The following are the baseball events of the year 1932 throughout the world.
Champions[]
- World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0)
- Negro League World Series: Pittsburgh Crawfords over Monroe Monarchs (5-1)
Awards and honors[]
Statistical Leaders[]
| Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
| AVG | Dale Alexander BOX | .367 | Lefty O'Doul BRO | .368 |
| HR | Jimmie Foxx PHA | 58 | Chuck Klein PHI Mel Ott NYG |
38 |
| RBI | Jimmie Foxx PHA | 169 | Don Hurst PHI | 143 |
| Wins | Alvin Crowder WSH | 26 | Lon Warneke PIT | 22 |
| ERA | Lefty Grove PHA | 2.84 | Lon Warneke PIT | 2.37 |
| Ks | Red Ruffing NYY | 190 | Dizzy Dean STL | 191 |
Major League Baseball final standings[]
American League final standings[]
| American League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| New York Yankees | 107 | 47 | .695 | -- |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 94 | 60 | .610 | 13 |
| Washington Senators | 93 | 61 | .604 | 14 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 65 | .572 | 19 |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 75 | .503 | 29.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | .409 | 44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 49 | 102 | .325 | 56.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64 |
National League final standings[]
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | .584 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | .558 | 4 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 9 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 76 | .506 | 12 |
| Boston Braves | 77 | 77 | .500 | 13 |
| New York Giants | 72 | 82 | .468 | 18 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 18 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94 | .390 | 30 |
Events[]
- Babe Ruth played in his last World Series, and hit the famous supposed "called shot".
Births[]
- May 17 - Billy Hoeft (d. 2010)
- August 4 - Jim Coates (living)
- September 30 - Johnny Podres (d. 2007)
- October 2 - Maury Wills (living)
- November 7 - Dick Stuart (d. 2002)
- November 16 - Harry Chiti (d. 2002)
Deaths[]
- February 5 - Barney Dreyfuss, 66, Hall of Fame owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900 who was principal force in creation of the World Series; Pirates won six NL pennants and two World Series (1909, 1925) under his leadership; built Forbes Field, first modern steel and concrete stadium, in 1909
- March 23 - Charles F. Daniels, 83, one of the NL's original 1876 umpires; career of 25 years included ten major league seasons
- April 2 - Honest John Morrill, 79, first baseman and manager of Boston's 1883 NL champions who batted .300 twice and was among first ten players to reach 1000 hits
- April 10 - Fred Pfeffer, 72, second baseman for Chicago and Louisville who in 1884 was one of first players to hit 20 home runs; led league in putouts nine times and double plays seven times
- April 23 - Lon Knight, 78, right fielder and manager of Philadelphia's 1883 American Association champions
- August 2 - Dan Brouthers, 74, Hall of Fame first baseman who was 19th century's greatest slugger, winning five batting titles and retiring with a .342 lifetime average; .519 career slugging percentage was record until 1920s, led NL in HRs twice and doubles three times; third player to hit 100 home runs and fourth to reach 2000 hits; batted .338 with league-leading 153 runs for 1887 Detroit champions