1932 In Sports
See also:
1931 in sports
,
other events of 1932
,
1933 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
Baseball
Brooklyn's
major league
baseball
team, known informally until now as the "Superbas", the "Robins", or the "Trolley Dodgers", officially selects the name
Brooklyn Dodgers
.
The
New York Yankees
defeat the
Chicago Cubs
in the
World Series
, 4-0.
Babe Ruth
hits his famous "called shot" home run--which is followed immediately by a
Lou Gehrig
solo home run--in Game 3.
Cricket
25 June
-
28 June
,
London
-
India
plays its first
Test match
, against
England
. England win by 159 runs.
Football
(
Australian Rules
)
Victorian Football League
Richmond
wins the 36th VFL Premiership (Richmond 13.14 (92) d
Carlton
12.11 (83))
Brownlow Medal
awarded to
Haydn Bunton
(
Fitzroy
)
American Football
Chicago Bears
win the
National Football League
title.
Golf
Gene Sarazen
wins both the
US Open (golf)
and the
British Open
.
Olin Dutra
wins the
PGA Championship
.
Snooker
World Snooker Championship
:
Joe Davis
beats
Clark McConachy
30-19
General sporting events
1932 Summer Olympics
takes place in
Los Angeles
,
United States
United States
wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (41).
1932 Winter Olympics
takes place in
Lake Placid
,
United States
United States
wins the most medals (12), and the most gold medals (6).
The
Toronto Maple Leafs
win the
Stanley Cup
.
France
defeats the
United States
in the
Davis Cup
.
Eddie Tolan
sets the men's
world record
for the 100 meter dash in 10.3 seconds.
Karl Schfer
wins the
World Figure Skating Championships
.
Births
August 28
-
Andy Bathgate
,
Hockey Hall of Fame
player
Bernie Faloney
,
CFL
football player (d.
1999
)
Deaths
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