1932 Detroit Tigers season

1932 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Navin Field (since 1912)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Frank Navin
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local radio	WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson)
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The 1932 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 76–75, 29½ games behind the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

1932 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1932 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 16 Tommy Bridges 21 Izzy Goldstein 18 Art Herring 17 Chief Hogsett 29 Buck Marrow 22 Rip Sewell 11 Vic Sorrell 14 George Uhle 15 Earl Whitehill 12 Whit Wyatt		Catchers 25 Gene Desautels 23 Ray Hayworth  9 Muddy Ruel 24 George Susce Infielders  4 Dale Alexander 26 Harry Davis  2 Charlie Gehringer  5 Billy Rhiel  8 Nolen Richardson  6 Billy Rogell 33 Heinie Schuble		Outfielders -- Frank Doljack  1 Roy Johnson  7 Bill Lawrence  3 John Stone 27 Gee Walker  4 Earl Webb 28 Jo-Jo White		Manager 32 Bucky Harris Coaches Bob Coleman Jewel Ens

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
1B	Davis, HarryHarry Davis	141	590	159	.269	4	74

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
Lawrence, BillBill Lawrence	25	46	10	.217	0	3
Susce, GeorgeGeorge Susce	2	0	0	----	0	0

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
Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges	34	201	14	12	3.36	108

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
Goldstein, IzzyIzzy Goldstein	16	56.1	3	2	4.47	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
Herring, ArtArt Herring	12	1	2	2	5.24	12

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Tom Daly and Lena Blackburne
A	Beaumont Exporters	Texas League	Del Baker
B	Decatur Commodores	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bob Coleman
C	Huntington Red Birds	Middle Atlantic League	Johnny Stuart
D	Moline Plowboys	Mississippi Valley League	Dutch Lorbeer

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Beaumont

Decatur club folded, July 12, 1932^[1]

Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1932 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference