1932 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1932 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
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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 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Steve Swetonic

Paul Waner

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.


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