1932 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1932 St. Louis Cardinals

League| National League
Ballpark| Sportsman's Park
City| St. Louis, Missouri
Record| 72–82 (.468)
League place| 6th
Owners| Sam Breadon
General managers| Branch Rickey
Managers| Gabby Street
Radio| KMOX
(France Laux)
KWK
(Thomas Patrick, John Harrington)
| <- 1931 | Seasons | 1933 ->

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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.

## Offseason

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* September 30, 1931: Carey Selph was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago White Sox in the 1931 rule 5 draft.[1]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64  | .584  | —  | 53‍–‍24  | 37‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68  | .558  | 4  | 45‍–‍31  | 41‍–‍37
Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 73  | .526  | 9  | 44‍–‍34  | 37‍–‍39
Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 76  | .506  | 12  | 45‍–‍32  | 33‍–‍44
Boston Braves | 77 | 77  | .500  | 13  | 44‍–‍33  | 33‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82  | .468  | 18  | 42‍–‍35  | 30‍–‍47
New York Giants | 72 | 82  | .468  | 18  | 37‍–‍40  | 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94  | .390  | 30  | 33‍–‍44  | 27‍–‍50

### Record vs. opponents

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1932 National League record

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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

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1932 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster
Pitchers

* 18 Tex Carleton
* 17 Dizzy Dean
* 20 Paul Derringer
* \-- Benny Frey
* 16 Jesse Haines
* 22 Bill Hallahan
* 23 Syl Johnson
* 19 Jim Lindsey
* \-- Flint Rhem
* \-- Bill Sherdel
* \-- Ray Starr
* 21 Allyn Stout
* \-- Bud Teachout
* 31 Dick Terwilliger
* \-- Jim Winford

|  | Catchers

* \-- Bill DeLancey
* 15 Mike González
* 14 Gus Mancuso
* 12 Jimmie Wilson

Infielders

* 1 Sparky Adams
* 4 Jim Bottomley
* 8 Ripper Collins
* \-- Ray Cunningham
* \-- Eddie Delker
* 23 Jake Flowers
* \-- Hod Ford
* 3 Frankie Frisch
* 11 Charlie Gelbert
* \-- Harvey Hendrick
* 9 Jimmie Reese
* 1 Skeeter Webb
* 33 Charlie Wilson

|  | Outfielders

* 7 Ray Blades
* 24 Rube Bressler
* 24 Wattie Holm
* \-- Joel Hunt
* 2 Pepper Martin
* 28 Joe Medwick
* 5 Ernie Orsatti
* 29 Ray Pepper
* 30 George Puccinelli
* 38 George Watkins

|  | Manager

* 25 Gabby Street

Coaches

* 7 Ray Blades
* 26 Buzzy Wares

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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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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

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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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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 | \
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### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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 | 286.0 | 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

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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
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

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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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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

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See also: Minor League Baseball

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

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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

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

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