1932 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1932 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 72-82. They scored 684 runs and belted 76 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Ripper Collins, who led the team with 21 home runs, 91 RBI, and 153 hits.
The team allowed 717 runs and had a team ERA of 3.97. Dizzy Dean led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 191 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sparky Adams | 3B | 31 | 127 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .352 | .315 | .667 | .276 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 91 | 311 | 45 | 92 | 11 | 48 | 2 | .350 | .473 | .823 | .296 |
| Ripper Collins | 1B | 149 | 549 | 82 | 153 | 21 | 91 | 4 | .329 | .474 | .803 | .279 |
| Ray Cunningham | 3B | 11 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .227 | .507 | .182 |
| Eddie Delker | 2B | 20 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .214 | .474 | .119 |
| Jake Flowers | 3B | 67 | 247 | 35 | 63 | 2 | 18 | 7 | .341 | .332 | .673 | .255 |
| Hod Ford | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | 115 | 486 | 59 | 142 | 3 | 60 | 18 | .327 | .372 | .699 | .292 |
| Charlie Gelbert | SS | 122 | 455 | 60 | 122 | 1 | 45 | 8 | .330 | .376 | .706 | .268 |
| Harvey Hendrick | 3B | 28 | 72 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .299 | .319 | .618 | .250 |
| Jimmie Reese | 2B | 90 | 309 | 38 | 82 | 2 | 26 | 4 | .314 | .333 | .647 | .265 |
| Skeeter Webb | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Charlie Wilson | SS | 24 | 96 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .323 | .545 | .198 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 80 | 201 | 35 | 46 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .340 | .333 | .673 | .229 |
| Rube Bressler | OF | 10 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .316 | .158 |
| Wattie Holm | OF | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .235 | .568 | .176 |
| Joel Hunt | OF | 12 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .320 | .238 | .558 | .190 |
| Pepper Martin | OF | 85 | 323 | 47 | 77 | 4 | 34 | 9 | .305 | .372 | .677 | .238 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 26 | 106 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .367 | .538 | .905 | .349 |
| Ernie Orsatti | OF | 101 | 375 | 44 | 126 | 2 | 44 | 5 | .368 | .456 | .824 | .336 |
| Ray Pepper | OF | 21 | 57 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .306 | .316 | .622 | .246 |
| George Puccinelli | OF | 31 | 108 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .350 | .435 | .785 | .278 |
| George Watkins | OF | 127 | 458 | 67 | 143 | 9 | 63 | 18 | .384 | .461 | .845 | .312 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill DeLancey | C | 8 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .346 | .596 | .192 |
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 103 | 310 | 25 | 88 | 5 | 43 | 0 | .347 | .413 | .760 | .284 |
| Jimmie Wilson | C | 92 | 274 | 36 | 68 | 2 | 28 | 9 | .290 | .343 | .633 | .248 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5458 | 684 | 1467 | 76 | 626 | 92 | .320 | .385 | .706 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tex Carleton | 44 | 22 | 196.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 113 | 70 | 4.08 | 1.365 | |||
| Dizzy Dean | 46 | 33 | 286 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 2 | 191 | 102 | 3.30 | 1.336 | |||
| Paul Derringer | 39 | 30 | 233.3 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 78 | 67 | 4.05 | 1.556 | |||
| Benny Frey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 20 | 10 | 85.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 4.75 | 1.547 | |||
| Bill Hallahan | 25 | 22 | 176.3 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1 | 108 | 69 | 3.11 | 1.350 | |||
| Syl Johnson | 32 | 22 | 164.7 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 2 | 70 | 35 | 4.92 | 1.421 | |||
| Jim Lindsey | 33 | 5 | 89.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 31 | 38 | 4.94 | 1.501 | |||
| Flint Rhem | 6 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 3.06 | 1.160 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 1.404 | |||
| Ray Starr | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2.70 | 1.450 | |||
| Allyn Stout | 36 | 3 | 73.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 4.40 | 1.560 | |||
| Bud Teachout | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Dick Terwilliger | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Jim Winford | 4 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6.48 | 1.687 | |||
| Team Totals | 295 | 156 | 1395.9 | 72 | 82 | .468 | 9 | 681 | 455 | 3.97 | 1.424 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ripper Collins | 149 |
| At Bats | Ripper Collins | 549 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ripper Collins | 598 |
| Batting Average | George Watkins | .312 |
| On-Base % | George Watkins | .384 |
| Slugging % | Ripper Collins | .474 |
| OPS | George Watkins | .845 |
| Runs | Ripper Collins | 82 |
| Hits | Ripper Collins | 153 |
| Total Bases | Ripper Collins | 260 |
| Doubles | George Watkins | 35 |
| Triples | Charlie Gelbert | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ripper Collins | 21 |
| RBI | Ripper Collins | 91 |
| Walks | George Watkins | 45 |
| Strikeouts | Ripper Collins | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Frisch and George Watkins | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ripper Collins and Dizzy Dean | 8 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dizzy Dean | 18 |
| Losses | Dizzy Dean | 15 |
| Saves | Jim Lindsey | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Hallahan | .632 |
| ERA | Bill Hallahan | 3.11 |
| WHIP | Dizzy Dean | 1.336 |
| Innings Pitched | Dizzy Dean | 286 |
| Games | Dizzy Dean | 46 |
| Games Started | Dizzy Dean | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Dizzy Dean | 191 |
| Complete Games | Dizzy Dean | 16 |
| Shutouts | Dizzy Dean | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dizzy Dean | 1203 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dizzy Dean and Paul Derringer | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Paul Derringer | 296 |
| Walks Allowed | Dizzy Dean | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dizzy Dean and Syl Johnson | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Paul Derringer | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dizzy Dean | 5 |
