The
New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
season was the team's 30th season in New York, and its 32nd season overall. The team finished with a record of 107-47, winning their seventh pennant, finishing 13 games ahead of the
Philadelphia AthleticsThe Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses. The team finished 13 games behind the New York Yankees, breaking their streak of three straight AL championships....
. New York was managed by future
Hall of FamerThe National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
Joe McCarthy. A record nine future Hall of Famers played on the team (
Earle CombsEarle Bryan Combs was an American professional baseball player, who played his entire career for the New York Yankees . Combs batted leadoff and played center field on the Yankees' fabled 1927 team...
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Bill DickeyWilliam Malcolm Dickey was a Major League Baseball catcher and manager.He played his entire 19-year baseball career with the New York Yankees . During Dickey's playing career, the Yankees went to the World Series nine times, winning eight championships...
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Lou GehrigHenry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
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Lefty GomezVernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez was an American left-handed major league pitcher who played in the American League for the New York Yankees between 1930 and 1942. Considered one of the great pitchers of the day, Gomez was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time World Series Champion with the Yankees...
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Tony LazzeriAnthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri was an American Major League Baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s, predominantly with the New York Yankees. He was part of the famed "Murderers' Row" Yankee batting lineup of the late 1920s , along with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Bob Meusel...
,
Herb PennockHerbert Jefferis Pennock was a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his time spent with the star-studded New York Yankee teams of the mid to late 1920s and early 1930s. Pennock won two World Series championships with the Red Sox and then four World Series championships with the...
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Red RuffingCharles Herbert "Red" Ruffing was a Major League Baseball pitcher most remembered for his time with the highly successful New York Yankees teams of the 1930s and 1940s...
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Babe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
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Joe SewellJoseph Wheeler Sewell was a Major League Baseball infielder for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees...
).
The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the
World SeriesThe 1932 World Series was played between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs , with the Yankees holding home field advantage. The Yankees swept the Cubs, four games to none...
, they swept the
Chicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs season was a season in American baseball. The team won the National League pennant with a record of 90-64, finishing four games ahead of the second-place Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs lost the 1932 World Series to the New York Yankees in four straight games.- Roster :- Starters by...
.
Regular season
- June 3, 1932: Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
became the first player in the 20th century to hit four home runs in one game.
- June 3, 1932: Tony Lazzeri
Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri was an American Major League Baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s, predominantly with the New York Yankees. He was part of the famed "Murderers' Row" Yankee batting lineup of the late 1920s , along with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Bob Meusel...
had a natural cycle (hit a single, double, triple and home run in that order) that was also completed with a grand slam. This event is often overlooked because it was the same game in which Lou GehrigHenry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
hit four home runs.
Miller Huggins
On May 30, 1932, the Yankees dedicated a monument to their former manager,
Miller HugginsMiller James Huggins , nicknamed "Mighty Mite", was a baseball player and manager. He managed the powerhouse New York Yankee teams of the 1920s and won six American League pennants and three World Series championships....
. Huggins was the first of many Yankees personnel granted this honor. The monument was placed in front of the flagpole in center field at Yankee Stadium. an area which eventually became "Monument Park," dedicated in . The monument calls Huggins "A splendid character who made priceless contributions to baseball."
Roster
| 1932 New York Yankees |
| Roster |
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
|
108 |
423 |
131 |
.310 |
15 |
84 |
| 1B |
|
156 |
596 |
208 |
.349 |
34 |
151 |
| 2B |
|
142 |
510 |
153 |
.300 |
15 |
113 |
| 3B |
|
125 |
503 |
137 |
.272 |
11 |
68 |
| SS |
|
116 |
398 |
96 |
.241 |
5 |
57 |
| OF |
|
151 |
581 |
174 |
.299 |
10 |
107 |
| OF |
|
144 |
591 |
190 |
.321 |
9 |
65 |
| OF |
|
133 |
457 |
156 |
.341 |
41 |
137 |
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 |
| |
91 |
280 |
65 |
.232 |
3 |
39 |
| |
105 |
209 |
62 |
.297 |
8 |
30 |
| |
56 |
151 |
33 |
.219 |
2 |
19 |
| |
26 |
63 |
11 |
.175 |
0 |
4 |
| |
46 |
54 |
20 |
.370 |
1 |
7 |
| |
20 |
47 |
6 |
.128 |
0 |
5 |
| |
9 |
31 |
9 |
.290 |
2 |
4 |
| |
6 |
16 |
2 |
.125 |
0 |
0 |
| |
3 |
12 |
3 |
.250 |
0 |
0 |
| |
3 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
| |
37 |
265.1 |
14 |
9 |
4.21 |
176 |
| |
35 |
259 |
18 |
7 |
3.09 |
190 |
| |
32 |
219 |
16 |
9 |
4.19 |
111 |
| |
38 |
146.2 |
9 |
5 |
4.60 |
54 |
| |
17 |
121.1 |
7 |
5 |
3.93 |
53 |
| |
5 |
31.1 |
2 |
2 |
4.88 |
27 |
| |
1 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
4 |
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 |
| |
33 |
192 |
17 |
4 |
3.70 |
109 |
| |
19 |
55.2 |
5 |
2 |
4.53 |
31 |
| |
10 |
24 |
1 |
2 |
7.88 |
15 |
| |
7 |
24.2 |
2 |
1 |
1.82 |
7 |
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 |
| |
22 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4.26 |
13 |
| |
10 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2.52 |
8 |
| |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16.20 |
2 |
1932 World Series
| Game |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
Score |
Record
(NYY-CHI) |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 28 |
Chicago Cubs |
6 |
New York Yankees |
12 |
1-0 |
41,459 |
| 2 |
September 29 |
Chicago Cubs |
2 |
New York Yankees |
5 |
2-0 |
50,709 |
| 3 |
October 1 |
New York Yankees |
7 |
Chicago Cubs |
5 |
3-0 |
49,986 |
| 4 |
October 2 |
New York Yankees |
13 |
Chicago Cubs |
6 |
4-0 |
49,844 |
| New York Yankees win 4-0 |
Babe Ruth's called shot
Babe Ruth's called shotBabe Ruth's called shot was the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. During the at-bat, Ruth made a pointing gesture, which existing film confirms, but the exact nature of his...
was the
home runIn baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
hit by
Babe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
in the fifth
inningInning is a municipality in the district of Erding in Bavaria in Germany....
of Game 3 of the
1932 World SeriesThe 1932 World Series was played between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs , with the Yankees holding home field advantage. The Yankees swept the Cubs, four games to none...
, held on October 1, 1932 at
Wrigley FieldWrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...
in
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. During the
at batIn baseball, an at bat or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. It is a more restricted definition of a plate appearance...
, Ruth made a pointing gesture, which existing film confirms, but the exact nature of his gesture is ambiguous. Although neither fully confirmed nor refuted, the story goes that Ruth pointed to the center field bleachers during the at bat. It was supposedly a declaration that he would hit a home run to this part of the park. On the next pitch, Ruth hit a home run to center field.
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark
Eastern League folded, July 17, 1932