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1932 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 51st season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 46th in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 86–68.

1932 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss, Bill Benswanger
ManagersGeorge Gibson
← 1931 Seasons 1933 →

Regular season

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The Pirates' starting lineup included four future Hall of Famers: Pie Traynor, Arky Vaughan, Lloyd Waner, and Paul Waner. At just 20 years old, Vaughan was the youngest player in the majors in 1932.

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 90 64 .584 — 53‍–‍24 37‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 68 .558 4 45‍–‍31 41‍–‍37
Brooklyn Dodgers 81 73 .526 9 44‍–‍34 37‍–‍39
Philadelphia Phillies 78 76 .506 12 45‍–‍32 33‍–‍44
Boston Braves 77 77 .500 13 44‍–‍33 33‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals 72 82 .468 18 42‍–‍35 30‍–‍47
New York Giants 72 82 .468 18 37‍–‍40 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 60 94 .390 30 33‍–‍44 27‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

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1932 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 15–7 8–14 9–13 11–11 11–11 10–12 13–9–1
Brooklyn 7–15 — 10–12 15–7 15–7 8–14 12–10 14–8
Chicago 14–8 12–10 — 12–10 15–7 16–6 9–13 12–10
Cincinnati 13–9 7–15 10–12 — 7–15 9–13 8–14 6–16–1
New York 11–11 7–15 7–15 15–7 — 11–11 7–15 14–8
Philadelphia 11–11 14–8 6–16 13–9 11–11 — 14–8 9–13
Pittsburgh 12–10 10–12 13–9 14–8 15–7 8–14 — 14–8
St. Louis 9–13–1 8–14 10–12 16–6–1 8–14 13–9 8–14 —


Game log

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1932 Game Log: 86–68 (Home: 45–31; Away: 41–37)
April: 6–9 (Home: 3–3; Away: 3–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 12 @ Cardinals 2–10 Rhem French (0–1) — 5,924 0–1
2 April 13 @ Cardinals 8–9 Lindsey Spencer (0–1) — — 0–2
3 April 14 @ Cardinals 5–4 French (1–1) Derringer — — 1–2
4 April 15 @ Cardinals 9–7 Brame (1–0) Johnson — 1,988 2–2
5 April 16 @ Reds 0–5 Johnson Harris (0–1) — — 2–3
6 April 17 @ Reds 4–3 Spencer (1–1) Benton Swift (1) — 3–3
7 April 18 @ Reds 0–5 Kolp French (1–2) — — 3–4
8 April 20 Cardinals 7–0 Swetonic (1–0) Hallahan — — 4–4
9 April 21 Cardinals 7–6 (10) French (2–2) Frey — — 5–4
10 April 22 Cardinals 3–5 (10) Johnson French (2–3) — — 5–5
11 April 23 Cardinals 10–9 Swift (1–0) Dean — — 6–5
12 April 24 @ Cubs 3–12 Root Spencer (1–2) — 8,000 6–6
13 April 27 @ Cubs 4–8 Malone Swetonic (1–1) — — 6–7
14 April 28 Reds 6–7 Ogden French (2–4) — — 6–8
15 April 29 Reds 4–6 Rixey Brame (1–1) — — 6–9
May: 14–11 (Home: 7–8; Away: 7–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
16 May 1 @ Reds 5–7 Lucas French (2–5) — 21,000 6–10
17 May 2 Cubs 2–0 Swetonic (2–1) Malone — — 7–10
18 May 3 Cubs 6–8 Smith Swift (1–1) — — 7–11
19 May 4 Cubs 1–4 Warneke French (2–6) — — 7–12
20 May 6 Phillies 2–4 Elliott Harris (0–2) — — 7–13
21 May 7 Phillies 3–5 Hansen Spencer (1–3) Benge — 7–14
22 May 9 Braves 5–6 (12) Frankhouse French (2–7) Cantwell — 7–15
23 May 15 @ Dodgers 2–0 Swetonic (3–1) Shaute — 25,000 8–15
24 May 16 Dodgers 1–11 Mungo French (2–8) — — 8–16
25 May 17 Dodgers 3–1 Harris (1–2) Phelps — — 9–16
26 May 18 Dodgers 2–4 Clark Swift (1–2) — — 9–17
27 May 19 Dodgers 3–2 Chagnon (1–0) Shaute — — 10–17
28 May 20 @ Cardinals 5–0 French (3–8) Derringer — — 11–17
29 May 22 @ Cardinals 5–1 Swetonic (4–1) Dean — — 12–17
30 May 22 @ Cardinals 3–5 Hallahan Harris (1–3) — — 12–18
31 May 24 @ Reds 5–3 (12) Spencer (2–3) Frey — — 13–18
32 May 25 @ Reds 9–4 Kremer (1–0) Carroll Swift (2) — 14–18
33 May 26 @ Reds 3–2 Harris (2–3) Lucas Swift (3) 11,633 15–18
34 May 27 Cardinals 8–4 French (4–8) Haines — — 16–18
35 May 28 Cardinals 8–6 Swetonic (5–1) Dean — — 17–18
36 May 29 @ Cubs 3–7 Malone Chagnon (1–1) — — 17–19
37 May 29 @ Cubs 2–0 Spencer (3–3) Smith — 36,000 18–19
38 May 30 Reds 2–4 Rixey Harris (2–4) — — 18–20
39 May 30 Reds 5–2 Swift (2–2) Benton — — 19–20
40 May 31 Reds 4–1 French (5–8) Lucas — — 20–20
June: 14–7 (Home: 6–1; Away: 8–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
41 June 2 Cubs 5–9 Root Spencer (3–4) — — 20–21
42 June 3 Cubs 6–5 (11) Swetonic (6–1) May — — 21–21
43 June 4 Cubs 12–4 Meine (1–0) Grimes — — 22–21
44 June 7 @ Phillies 7–4 French (6–8) Hansen — — 23–21
45 June 8 @ Phillies 10–11 Berly Spencer (3–5) Benge — 23–22
46 June 9 @ Phillies 4–3 Swetonic (7–1) Holley French (1) — 24–22
47 June 10 @ Phillies 5–6 Benge Meine (1–1) — — 24–23
48 June 11 @ Giants 4–6 Walker French (6–9) — — 24–24
49 June 15 @ Braves 5–2 Swift (3–2) Brandt — — 25–24
50 June 18 @ Braves 2–0 (11) Swetonic (8–1) Brown — — 26–24
51 June 18 @ Braves 1–2 Betts Kremer (1–1) — — 26–25
52 June 19 @ Dodgers 2–1 Meine (2–1) Clark Swift (4) 18,000 27–25
53 June 20 @ Dodgers 1–2 Mungo Harris (2–5) — — 27–26
54 June 21 @ Dodgers 2–9 Heimach Swift (3–3) — — 27–27
55 June 22 @ Dodgers 7–6 French (7–9) Shaute Spencer (1) — 28–27
56 June 24 Reds 4–3 Meine (3–1) Rixey — — 29–27
57 June 25 Reds 5–4 (11) Swift (4–3) Lucas — — 30–27
58 June 25 Reds 8–5 Kremer (2–1) Kolp Meine (1) — 31–27
59 June 26 @ Reds 5–0 French (8–9) Johnson — — 32–27
60 June 26 @ Reds 9–5 Swift (5–3) Carroll — — 33–27
61 June 30 Cardinals 9–6 Swift (6–3) Stout — — 34–27
July: 25–13 (Home: 16–9; Away: 9–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
62 July 1 Cardinals 3–5 Dean Swetonic (8–2) Lindsey — 34–28
63 July 2 Cardinals 4–5 Hallahan Kremer (2–2) — — 34–29
64 July 3 @ Cubs 5–4 (6) Meine (4–1) Malone — 18,000 35–29
65 July 4 Cubs 9–6 Harris (3–5) Grimes — — 36–29
66 July 4 Cubs 6–5 (11) Chagnon (2–1) Bush — — 37–29
67 July 5 Giants 4–3 (10) Swift (7–3) Walker — — 38–29
68 July 6 Giants 4–2 Swetonic (9–2) Mooney — — 39–29
69 July 6 Giants 3–1 French (9–9) Luque — — 40–29
70 July 7 Giants 3–4 Hoyt Meine (4–2) — — 40–30
71 July 8 Giants 8–7 Chagnon (3–1) Mooney — — 41–30
72 July 9 Dodgers 3–9 Vance Harris (3–6) — — 41–31
73 July 10 @ Dodgers 8–7 Swift (8–3) Quinn — 15,000 42–31
74 July 11 Dodgers 5–3 Swetonic (10–2) Heimach — — 43–31
75 July 12 Dodgers 8–7 (12) Harris (4–6) Moore — — 44–31
76 July 13 Braves 1–5 Brandt French (9–10) — — 44–32
77 July 13 Braves 5–10 Zachary Chagnon (3–2) — — 44–33
78 July 14 Braves 6–1 Swift (9–3) Seibold — — 45–33
79 July 15 Braves 1–0 Kremer (3–2) Pruett — — 46–33
80 July 16 Braves 2–1 Meine (5–2) Betts — — 47–33
81 July 16 Braves 9–8 (10) Chagnon (4–2) Brandt — — 48–33
82 July 18 Phillies 4–5 (11) Collins French (9–11) — — 48–34
83 July 19 Phillies 5–2 Swift (10–3) Hansen — — 49–34
84 July 19 Phillies 5–6 (11) Collins Harris (4–7) — — 49–35
85 July 20 Phillies 2–6 Holley Meine (5–3) — — 49–36
86 July 21 Phillies 3–2 Kremer (4–2) Elliott — — 50–36
87 July 22 Cubs 3–1 Swetonic (11–2) Malone — — 51–36
88 July 23 Cubs 11–8 Brame (2–1) Smith Harris (1) — 52–36
89 July 24 @ Cubs 2–7 Warneke Meine (5–4) — — 52–37
90 July 24 @ Cubs 7–5 Harris (5–7) Bush — 48,000 53–37
91 July 26 @ Giants 3–7 Hubbell French (9–12) — 20,000 53–38
92 July 26 @ Giants 7–5 (10) Chagnon (5–2) Schumacher — 20,000 54–38
93 July 27 @ Giants 9–8 Harris (6–7) Gibson French (2) — 55–38
94 July 27 @ Giants 4–2 Harris (7–7) Hoyt — — 56–38
95 July 28 @ Giants 10–7 Brame (3–1) Fitzsimmons French (3) 10,000 57–38
96 July 28 @ Giants 9–1 Meine (6–4) Bell — — 58–38
August: 10–20 (Home: 9–10; Away: 1–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
100 August 1 @ Phillies 5–18 Rhem Meine (6–5) — — 59–41
101 August 2 @ Phillies 6–11 Elliott French (9–13) Hansen — 59–42
102 August 4 @ Dodgers 4–7 Clark Swetonic (11–3) — — 59–43
103 August 4 @ Dodgers 5–6 (10) Thurston Swift (10–5) — 25,000 59–44
104 August 6 @ Dodgers 1–2 Heimach Meine (6–6) — 10,000 59–45
105 August 7 @ Braves 1–2 Brandt Swetonic (11–4) — — 59–46
106 August 7 @ Braves 6–7 Cantwell Swift (10–6) — 29,000 59–47
107 August 9 @ Braves 0–4 Betts Kremer (4–3) — — 59–48
108 August 10 @ Braves 5–2 Meine (7–6) Zachary — — 60–48
109 August 10 @ Braves 2–3 Brandt French (9–14) — — 60–49
110 August 11 Cubs 2–3 (10) Bush Swetonic (11–5) — — 60–50
111 August 13 Reds 0–3 Rixey Swift (10–7) — — 60–51
112 August 15 Dodgers 6–11 Shaute Meine (7–7) — — 60–52
113 August 16 Dodgers 4–0 French (10–14) Clark — — 61–52
114 August 17 Dodgers 1–4 Heimach Swift (10–8) Mungo — 61–53
115 August 19 Giants 4–10 Hubbell Meine (7–8) — 6,000 61–54
116 August 20 Giants 3–2 French (11–14) Walker — — 62–54
117 August 20 Giants 1–8 Bell Harris (8–8) — — 62–55
118 August 21 @ Reds 0–2 Rixey Swift (10–9) — — 62–56
119 August 22 Giants 6–1 Meine (8–8) Mooney — — 63–56
120 August 22 Giants 3–4 Hoyt Chagnon (5–3) — — 63–57
121 August 23 Giants 4–3 French (12–14) Hubbell — — 64–57
122 August 24 Phillies 6–9 Collins Spencer (3–7) — — 64–58
123 August 25 Phillies 3–11 Hansen Meine (8–9) — — 64–59
124 August 25 Phillies 5–6 (10) Elliott French (12–15) — — 64–60
125 August 26 Phillies 8–0 Chagnon (6–3) Collins — — 65–60
126 August 27 Braves 7–4 French (13–15) Brandt — — 66–60
127 August 30 Braves 10–7 Harris (9–8) Brandt French (4) — 67–60
128 August 30 Braves 3–2 Swift (11–9) Frankhouse — — 68–60
129 August 31 Braves 2–1 Chagnon (7–3) Betts — — 69–60
September: 17–8 (Home: 4–0; Away: 13–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
130 September 2 Reds 2–1 French (14–15) Lucas — — 70–60
131 September 3 Reds 7–1 Swift (12–9) Rixey — — 71–60
132 September 4 @ Reds 5–2 Chagnon (8–3) Benton Harris (2) — 72–60
133 September 5 Cardinals 4–3 Meine (9–9) Stout — — 73–60
134 September 5 Cardinals 3–1 French (15–15) Derringer — — 74–60
135 September 7 @ Dodgers 8–3 Swift (13–9) Mungo — 12,500 75–60
136 September 7 @ Dodgers 2–4 Heimach Harris (9–9) — 12,500 75–61
137 September 8 @ Dodgers 2–12 Clark Chagnon (8–4) — 1,000 75–62
138 September 10 @ Phillies 5–2 French (16–15) Hansen — — 76–62
139 September 10 @ Phillies 5–4 Meine (10–9) Elliott — — 77–62
140 September 12 @ Phillies 4–2 Swift (14–9) Rhem — — 78–62
141 September 13 @ Braves 0–3 Brandt Chagnon (8–5) — — 78–63
142 September 14 @ Braves 2–5 Brown French (16–16) — — 78–64
143 September 15 @ Braves 3–2 Meine (11–9) Betts — — 79–64
144 September 17 @ Giants 4–7 Walker Swift (14–10) Luque — 79–65
145 September 18 @ Giants 7–4 French (17–16) Schumacher — 15,000 80–65
146 September 18 @ Giants 6–3 Chagnon (9–5) Parmelee — 15,000 81–65
147 September 20 @ Cubs 2–5 Bush Swetonic (11–6) — — 81–66
148 September 20 @ Cubs 5–0 Meine (12–9) Tinning — — 82–66
149 September 21 @ Cubs 9–6 Spencer (4–7) Herrmann — — 83–66
150 September 22 @ Cubs 7–0 Smith (1–0) Grimes — — 84–66
151 September 23 @ Cardinals 4–8 Derringer Chagnon (9–6) — — 84–67
152 September 24 @ Cardinals 7–4 French (18–16) Winford — — 85–67
153 September 25 @ Cardinals 7–1 Harris (10–9) Starr — — 86–67
154 September 25 @ Cardinals 4–7 Dean Spencer (4–8) — — 86–68
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1932 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Earl Grace 115 390 107 .274 8 55
1B Gus Suhr 154 581 153 .263 5 81
2B Tony Piet 154 574 162 .282 7 85
3B Pie Traynor 135 513 169 .329 2 68
SS Arky Vaughan 129 497 158 .318 4 61
OF Lloyd Waner 134 565 188 .333 2 38
OF Paul Waner 154 630 215 .341 8 82
OF Adam Comorosky 108 370 106 .286 4 46

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Dave Barbee 97 327 84 .257 5 55
Tommy Thevenow 59 194 46 .237 0 26
Tom Padden 47 118 31 .263 0 10
Gus Dugas 55 97 23 .237 3 12
Hal Finney 31 33 7 .212 0 4
Bill Brubaker 7 24 10 .417 0 4
Bill Brenzel 9 24 1 .042 0 2
Howdy Groskloss 17 20 2 .100 0 0
Woody Jensen 5 5 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Larry French 47 274.1 18 16 3.02 72
Heinie Meine 28 172.1 12 9 3.86 32
Steve Swetonic 24 162.2 11 6 2.82 39
Ray Kremer 11 56.2 4 3 4.29 6

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bill Swift 39 214.1 14 10 3.61 64
Bill Harris 37 168.0 10 9 3.64 63
Glenn Spencer 39 137.2 4 8 4.97 35
Leon Chagnon 30 128.0 9 6 3.94 52
Hal Smith 2 12.0 1 0 0.75 4

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Erv Brame 23 3 1 0 7.41 10

Awards and honors

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League top five finishers

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Tony Piet

  • #2 in NL in stolen bases (19)

Steve Swetonic

  • #4 in NL in ERA (2.82)

Paul Waner

  • #4 in NL in batting average (.341)
  • #4 in NL in hits (215)

Farm system

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See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
A Tulsa Oilers Western League Art Griggs

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa

References

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  1. ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  • 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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