1932 PACIFIC SERIES
Earl Averill carried the Seattle Rainiers to the 1932 Pacific Series title - the second in franchise history. All of the talk entering the series revolved around the powerful Mission offense but it was Averill, the 31 year old Rainiers outfielder, who stole the show.
Averill, who was Seattle's top hitter during the regular season (.312,53,165), went 11-for-22 with 3 homers and 16 rbi's in 6 games as Seattle beat Mission 4 games to two. The Reds had some big offensive showings as well but not even Tony Lazzeri (.440,2,10) could match Averill's performance in the series.
Seattle took the opening game on the road by a 3-0 score as Fay Thomas blanked the Reds while scattering 7 hits. The Mission bats came alive in game two as Lazzeri went 4-for-4 with 7 rbi's in a 12-9 victory to even the series.
Lazzeri homered for the second straight game to help Mission win 5-1 in Game Three but from there Averill and the Rainiers took over. Seattle won 8-4 and 7-5 at home before the series shifted back to Mission with the Reds trailing 3 games to two.
The deciding game was Averill's time to shine as he homered, had 4 hits and drove in 6 runs to lead Seattle to a 9-3 win and the title.