1932 New York Yankees season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969‎
name = New York Yankees
season = 1932
misc = 1932 American League Champions
1932 World Series Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform
ballpark = Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1923
city = New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners = Jacob Ruppert
managers = Joe McCarthy
television = none
radio = none|

The New York Yankees' 1932 season was their 30th season. The team finished with a record of 107-47, winning their seventh pennant, finishing 13 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by future Hall of Famer, Joe McCarthy. A record nine future Hall of Famers played on the team (Earle Combs, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Tony Lazzeri, Herb Pennock, Red Ruffing, Babe Ruth, Joe Sewell).

The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they swept the Chicago Cubs.

Regular Season

*On June 3, 1932, Lou Gehrig became the first player in the 20th Century to hit four home runs in one game. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

*On June 3, 1932, Tony Lazzeri had a natural cycle (hit a single, double, triple and home run in that order) that was also completed with a grand slam. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml] This event is often overlooked because it was the same game in which Lou Gehrig hit four home runs.

eason standings

Roster

Starting pitchers

"Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts"

World Series

Babe Ruth's Called Shot

Babe Ruth's called shot was the home run hit by Babe Ruth 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 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.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1932.shtml 1932 New York Yankees]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1932_WS.shtml 1932 World Series]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1932&t=NYA 1932 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = American League Champions
New York Yankees
years = 1932
before = Philadelphia Athletics
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after = Washington Senators
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title = World Series Champions
New York Yankees
years = 1932
before = St. Louis Cardinals
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after = New York Giants
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