1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords

55-36 • .604 Win% • 3rd in IND

The 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords went 55-36 (.604) finishing 3rd in the IND. The club scored 407 runs, allowed 331, and played home games at Greenlee Field. Team leaders included Josh Gibson (9 HR, 47 RBI) and Satchel Paige (9-6, 2.28 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

55 Wins
36 Losses
.604 Win %
3rd Rank
407 R 331 RA
Diff +76

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⚡ Quick Stats

407 Runs Scored
331 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
32 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1932 IND Average

Batting Avg .283 equal to the 1932 league average (.284)
OBP .344 1% below the 1932 league average (.347)
SLG .402 2% above the 1932 league average (.395)
Team ERA 3.79 2% better than the 1932 league average (3.85)
Runs Scored 407 82% above the 1932 league average (224 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGreenlee Field
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Home Games (est.) 46 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1932

Batting Avg

1 Jud Wilson 0.333 2 Josh Gibson 0.328 3 Walter Cannady 0.320 4 Oscar Charleston 0.320 5 Judy Johnson 0.317

Home Runs

1 Josh Gibson 9 2 Rap Dixon 7 3 Oscar Charleston 4 4 Jud Wilson 4 5 Judy Johnson 3

RBI

1 Josh Gibson 47 2 Oscar Charleston 40 3 Rap Dixon 35 4 John Henry Russell 30 5 Ted Page 27
1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Oscar Charleston 68 247 45 79 17 4 4 40 29 0 16 0.320
Josh Gibson 64 241 46 79 14 6 9 47 26 1 1 0.328
John Henry Russell 58 210 30 59 4 5 0 30 16 0 0 0.281
Rap Dixon 56 206 47 64 18 3 7 35 29 0 8 0.311
Jake Stephens 46 171 32 33 2 3 0 14 17 0 5 0.193
Ted Page 42 165 35 52 10 4 2 27 18 0 4 0.315
Jimmie Crutchfield 40 147 17 37 5 2 0 19 7 0 2 0.252
Judy Johnson 38 142 31 45 2 1 3 20 12 0 2 0.317
Jud Wilson 30 117 24 39 6 2 4 25 10 0 2 0.333
Walter Cannady 28 103 18 33 2 4 1 18 6 1 3 0.320
Ted Radcliffe 32 86 9 24 2 0 1 15 3 0 0 0.279
Chester Williams 22 75 9 23 5 1 0 6 4 0 0 0.307
Frank Duncan 23 63 6 15 1 2 0 6 8 0 1 0.238
Bill Perkins 21 62 5 19 4 1 0 8 4 0 0 0.306
Harry Williams 20 59 11 16 1 0 0 4 3 0 2 0.271
William Bell 21 52 3 12 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.231
Bobby Williams 17 51 9 7 1 1 0 3 4 0 1 0.137
Satchel Paige 23 45 5 11 3 0 1 5 2 0 0 0.244
Sam Streeter 15 42 3 10 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.238
Jabbo Andrews 12 35 9 13 5 2 0 8 2 0 0 0.371
Willie Gisentaner 13 30 3 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.233
Harry Kincannon 16 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.000
Roy S. Williams 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.071
Clyde Spearman 5 11 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0.364
Charlie Beverly 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.222
Cool Papa Bell 2 7 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.429
Bowman 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ormsby Roy 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Howard Kimbo 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
L. D. Livingston 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shannon 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Joe Ware 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.750
Millhouse 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
George Sherkliff 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Thornton 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harold Tinker 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Underwood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bennie Charleston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Anthony Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1932

ERA

1 Satchel Paige 2.28 2 Charlie Beverly 2.57 3 William Bell 3.53 4 Harry Kincannon 3.55 5 Ted Radcliffe 3.74

Wins

1 Satchel Paige 9 2 Ted Radcliffe 9 3 William Bell 8 4 Sam Streeter 6 5 Charlie Beverly 2

Strikeouts

1 Satchel Paige 126 2 Sam Streeter 62 3 William Bell 47 4 Ted Radcliffe 46 5 Harry Kincannon 34
1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Satchel Paige 9 6 2.28 22 16 3 130.1 100 33 44 126
Ted Radcliffe 9 7 3.74 19 15 0 122.2 126 51 45 46
Sam Streeter 6 7 4.72 15 12 0 108.2 129 57 33 62
William Bell 8 2 3.53 10 9 0 81.2 91 32 25 47
Harry Kincannon 2 3 3.55 16 8 1 76.0 74 30 22 34
Roy S. Williams 2 3 6.00 7 4 0 36.0 46 24 16 12
Charlie Beverly 2 1 2.57 4 4 0 35.0 25 10 4 17
Willie Gisentaner 0 3 8.79 5 4 0 28.2 35 28 12 13
Howard Kimbo 1 0 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 4 2 3
Rap Dixon 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 5.0 3 0 1 4
George Sherkliff 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 1
Bennie Charleston 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Jabbo Andrews Cool Papa Bell William Bell Charlie Beverly Bowman Walter Cannady Bennie Charleston Oscar Charleston Anthony Cooper Jimmie Crutchfield Rap Dixon Frank Duncan +27 more

39 players

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The 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords in brief

The 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords finished 55-36, a .604 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the IND. Runs came in at 407 scored against 331 allowed (+76). The Pittsburgh Crawfords staff finished with a 3.79 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.85. Measured against the 224-run league average, the offense was 82% ahead.

Home games were played at Greenlee Field. Josh Gibson topped the Pittsburgh Crawfords with 9 home runs. Oscar Charleston collected the most hits, 79. The pitching staff's wins leader was Satchel Paige (9). In all, the roster shows 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords

What was the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords record?
The 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords finished 55-36 (.604 win pct).
Who led the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords in home runs?
Josh Gibson led the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords with 9 home runs.
What was the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords team ERA?
The 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords win the World Series?
No. The 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords play?
The 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords played home games at Greenlee Field.
Who led the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Josh Gibson (9 HR, 47 RBI) and Satchel Paige (9-6, 2.28 ERA).
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