1932 Philadelphia Athletics season

The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses. The team finished 13 games behind the New York Yankees, breaking their streak of three straight AL championships.

Regular season
Jimmie Foxx had an impressive offensive season – 58 home runs, 169 RBI, and a .364 batting average – and missed the triple crown by just three BA points. He was voted the American League Most Valuable Player. Mickey Cochrane became the first catcher in Major League Baseball history to score 100 runs and have 100 RBI in the same season.

Notable transactions

 * September 28, 1932: Al Simmons was purchased from the Athletics by the Chicago White Sox.

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''

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

League top five finishers
Jimmie Foxx
 * AL leader in home runs (58)
 * AL leader in RBI (169)
 * AL leader in runs scored (151)
 * AL leader in slugging percentage (.749)
 * #2 in AL in batting average (.364)
 * #2 in AL in on-base percentage (.469)

Lefty Grove
 * AL leader in ERA (2.84)
 * #2 in AL in wins (25)
 * #2 in AL in strikeouts (188)

Al Simmons
 * #2 in AL in RBI (151)
 * #2 in AL in runs scored (144)
 * #3 in AL in home runs (35)

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland