1932 St. Louis Browns season explained

St. Louis Browns
Season:	1932
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Sportsman's Park
City:	St. Louis, Missouri
Record:	63–91 (.409)
League Place:	6th
Owners:	Phil Ball
Managers:	Bill Killefer
Radio:	KMOX (France Laux)

The 1932 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 27, 1932: Red Kress was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox for Bruce Campbell and Bump Hadley.^[1]
• September 9, 1932: Chad Kimsey was purchased from the Browns by the Chicago White Sox.^[2]

Roster

1932 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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
C		126	438	138	.315	2	65
1B		150	617	188	.305	11	70
2B		154	612	148	.242	3	66
SS		152	568	159	.280	4	63
3B		81	303	92	.304	0	42
OF		146	565	166	.294	9	73
OF		150	572	171	.299	17	104
OF		139	593	169	.285	14	85

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
	53	193	50	.259	3	26
	54	139	35	.252	0	15
	34	134	38	.284	1	8
	31	68	16	.235	0	13
	25	62	20	.323	0	5
	14	52	9	.173	2	9
	27	30	4	.133	1	3
	15	24	5	.208	0	3
	18	22	4	.182	0	2
	19	13	2	.154	0	2
	1	1	0	.000	0	1

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
	41	259.2	15	19	4.61	86
	42	258.1	14	14	4.70	80
	40	229.2	13	20	5.53	132

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
	52	206.2	7	12	4.53	79
	35	108.1	1	12	6.48	29
	24	97.0	3	7	5.57	35
	9	61.0	5	3	3.10	14

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
	33	4	2	3	4.02	13
	23	1	2	1	6.97	23
	5	0	0	0	5.40	5

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rock Island
Wichita Falls transferred to Longview and renamed, May 20; Fort Smith franchise transferred to Muskogee and renamed, July 1, 1932^[3]

References

• 1932 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1932 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kressre01.shtml Red Kress page at Baseball-Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kimsech01.shtml Chad Kimsey page at Baseball-Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997