1932 St. Louis Cardinals season

Summary

The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 51st season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 41st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished sixth in the National League. This was the first season to feature numbers on the back of the Cardinals' uniforms.

1932 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
BallparkSportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record72–82 (.468)
League place6th
OwnersSam Breadon
General managersBranch Rickey
ManagersGabby Street
RadioKMOX
(France Laux)
KWK
(Thomas Patrick, John Harrington)
← 1931 Seasons 1933 →

Offseason edit

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 90 64 0.584 53–24 37–40
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 68 0.558 4 45–31 41–37
Brooklyn Dodgers 81 73 0.526 9 44–34 37–39
Philadelphia Phillies 78 76 0.506 12 45–32 33–44
Boston Braves 77 77 0.500 13 44–33 33–44
St. Louis Cardinals 72 82 0.468 18 42–35 30–47
New York Giants 72 82 0.468 18 37–40 35–42
Cincinnati Reds 60 94 0.390 30 33–44 27–50

Record vs. opponents edit


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 15–7 8–14 9–13 11–11 11–11 10–12 13–9–1
Brooklyn 7–15 10–12 15–7 15–7 8–14 12–10 14–8
Chicago 14–8 12–10 12–10 15–7 16–6 9–13 12–10
Cincinnati 13–9 7–15 10–12 7–15 9–13 8–14 6–16–1
New York 11–11 7–15 7–15 15–7 11–11 7–15 14–8
Philadelphia 11–11 14–8 6–16 13–9 11–11 14–8 9–13
Pittsburgh 12–10 10–12 13–9 14–8 15–7 8–14 14–8
St. Louis 9–13–1 8–14 10–12 16–6–1 8–14 13–9 8–14 — Roster edit
1932 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 Gus Mancuso 103 310 88 .284 5 43
1B Ripper Collins 149 549 153 .279 21 91
2B Frankie Frisch 115 486 142 .292 3 60
SS Charlie Gelbert 122 455 122 .268 1 45
3B Jake Flowers 67 247 63 .255 2 18
OF Pepper Martin 85 323 77 .238 4 34
OF George Watkins 127 458 143 .312 9 63
OF Ernie Orsatti 101 375 126 .336 2 44

Other batters edit

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
Jim Bottomley 91 311 92 .296 11 48
Jimmie Reese 90 309 82 .265 2 26
Jimmie Wilson 92 274 68 .248 2 28
Ray Blades 80 201 46 .229 3 29
Sparky Adams 31 127 35 .276 0 13
George Puccinelli 31 108 30 .278 3 11
Joe Medwick 26 106 37 .349 2 12
Charlie Wilson 24 96 19 .198 1 2
Harvey Hendrick 28 72 18 .250 1 5
Ray Pepper 21 57 14 .246 0 7
Eddie Delker 20 42 5 .119 0 2
Bill DeLancey 8 26 5 .192 0 2
Ray Cunningham 11 22 4 .182 0 0
Joel Hunt 12 21 4 .190 0 3
Rube Bressler 10 19 3 .158 0 2
Wattie Holm 11 17 3 .176 0 1
Mike González 17 14 2 .143 0 3
Hod Ford 1 2 0 .000 0 0
Skeeter Webb 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dizzy Dean 46 286.0 18 15 3.30 191
Paul Derringer 39 233.1 11 14 4.05 78
Bill Hallahan 25 176.1 12 7 3.11 108
Syl Johnson 32 164.2 5 14 4.92 70
Flint Rhem 6 50.0 4 2 3.06 18

Other pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Tex Carleton 44 196.1 10 13 4.08 113
Jesse Haines 20 85.1 3 5 4.75 27
Ray Starr 3 20.0 1 1 2.70 6
Jim Winford 4 8.1 1 1 6.48 4

Relief pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Allyn Stout 36 4 5 1 4.40 32
Jim Lindsey 33 3 3 4 4.94 31
Bill Sherdel 3 0 0 0 4.76 1
Benny Frey 2 0 2 0 12.00 0
Dick Terwilliger 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
Bud Teachout 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Farm system edit

Level Team League Manager
AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Nemo Leibold and Billy Southworth
AA Rochester Red Wings International League Billy Southworth and Specs Toporcer
A Houston Buffaloes Texas League Joe Schultz Sr.
A Denver Bears Western League Earl Smith
B Elmira Red Birds New York–Pennsylvania League Jack Bentley and Clay Hopper
B Danville Veterans Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Elmer Yoter and Wattie Holm
B Greensboro Patriots Piedmont League Fred Myers
B Mobile Red Warriors Southeastern League Clay Hopper
C Springfield Cardinals Western Association Eddie Dyer
D Monroe Twins Cotton States League Pop Kitchens and Clay Hopper
D Keokuk Indians Mississippi Valley League Bob Rice

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greensboro, Springfield
Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League folded, July 15; Southeastern League folded, May 21; Cotton States League folded, July 13, 1932
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References edit

  1. ^ Carey Selph at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links edit

  • 1932 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
  • 1932 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac