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.
[Carey Selph page at Baseball Reference]
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Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
* April 27, 1932: Bruce Campbell
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and Bump Hadley were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Red Kress
Ralph "Red" Kress (January 2, 1905 – November 29, 1962) was an American shortstop, third baseman, first baseman and coach in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the St. Louis Browns (1927–1932; 1938–1939), Chicago White Sox ...
.
* 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
Ernest Evar Swanson (October 15, 1902 in DeKalb, Illinois – July 17, 1973 in Galesburg, Illinois), was a professional baseball and football player. He played outfielder in the Major Leagues from to . He would play for the Cincinnati Reds and C ...
. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Carey Selph and Jack Rothrock to the Cardinals on November 2.[
* September 28, 1932: Al Simmons was purchased by the White Sox from the ]Philadelphia Athletics
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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''
Farm system
[Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997]
Notes
References
1932 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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