1932 St. Louis Browns season
| 1932 St. Louis Browns | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 63–91 (.409) |
| League place | 6th |
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| Owner(s) | Phil Ball |
| Manager(s) | Bill Killefer |
| Local radio |
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The 1932 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses.
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 107 | 47 | .695 | -- |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 94 | 60 | .610 | 13 |
| Washington Senators | 93 | 61 | .603 | 14 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 65 | .572 | 19 |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 75 | .503 | 29½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | .409 | 44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 49 | 102 | .325 | 56½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 4–18 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 7–15 | 5–17 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–12 | — | 7–14–1 | 8–12 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 4–18 | |||||
| Cleveland | 18–4 | 14–7–1 | — | 11–10 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 16–6 | 12–8 | 10–11 | — | 5–17–2 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | |||||
| New York | 17–5 | 17–5 | 15–7 | 17–5–2 | — | 14–8 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 18–4 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 8–14 | — | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 14–8 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 17–5 | 18–4 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 27, 1932: Red Kress was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox for Bruce Campbell and Bump Hadley.[1]
- September 9, 1932: Chad Kimsey was purchased from the Browns by the Chicago White Sox.[2]
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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| 1B | Burns, JackJack Burns | 150 | 617 | 188 | .305 | 11 | 70 |
| OF | Campbell, BruceBruce Campbell | 139 | 593 | 169 | .285 | 14 | 85 |
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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| Jenkins, TomTom Jenkins | 25 | 62 | 20 | .323 | 0 | 5 |
| Kress, RedRed Kress | 14 | 52 | 9 | .173 | 2 | 9 |
| McLaughlin, JimJim McLaughlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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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| Blaeholder, GeorgeGeorge Blaeholder | 42 | 258.1 | 14 | 14 | 4.70 | 80 |
| Hadley, BumpBump Hadley | 40 | 229.2 | 13 | 20 | 5.53 | 132 |
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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| Gray, SamSam Gray | 52 | 206.2 | 7 | 12 | 4.53 | 79 |
| Fischer, CarlCarl Fischer | 24 | 97 | 3 | 7 | 5.57 | 35 |
| Coffman, DickDick Coffman | 9 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 3.10 | 14 |
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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| Kimsey, ChadChad Kimsey | 33 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4.02 | 13 |
| Cooney, BobBob Cooney | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.97 | 23 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Wichita Falls Spudders/Longview Cannibals | Texas League | Hank Severeid |
| C | Fort Smith Twins/Muskogee Chiefs | Western Association | Jerry Mallett and Runt Marr |
| D | Rock Island Islanders | Mississippi Valley League | George Young and Riley Parker |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rock Island
Wichita Falls transferred to Longview and renamed, May 20; Fort Smith franchise transferred to Muskogee and renamed, July 1, 1932[3]
Notes
- ↑ Red Kress page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Chad Kimsey page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
- 1932 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1932 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com