827 | -9.5% | 8,741 | |
| Boston Braves[4] | 77 | 20.3% | 507,606 | -1.4% | 6,592 | |
| New York Giants[5] | 72 | -17.2% | 484,868 | -40.3% | 6,297 | |
| Cleveland Indians[6] | 87 | 11.5% | 468,953 | -2.9% | 6,090 | |
| Philadelphia Athletics[7] | 94 | -12.1% | 405,500 | -35.4% | 5,266 | |
| Detroit Tigers[8] | 76 | 24.6% | 397,157 | -8.5% | 5,092 | |
| Washington Senators[9] | 93 | 1.1% | 371,396 | -24.6% | 4,823 | |
| Cincinnati Reds[10] | 60 | 3.4% | 356,950 | 35.6% | 4,636 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[11] | 86 | 14.7% | 287,262 | 10.3% | 3,780 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals[12] | 72 | -28.7% | 279,219 | -54.1% | 3,534 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies[13] | 78 | 18.2% | 268,914 | -5.6% | 3,492 | |
| Chicago White Sox[14] | 49 | -12.5% | 233,198 | -42.2% | 3,029 | |
| Boston Red Sox[15] | 43 | -30.6% | 182,150 | -48.1% | 2,366 | |
| St. Louis Browns[16] | 63 | 0.0% | 112,558 | -37.2% | 1,501 |