1932 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1932 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss, Bill Benswanger
Manager(s)	George Gibson
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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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.

Regular season

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

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	90	64	--	.584
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	68	4	.558
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	73	9	.526
Philadelphia Phillies	78	76	12	.506
Boston Braves	77	77	13	.500
New York Giants	72	82	18	.468
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	18	.468
Cincinnati Reds	60	94	30	.390

Record vs. opponents

1932 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1932 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 48 Erv Brame 46 Leon Chagnon 42 Larry French 44 Bill Harris 40 Ray Kremer 41 Heinie Meine -- Hal Smith 47 Glenn Spencer 43 Steve Swetonic 45 Bill Swift		Catchers -- Bill Brenzel 32 Hal Finney 30 Earl Grace 31 Tom Padden Infielders 25 Bill Brubaker 26 Howdy Groskloss 22 Tony Piet 24 Gus Suhr 25 Tommy Thevenow 20 Pie Traynor 21 Arky Vaughan		Outfielders 14 Dave Barbee 12 Adam Comorosky 15 Gus Dugas -- Woody Jensen 10 Lloyd Waner 11 Paul Waner		Manager 33 George Gibson Coaches Doc Crandall Grover Hartley

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	Grace, EarlEarl Grace	115	390	107	.274	8	55
1B	Suhr, GusGus Suhr	154	581	153	.263	5	81
2B	Piet, TonyTony Piet	154	574	162	.282	7	85
3B	Traynor, PiePie Traynor	135	513	169	.329	2	68
SS	Vaughan, ArkyArky Vaughan	129	497	158	.318	4	61
OF	Waner, LloydLloyd Waner	134	565	188	.333	2	38
OF	Waner, PaulPaul Waner	154	630	215	.341	8	82

Other batters

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
Barbee, DaveDave Barbee	97	327	84	.257	5	55
Finney, HalHal Finney	31	33	7	.212	0	4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
French, LarryLarry French	47	274.1	18	16	3.02	72
Swetonic, SteveSteve Swetonic	24	162.2	11	6	2.82	39

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Swift, BillBill Swift	39	214.1	14	10	3.61	64
Chagnon, LeonLeon Chagnon	30	128	9	6	3.94	52

Relief pitchers

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

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

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

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

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Tulsa Oilers	Western League	Art Griggs

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa

References

1. From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore 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.