1932 Washington Senators season

1932 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson
Manager(s)	Walter Johnson
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The 1932 Washington Senators won 93 games, lost 61, and finished in third place in the American League. They were managed by Walter Johnson and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Regular season

The 1932 Washington Senators were the last team in the 20th century to have 100 triples in one season.^[1]

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 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 14 Lloyd Brown 17,19 Bobby Burke 15 Dick Coffman 12 Alvin Crowder 31 Ed Edelen 15 Carl Fischer 19 Bob Friedrichs 11 Firpo Marberry 17 Bill McAfee 18 Frank Ragland 20 Bud Thomas 20 Tommy Thomas 16 Monte Weaver		Catchers  9 Moe Berg 10 Howard Maple  8 Roy Spencer Infielders  7 Ossie Bluege  4 Joe Cronin  6 Joe Judge 23 John Kerr -- Wes Kingdon 21 Joe Kuhel 20 Jim McLeod -- Danny Musser  1 Buddy Myer		Outfielders 24 Dave Harris  2 Heinie Manush  5 Carl Reynolds 22 Sam Rice  3 Sam West		Manager 25 Walter Johnson Coaches -- Nick Altrock -- Al Schacht

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
C	Spencer, RoyRoy Spencer	102	317	78	.246	1	41

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

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

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
Brown, LloydLloyd Brown	46	202.2	15	12	4.44	53

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
Thomas, BudBud Thomas	2	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Bert Niehoff

References

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

External links

• 1932 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1932 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com