1932 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1932 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.Regular season
had an impressive offensive season – 58 home runs, 169 RBI, and a.364 batting average – and missed the triple crown by just three BA points. He was voted the American League Most Valuable Player. Mickey Cochrane became the first catcher in Major League Baseball history to score 100 runs and have 100 RBI in the same season.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 139 | 518 | 160 | .349 | 23 | 112 |
| 1B | | 154 | 585 | 213 | .364 | 58 | 169 |
| 2B | | 114 | 409 | 104 | .254 | 5 | 37 |
| 3B | | 153 | 558 | 148 | .265 | 7 | 90 |
| SS | | 135 | 554 | 158 | .285 | 18 | 95 |
| OF | | 154 | 670 | 216 | .322 | 35 | 151 |
| OF | | 143 | 558 | 170 | .305 | 6 | 65 |
| OF | | 92 | 384 | 129 | .336 | 3 | 46 |
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 |
| 95 | 305 | 90 | .295 | 7 | 58 |
| 62 | 215 | 54 | .251 | 4 | 24 |
| 33 | 77 | 21 | .273 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | 73 | 25 | .342 | 1 | 13 |
| 26 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| 44 | 291.2 | 25 | 10 | 2.84 | 188 |
| 42 | 272 | 17 | 10 | 4.73 | 96 |
| 36 | 245.1 | 19 | 13 | 4.77 | 109 |
| 37 | 222.2 | 13 | 13 | 5.09 | 106 |
| 23 | 150.1 | 12 | 5 | 3.83 | 31 |
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 |
| 20 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 4.58 | 16 |
| 10 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 5.00 | 24 |
| 4 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 0 |
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 |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.51 | 16 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.18 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.70 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
Jimmie Foxx
Lefty Grove
- AL leader in ERA
- #2 in AL in wins
- #2 in AL in strikeouts
Al Simmons
- #2 in AL in RBI
- #2 in AL in runs scored
- #3 in AL in home runs
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland
