1932 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | J.A. Robert Quinn |
Manager(s) | Shano Collins and Marty McManus |
Local radio |
WNAC (Fred Hoey) |
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The 1932 Boston Red Sox season was the 32nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 43 wins and 111 losses. The team set franchise records for fewest wins, most losses, and lowest winning percentage (.279) in a season—these records still stand through the end of the 2018 season.[1]
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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
12 | Jack Rothrock | LF |
4 | Hal Rhyne | SS |
3 | Marty McManus | 2B |
15 | Earl Webb | RF |
7 | Urbane Pickering | 3B |
1 | Al Van Camp | 1B |
14 | Tom Oliver | CF |
9 | Charlie Berry | C |
18 | Danny MacFayden | P |
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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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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Marty McManus | 93 | 302 | 71 | .235 | 5 | 24 |
Jack Rothrock | 12 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 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 |
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Ivy Andrews | 25 | 141.2 | 8 | 6 | 3.81 | 30 |
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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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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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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B | Hazleton Mountaineers | New York–Pennsylvania League | Jake Pitler |
B | Wilmington Pirates | Piedmont League | Hal Weafer and Tweet Walsh |
See also
References
- ↑ "Boston Red Sox Year-by-Year Results". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1932 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1932 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com