The 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the first season the franchise was officially known as the Dodgers, with the name making its first appearance on some of the team's jerseys. The Dodgers nickname had in use since the 1890s and was used interchangeably with other nicknames in media reports, particularly "Robins" in reference to longtime manager

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. With Robinson's retirement after the 1931 season and the arrival of

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, the nickname "Robins" was no longer used. The team wound up finishing the season in third place.

Offseason

* January 23, 1932: Bob Parham (minors) and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the

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for

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. * March 14, 1932:

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, Wally Gilbert and

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were traded by the Robins to the

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for

Tony Cuccinello Anthony Francis Cuccinello (November 8, 1907 – September 21, 1995) was an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman, then a longtime coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers ...

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and

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 7, 1932: Danny Taylor was purchased by the Dodgers from the

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.Danny Taylor page at Baseball Reference
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Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

* TSN Major League All-Star Team **

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Farm system

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

1932 Brooklyn Dodgers uniformAcme Dodgers page

Retrosheet
{{Los Angeles Dodgers * Los Angeles Dodgers seasons

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1930s in Brooklyn Flatbush, Brooklyn