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1932 Chicago White Sox Season
The 1932 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 32nd season in the major leagues, and their 33rd season overall. They finished with a record of 49–102, good enough for seventh place in the American League, 56.5 games behind the first place New York Yankees. The 1932 season was their worst ever (by winning percentage). Offseason * September 30, 1931: Carey Selph was drafted by the White Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1931 rule 5 draft. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 27, 1932: Bruce Campbell and Bump Hadley were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Red Kress. * September 9, 1932: Chad Kimsey was purchased by the White Sox from the St. Louis Browns. * September 11, 1932: The White Sox traded players to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Evar Swanson. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Carey Selph and Jack Rothrock to the Cardinals on November 2. * Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park was a baseball park in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city. The stadium served as the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League from 1910 through 1990. Built by White Sox owner Charles Comiskey and designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, Comiskey Park hosted four World Series and more than 6,000 Major League Baseball games. Also, in one of the most famous boxing matches in history, the field was the site of the 1937 heavyweight title match in which Joe Louis defeated then champion James J. Braddock in eight rounds that launched Louis' unprecedented 11-plus year run as the heavyweight champion of the world. The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League also called Comiskey Park home when they were not playing at Normal Park, Soldier Field or Wrigley Field. They won the 1947 NFL Championship Game over the Philadelphia Eagles at Comiskey Park. Much less popular than the Bears, the Cardinals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Kimsey
Clyde Elias "Chad" Kimsey (August 6, 1906 – December 3, 1942) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, between and , for the St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, and Detroit Tigers. He was killed in a truck accident at age 36. Kimsey was a strong hitting pitcher in his major league career. He posted a .282 batting average (58-for-206) with 30 runs, 6 home runs and 26 RBI in 227 games. He was used as a pinch hitter 43 times in the major leagues. He made 26 pinch hitting appearances for the 1930 St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they p .... References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Fieber
Clarence Thomas Fieber (September 4, 1913 – August 20, 1985) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Lefty", he played for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ... in 1932."Clarence Fieber Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved March 10, 2011. References External links 1913 births 1985 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Faber
Urban Clarence "Red" Faber (September 6, 1888 – September 25, 1976) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from through , playing his entire career for the Chicago White Sox. He was a member of the 1919 team but was not involved in the Black Sox scandal. In fact, he missed the World Series due to injury and illness. Faber won 254 games over his 20-year career, a total which ranked 17th-highest in history upon his retirement. At the time of his retirement, he was the last legal spitballer in the American League; another legal spitballer, Burleigh Grimes, was later traded to the AL and appeared in 10 games for the Yankees in 1934. Faber was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. Early life Faber was born on a farm near Cascade, Iowa, on September 6, 1888. He was of Luxembourgish ancestry. While Faber was a child, his father managed a tavern and later ran the Hotel Faber in Cascade. His father became one of the wealthiest citizens in Cascade. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Evans (baseball)
William Arthur Evans (August 3, 1911 – January 8, 1952) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in . External links 1911 births 1952 deaths Chicago White Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Missouri People from Park Hills, Missouri {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Daglia
Peter George Daglia (February 28, 1906 – March 11, 1952) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played one season for the Chicago White Sox."Pete Daglia Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2011. References External links 1907 births 1952 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Chicago White Sox players Baseball players from Napa County, California Sportspeople from Napa, California Twin Falls Bruins players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Chamberlain (baseball)
William Vincent Chamberlain (April 21, 1909 – February 6, 1994) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in . Biography Chamberlain grew up in Milton, Massachusetts, and played college baseball at Saint Anselm College. Chamberlain was pitching for Harwich in the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) in the summer of 1932 when he was noticed by a White Sox scout. He was playing in Chicago by the end of the season. In his only major league campaign, Chamberlain appeared in 12 games for the 1932 White Sox, posting a 4.57 ERA in 41.1 innings. He gave up three big league home runs, two to Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane, and one that was the 200th home run of Hall of Famer Al Simmons' illustrious career. Perhaps Chamberlain's most memorable outing came on August 29 in the second game of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. In a 4-3 White Sox loss, Chamberlain held Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hitless over five innings, and help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Caraway
Cecil Bradford Patrick Caraway (September 26, 1905, in Erath County, Texas – June 9, 1974, in El Paso, Texas) was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He played for the Chicago White Sox. He is buried in Gordon Cemetery in Gordon, Texas. Early life and career Caraway was a lanky Texan who debuted professionally in 1927 with the minor league Rock Island Islanders The Rock Island Islanders was the primary name of the minor league baseball teams based in Rock Island, Illinois, one of the Quad Cities, between 1892 and 1937. Rock Island teams played as members of the Illinois–Iowa League (1892), Western Ass .... He also played for the Amarillo Texans and Topeka Jayhawks before being called up to the Chicago White Sox for the 1930 season, pitching in his first Sox game on 19 April 1930. His last major league game was 17 July 1932. A left-handed submarine delivery pitcher, Caraway was one of the few submariners in MLB history to develop a knuckleball. Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Bowler (baseball)
Grant Tierney Bowler (October 24, 1907 – June 25, 1968) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in and . External links 1907 births 1968 deaths Chicago White Sox players DePaul Blue Demons baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Colorado {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Biggs
Charles Orval Biggs (September 15, 1906 – May 24, 1954) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ... in . External links 1906 births 1954 deaths Chicago White Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Indiana People from French Lick, Indiana {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Bartholomew
Lester Justin Bartholomew (April 4, 1903 – September 19, 1972) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), .... He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago White Sox. Bartholomew weighed 195 lbs, batted right-handed, and threw left-handed. External links 1903 births 1972 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Chicago White Sox players Columbia Comers players Dallas Steers players Omaha Crickets players Omaha Packers players Baseball players from Wisconsin Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Athletics
The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics, their current identity and location. The beginning The Western League had been renamed the American League in 1900 by league president Bancroft (Ban) Johnson, and declared itself the second major league in 1901. Johnson created new franchises in the east and eliminated some franchises in the west. Philadelphia had a new franchise created to compete with the National League's Philadelphia Phillies. Former catcher Connie Mack was recruited to manage the club. Mack in turn persuaded Phillies minority owner Ben Shibe as well as others to invest in the team, which would be called the Philadelphia Athletics, a name taken from the Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, which had been a founding member of the NL in 1876 but ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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