1932 St. Louis Cardinals season

1932 St. Louis Cardinals
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1932 Information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Gabby Street
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux)
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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 6th in the National League.

Offseason

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

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	90	64	--	.584
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	68	4	.558
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	73	9	.526
Philadelphia Phillies	78	76	12	.506
Boston Braves	77	77	13	.500
New York Giants	72	82	18	.468
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	18	.468
Cincinnati Reds	60	94	30	.390

Roster

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 ?? Buzzy Wares

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
OF	Watkins, GeorgeGeorge 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
Blades, RayRay Blades	80	201	46	.229	3	29
Pepper, RayRay Pepper	21	57	14	.246	0	7
González, MikeMike 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
Dean, DizzyDizzy 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
Carleton, TexTex 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

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

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, 1933

External links

• 1932 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1932 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com