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The 1932 Boston Red Sox season was the 32nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball (MLB) history. The team's home field was Fenway Park.The Red Sox finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 43 wins and 111 losses, 64 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1932 World Series.
Note that these records reflect statistics only for a player's tenure with the Red Sox. For example, David Ortiz hit a total of 541 home runs during his MLB career; 483 with the Red Sox and 58 with the Minnesota Twins [1] —thus, Ted Williams' 521 home runs, all hit with the Red Sox, is the team record.
Boston Americans regular season record (1901–1907) 1,020 528 492 .518 Boston Red Sox regular season record (1908–present) 18,198 9,427 8,771 .518 All-time regular season record 19,218: 9,955: 9,263.518: All-time postseason record [130] 199 108 91 .543 All-time regular and postseason record: 19,417: 10,063: 9,354.518
Oakland dropped to 10-40, which projects to a 32-130 record. The A's matched the 1932 Boston Red Sox and 1897 St. Louis Browns for the fourth-worst 50-game start in big league history at 10-40 ...
American League Opening Day took place on April 11 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators playing, while National League Opening Day took place the following day. The final day of the regular season was on September 25 and featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which began with the 1930 season.
August 14 – Despite a woeful 27–85 record, the Boston Red Sox defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 2–0 behind the pitching of Johnny Welch. It is one of only two shut outs the A's endure all season (July 9 against the Chicago White Sox). August 17 – The New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers, 8–3, for their tenth victory in a row.
The Red Sox compiled a 32–67 record under McManus during the latter half of the 1932 season. [14] McManus was a player-manager in 1932, appearing in 93 games, including 49 at second base and 30 at third base.
He assumed management of a team that had bottomed out from a long decline dating from their sale of Babe Ruth; the 1932 Red Sox finished 43–111, the worst record in franchise history. In 1933, under Collins’ leadership, the Red Sox became the first team to field a Mexican-born player in the major leagues, Mel Almada. [20] [21]