1932 Cy Young Awards

1932 American League - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics

25-10, 2.84 ERA, 188 K

In 1932, Lefty Grove was a win and two strikeouts away from his third consecutive Triple Crown.  In any case, he was still the best pitcher in the league, for the fifth year in a row and sixth time in seven years.  He easily led the league in ERA, and was the only pitcher to finish the year under 3.00.  In addition, he finished second in wins, one behind the leader, and second in strikeouts, two behind the leader.  He also finished first in WHIP (1.193), shutouts (4), and WAR (8.5, nearly 2 wins above anyone else).  He also, for the second year in a row, started 30 games and pitched 27 complete games.  Both seasons, the 27 complete games led the league, and were a big reason why his win totals were so high despite not usually starting more than 30 games a year.

1932 National League - Lon Warneke, Chicago Cubs

22-6, 2.37 ERA, 106 K

This choice was as clear as it was unexpected; Warneke, who prior to 1932 had all of 65.2 innings of MLB experience, led in two thirds of the Triple Crown (wins and ERA), led all NL pitchers in WAR (7.2), ERA+ (160), and winning percentage (.786).  It was the first full season for 23 year old Warneke, who would go on to have a respectable pitching career with the Cubs and Cardinals.  He finished second in MVP voting, far above any other NL pitcher, and the following year, he was selected to his first of five All-Star games, and in the process hit the NL's first triple and scored their first run in All-Star history.