The 1932 New York Giants season was the 50th for the franchise. The team finished in a tie for sixth place in the National League with a 72–82 record, 18 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
Although the Giants did not contend for the National League pennant, 1932 was still a significant season in the future of the franchise. Firstly, midway through the season, longtime manager John McGraw stepped down, and he named hard-hitting star first baseman Bill Terry as his successor. Secondly, converted outfielder and future Hall of Famer Freddie Lindstrom was in his final season with the Giants before a trade to the Pirates prior to the 1933 season. Finally, this was the first season in which the Giants featured numbers on the uniforms.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1932 New York Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 C Shanty Hogan 140 502 144 .287 8 77 1B 154 643 225 .350 28 117 2B Hughie Critz 151 659 182 .276 2 50 3B 118 376 98 .261 6 43 SS 68 226 56 .248 0 28 OF Mel Ott 154 566 180 .318 38 123 OF Freddie Lindstrom 144 595 161 .271 15 92 OF Jo-Jo Moore 86 361 110 .305 2 27
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 Chick Fullis 96 235 70 .298 1 21 Gil English 59 204 46 .225 2 19 Travis Jackson 52 195 50 .256 4 38 Len Koenecke 42 137 35 .255 4 14 Ethan Allen 54 103 18 .175 1 7 37 87 23 .264 1 6 Sam Leslie 77 75 22 .293 1 15 Bob O'Farrell 50 67 16 .239 0 8 14 32 8 .250 0 4 Art McLarney 9 23 3 .130 0 3 Pat Veltman 2 1 0 .000 0 0 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 Carl Hubbell 40 284.0 18 11 2.50 137 35 237.2 11 11 4.43 65 Bill Walker 31 163.0 8 12 4.14 74 Waite Hoyt 18 97.1 5 7 3.42 29
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 Jim Mooney 29 124.2 6 10 5.05 37 35 120.0 8 4 3.68 25 Hal Schumacher 27 101.1 5 6 3.55 38 Clarence Mitchell 8 30.1 1 3 4.15 7 Roy Parmelee 8 25.1 0 3 3.91 23
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 41 4 8 3 4.85 39 Dolph Luque 38 6 7 5 4.01 32
Farm system
Eastern League folded, July 17, 1932; Winston-Salem franchise transferred to High Point and renamed, August 20, 1932Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References 1932 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference