1932 St. Louis Cardinals season
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 6th in the National League.
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Record | 72–82 (.468) |
League place | 6th |
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Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
Manager(s) | Gabby Street |
Local radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Thomas Patrick, John Harrington) |
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Offseason
- September 30, 1931: Carey Selph was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago White Sox in the 1931 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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
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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 |
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OF | George Watkins | 127 | 458 | 143 | .312 | 9 | 63 |
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 |
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Ray Blades | 80 | 201 | 46 | .229 | 3 | 29 |
Ray Pepper | 21 | 57 | 14 | .246 | 0 | 7 |
Mike González | 17 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
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Dizzy Dean | 46 | 286 | 18 | 15 | 3.30 | 191 |
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 |
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Tex Carleton | 44 | 196.1 | 10 | 13 | 4.08 | 113 |
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 |
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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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[2]
References
- Carey Selph at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007