1972 WS vs Oakland A's
The 1972 World Series: Oakland Athletics defeat Cincinnati Reds in seven games.
The 1972 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1972 season. The 69th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Oakland Athletics and the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. The Athletics won in seven games for their sixth World Series championship and first since 1930, when the team was still based in Philadelphia. This was the first major professional sports championship ever won by a San Francisco Bay Area-based team.
Quick Facts
- Result
- Pirates win 4 games to 1
- Year
- 1972
- Pirates manager
- Gene Mauch
- A's manager
- Charlie Finley (owner-manager)
- Pirates core
- Stargell
- Clemente
- Bench
- Blass
- Moose
- Howell
Lore & Background
The Cincinnati Reds dethroned the defending World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates three games to two in the National League Championship Series, marking the first year in which an LCS series in either league went the full five games since divisional play was introduced. The Reds won one fewer game than the Pirates during the strike-reduced regular season and became the first team in MLB history to reach the World Series without having the best record in its respective league.
Reader's Guide
The 1972 World Series featured the Oakland Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds. The Athletics won in seven games. Gene Tenace hit four home runs and had nine RBI, earning World Series MVP. The series was the first in which both teams wore pullover jerseys. Six of the seven games were decided by one run.
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