1932 New York Giants (MLB) season

1932 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Stoneham
Manager(s)	John McGraw, Bill Terry
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The 1932 New York Giants season was the franchise's 50th season. The team finished in a tie for sixth place in the National League with an 72-82 record, 18 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

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

Record vs. opponents

1932 National League Records Sources:
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

1932 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 15 Hi Bell 11 Freddie Fitzsimmons 17 Sam Gibson 19 Waite Hoyt 10 Carl Hubbell 16 Dolf Luque 25 Clarence Mitchell 14 Jim Mooney 35 Roy Parmelee 18 Hal Schumacher 12 Bill Walker		Catchers 24 Francis Healy  7 Shanty Hogan  9 Bob O'Farrell Infielders  1 Hughie Critz 23 Gil English  6 Travis Jackson 20 Sam Leslie 24 Doc Marshall 28 Art McLarney -- Eddie Moore  4 Bill Terry  8 Johnny Vergez		Outfielders 22 Ethan Allen 21 Chick Fullis 31 Len Koenecke  3 Freddie Lindstrom  2 Jo-Jo Moore  5 Mel Ott Other batters 30 Tip Tobin 31 Pat Veltman		Manager -- John McGraw  4 Bill Terry Coaches ?? Dave Bancroft ?? Tommy Clarke 25 Clarence Mitchell ?? Ivy Olson

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	Terry, BillBill Terry	154	643	225	.350	28	117
3B	Vergez, JohnnyJohnny Vergez	118	376	98	.261	6	43
SS	Marshall, DocDoc Marshall	68	226	56	.248	0	28

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
Moore, EddieEddie Moore	37	87	23	.264	1	6
Healy, FrancisFrancis Healy	14	32	8	.250	0	4
Tobin, TipTip Tobin	1	1	0	.000	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
Fitzsimmons, FreddieFreddie Fitzsimmons	35	237.2	11	11	4.43	65

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
Bell, HiHi Bell	35	120	8	4	3.68	25

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
Gibson, SamSam Gibson	41	4	8	3	4.85	39

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Bridgeport Bears	Eastern League	Bud Stapleton and Harry Layne
B	Winston-Salem Twins/High Point Pointers	Piedmont League	Harry Wilke

Eastern League folded, July 17, 1932; Winston-Salem franchise transferred to High Point and renamed, August 20, 1932^[1]

Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1932 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference