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1932 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1932 Philadelphia Phillies
LeagueNational League
BallparkBaker Bowl
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersCharlie Ruch
ManagersBurt Shotton
← 1931 Seasons 1933 →

The 1932 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 48th in franchise history. They finished fourth in the National League with a 78–76 record. It was the Phillies' only winning season between 1917 and 1949.

Don Hurst led the National League this season with 143 runs batted in.

Regular season

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On August 15, 1932, the Phillies defeated a team of Grand Rapids All-Stars 2 to 0 at Ramona Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan in a mid season exhibition.[1]

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 90 64 .584 53‍–‍24 37‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 68 .558 4 45‍–‍31 41‍–‍37
Brooklyn Dodgers 81 73 .526 9 44‍–‍34 37‍–‍39
Philadelphia Phillies 78 76 .506 12 45‍–‍32 33‍–‍44
Boston Braves 77 77 .500 13 44‍–‍33 33‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals 72 82 .468 18 42‍–‍35 30‍–‍47
New York Giants 72 82 .468 18 37‍–‍40 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 60 94 .390 30 33‍–‍44 27‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

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1932 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Spud Davis 125 402 135 .336 14 70
1B Don Hurst 150 579 196 .339 24 143
2B Les Mallon 103 347 90 .259 5 31
SS Dick Bartell 154 614 189 .308 1 53
3B Pinky Whitney 154 624 186 .298 13 124
OF Kiddo Davis 137 576 178 .309 5 57
OF Chuck Klein 154 650 226 .348 38 137
OF Hal Lee 149 595 180 .303 18 85

Other batters

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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
Bernie Friberg 61 154 37 .240 0 14
Harry McCurdy 62 136 32 .235 1 14
Rube Bressler 27 83 19 .229 0 6
Al Todd 33 70 16 .229 0 9
Fred Brickell 45 66 22 .333 0 2
Eddie Delker 30 62 10 .161 1 7
Cliff Heathcote 30 39 11 .282 1 5
George Knothe 6 12 1 .083 0 0
Russ Scarritt 11 11 2 .182 0 0
Doug Taitt 4 2 0 .000 0 1
Hugh Willingham 4 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ed Holley 34 228.0 11 14 3.95 87
Ray Benge 41 222.1 13 12 4.05 89
Flint Rhem 26 168.2 11 7 3.74 35

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Snipe Hansen 39 191.0 10 10 3.72 56
Phil Collins 43 184.1 14 12 5.27 66
Jumbo Elliott 39 166.0 11 10 5.42 62
Hal Elliott 16 57.2 2 4 5.77 13

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jack Berly 21 1 2 2 7.63 15
Reggie Grabowski 14 2 2 0 3.67 15
Clise Dudley 13 1 1 1 7.13 5
Chet Nichols Sr. 11 0 2 1 6.98 5
Ad Liska 8 2 0 1 1.69 6
Stew Bolen 5 0 0 0 2.81 3
Bob Adams 4 0 0 0 1.50 2

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
B Durham Bulls Piedmont League Possum Whitted

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Phils Outhit, But Top Grand Rapids in Exhibition Tilt". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 12.
  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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