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.
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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.
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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
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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 | — |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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