1932 MLB season | |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | Regular season:
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Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Jimmie Foxx (PHA) NL: Chuck Klein (PHP) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
NL champions | Chicago Cubs |
NL runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Yankees |
Runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
The 1932 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1932. The regular season ended on September 25, with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 29th World Series on September 28 and ended with Game 4 on October 2. The Yankees swept the Cubs in four games, capturing their fourth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1928.
In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins reverted to their 1913 name, the Brooklyn Dodgers.