The early start proved to be a disaster as Sick's Stadium was barely equipped for a minor league team, let alone the Pilots.
History: Emile Sick purchased the Seattle Indians in 1938, re-named them after his Rainier Brewery. The ‘61 Suds dominated the Pacific Coast League until several stars were promoted to the Boston Red Sox late in the season and the Rainiers fell to a third-place finish. Rainiers manager and Red Sox great Johnny Pesky (#7) would later call his ‘61 team the greatest ballclub he had ever been a part of at any level of the sport.
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History: The Rainiers shifted to a more conventional - but still classy - script-with-tail design in 1953. Bill Sweeney's Suds won 98 games and finished second to Hollywood.Jack Tobin led the league with 116 runs scored.
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