1932 National League

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The 1932 season of the National League was the fifty-seventh season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 Chicago Cubs 154 90 64 0 .584 -.- 720 (4.68) 633 (4.11) 0.278 0.327 0.392 3.44 0.973
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 86 68 0 .558 4.0 701 (4.55) 711 (4.62) 0.285 0.329 0.395 3.75 0.969
3 Brooklyn Dodgers 154 81 73 0 .526 9.0 752 (4.88) 747 (4.85) 0.283 0.331 0.420 4.27 0.971
4 Philadelphia Phillies 154 78 76 0 .506 12.0 844 (5.48) 796 (5.17) 0.292 0.345 0.442 4.47 0.968
5 Boston Braves 155 77 77 1 .497 13.0 649 (4.19) 655 (4.23) 0.265 0.309 0.366 3.53 0.976
6 St. Louis Cardinals 156 72 82 2 .462 18.0 684 (4.38) 717 (4.60) 0.269 0.321 0.385 3.97 0.972
7 New York Giants 154 72 82 0 .468 18.0 755 (4.90) 706 (4.58) 0.276 0.319 0.406 3.83 0.969
8 Cincinnati Reds 155 60 94 1 .387 30.0 575 (3.71) 715 (4.61) 0.263 0.317 0.362 3.79 0.971

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played 10 players tied 154
At Bats Hughie Critz New York Giants 659
Runs Scored Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies 152
Hits Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies 226
Doubles Paul Waner Pittsburgh Pirates 62
Triples Babe Herman Cincinnati Reds 19
Home Runs Chuck Klein
Mel Ott
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
38
Total Bases Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies 420
Runs Batted In Don Hurst Philadelphia Phillies 143
Stolen Bases Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies 20
Walks Mel Ott New York Giants 100
Hit by Pitch George Watkins St. Louis Cardinals 8
Strikeouts Hack Wilson Brooklyn Dodgers 85
Sacrifice Hits Dick Bartell Philadelphia Phillies 35
Batting Average Lefty O'Doul Brooklyn Dodgers 0.368
On-Base Percentage Mel Ott New York Giants 0.424
Slugging Percentage Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies 0.646
On-Base plus Slugging Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies 1.050
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Mel Ott New York Giants 174

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Lon Warneke Chicago Cubs 22
Losses Ownie Carroll Cincinnati Reds 19
Win-Loss Percentage Lon Warneke Chicago Cubs 0.786
Appearances Larry French Pittsburgh Pirates 47
Games Started Watty Clark Brooklyn Dodgers 36
Complete Games Red Lucas Cincinnati Reds 28
Shutouts Dizzy Dean
Steve Swetonic
Lon Warneke
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
4
Games Finished Jack Quinn Brooklyn Dodgers 31
Saves Jack Quinn Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Innings Pitched Dizzy Dean St. Louis Cardinals 286.0
Batters Faced Dizzy Dean St. Louis Cardinals 1203
Hits Allowed Larry French Pittsburgh Pirates 301
Home Runs Allowed Bill Walker New York Giants 23
Base-on-Balls Allowed Van Mungo Brooklyn Dodgers 115
Hit Batsmen Ownie Carroll Cincinnati Reds 9
Strikeouts Dizzy Dean St. Louis Cardinals 191
Wild Pitches Paul Derringer St. Louis Cardinals 9
Balks Phil Collins
Dizzy Dean
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
2
Runs Allowed Paul Derringer St. Louis Cardinals 133
Earned Runs Allowed Freddie Fitzsimmons New York Giants 117
Earned Run Average Lon Warneke Chicago Cubs 2.37
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Carl Hubbell New York Giants 1.056

Postseason[edit]

In the World Series, the National League champion Chicago Cubs were defeated by the American League's New York Yankees, 4 games to 0.

Award winners[edit]

The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Chuck Klein, an outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies. In the award's voting, he had 78 out of a possible 80 points and 6 first place votes.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

Further Reading[edit]

  • 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