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END OF 1932 REGULAR SEASON
The season ended on October 23rd with the Reds finishing 9 games up on Seattle at 127-74. Portland was third, 20 games off the pace. Angels first baseman Dolph Camilli (.344,61,179) tied his own PCL record for homers in a season but was unable to surpass his mark after going homerless in the final 5 games of the season.
The Mission Reds dominated the league offensively behind big seasons from Tony Lazzeri (.338,28,122), league batting champ Stan Hack (.379,12,105), Chick Hafey (.369,36,152), Ernie Lombardi (.328,31,148), Sammy Hale (.290,17,137) and Red Kress (.285,21,131) as they established a new PCL record for runs scored with 1290.
Vince DiMaggio would finish the season with just the 5 at bats and a pair of hits as he ended the year on the Reds reserve roster. Younger brother Joe became the last place Hollywood Stars everyday centerfielder for October, a month that saw the 18 year old hit .354 with his first two PCL homeruns. Joe finished the season with a .336 batting average, 2 homers and 15 rbi's in 28 games. A taste of hopefully what is soon to come for Stars fans, who have endured some bad baseball teams the past 3 years.
As for the playoffs, it would come down to can pitching and defense beat hitting. As dominant as the Reds were at the plate, the Rainiers pitching and defense was the class of the league. However, Seattle would be without Larry Glick (14-8, 2.27), who missed the final month of the season with back spasms and could be missing 25 game winner George Abrams. The 33 year old Abrams (25-11, 3.15) has been bothered by back woes as well and had to leave during his final start of the season. His status for the Pacific Series is uncertain.
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