1932 Chicago Cubs

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1932 Chicago Cubs / Franchise: Chicago Cubs / BR Team Page[edit]

Record: 90-64, Finished 1st in National League (1932 NL)

Clinched Pennant: September 20, 1932, vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Managed by Rogers Hornsby (53-46) and Charlie Grimm (37-18)

Coaches: Red Corriden and Charley O'Leary

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

World Series[edit]

Main article: 1932 World Series
Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Cubs – 6, Yankees – 12 September 28 Yankee Stadium 41,459
2 Cubs – 2, Yankees – 5 September 29 Yankee Stadium 50,709
3 Yankees – 7, Cubs – 5 October 1 Wrigley Field 49,986
4 Yankees – 13, Cubs – 6 October 2 Wrigley Field 49,844

Further Reading[edit]

  • Jack Bales: "The Show Girl and the Shortstop: The Strange Saga of Violet Popovich and Her Shooting of Cub Billy Jurges", The Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 45, Number 2 (Fall 2016), pp. 66-77.
  • Thomas Wolf: The Called Shot: Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2020. ISBN 978-0-8032-5524-1

Newspaper[edit]

  • The Washington Post "40,000 see Cubs clinch flag by beating Pirates" Historicnewspapers.com, September 21, 1932

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