1972 Oakland Athletics season 1972 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's winning the American League West with a record of 93 wins and 62 losses. In the playoffs, they defeated the Detroit Tigers in a five-game ALCS , followed by a seven-game World Series , in which they defeated the Cincinnati Reds for their first World Championship since 1930 , when the club was in Philadelphia.Offseason In 1972, the A's began wearing solid green or solid gold jerseys, with contrasting white pants, at a time when most other teams wore all-white uniforms at home and all-grey ones on the road . Similar to more colorful amateur softball uniforms, they were considered a radical departure for their time.facial hair . When Father's Day arrived, every member of the team collected a bonus.Changing the nickname The nickname "A's" has long been used interchangeably with "Athletics", dating to the team's early days when headline writers wanted a way to shorten the name. Starting in 1972, the team nickname was officially "Oakland A's." The Commissioner's Trophy , given out annually to the winner of baseball's World Series, still listed the team's name as the "Oakland Athletics" on the gold-plated pennant representing the Oakland franchise. According to Bill Libby's Book, Charlie O and the Angry A's , owner Charlie O. Finley banned the word "Athletics" from the club's name because he felt that name was too closely associated with former Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack , and he wanted the name "Oakland A's" to become just as closely associated with himself. The name also vaguely suggested the name of the old minor league Oakland Oaks , which were alternatively called the "Acorns".Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day starters Sal Bando Bobby Brooks Bert Campaneris Dave Duncan Mike Epstein Dick Green Ken Holtzman Reggie Jackson Joe Rudi Notable transactions April 15, 1972: Tim Cullen was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. May 15, 1972: Dwain Anderson was traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Shaw . May 17, 1972: Curt Blefary , Mike Kilkenny , and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the San Diego Padres for Ollie Brown . The Athletics completed the trade by sending Greg Schubert to the Padres on September 11. May 18, 1972: Brant Alyea was traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marty Martínez . June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball Draft notable picks: June 7, 1972: Diego Seguí was sent by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal. June 29 , 1972: Denny McLain was traded by the Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Orlando Cepeda . July 20, 1972: Marty Martínez, Vic Harris and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the Texas Rangers for Don Mincher and Ted Kubiak . The Athletics completed the deal by sending Steve Lawson to the Rangers on July 26 . July 23, 1972: Brant Alyea was returned to the Athletics by the St. Louis Cardinals. August 30 , 1972: Joe Lindsey and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dal Maxvill . The Athletics completed the trade by sending Gene Dusen to the Cardinals on October 27.Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 121 403 88 .218 19 59 1B 138 455 123 .270 26 70 2B 72 142 37 .261 0 15 3B 152 535 126 .236 15 77 SS 149 625 150 .240 8 32 LF 147 593 181 .305 19 75 CF 135 499 132 .265 25 75 RF 91 272 67 .246 5 32
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 82 227 51 .225 5 32 47 142 26 .183 0 4 32 121 34 .281 1 16 58 121 22 .182 4 15 40 97 22 .227 1 5 51 94 17 .181 0 8 98 79 26 .329 1 5 47 54 8 .148 0 5 20 54 13 .241 1 4 26 42 12 .286 0 3 22 40 5 .125 0 1 15 39 7 .179 0 5 27 36 9 .250 0 1 20 31 6 .194 1 2 23 21 8 .381 0 4 14 15 4 .267 0 1 4 10 1 .100 0 0 14 11 0 .000 0 0 8 11 5 .455 0 1 24 10 2 .200 0 2 8 7 0 .000 0 0 3 7 0 .000 0 0 5 4 0 .000 0 0 3 3 0 .000 0 0
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 38 295.1 21 7 2.04 191 39 265.1 19 11 2.51 134 31 194.1 15 6 2.50 86 25 151 6 10 2.80 111 5 22.1 1 2 6.04 8
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 25 101.1 6 6 2.93 55 32 84 3 4 3.00 58 7 22.2 0 1 3.57 11
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 65 11 9 21 2.51 113 56 6 1 10 2.65 47 54 5 1 11 1.37 36 8 0 3 0 2.04 8 3 0 1 0 16.88 4 2 0 0 0 3.86 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Postseason ALCS Game 1 October 7, 1972, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Game 2 October 8, 1972, at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumGame 3 October 10, 1972, at Tiger Stadium Game 4 October 11, 1972, at Tiger StadiumGame 5 October 12, 1972, at Tiger StadiumWorld Series In 1972, the A's won their first league pennant since 1931 and faced the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series. The A's seven-game victory over the heavily favored Reds gave the team its first World Series Championship since 1930.Gene Tenace hit four home runs and drove in nine runs to power the A's offense, and was named the series Most Valuable Player .Composite Box : Oakland Athletics over Cincinnati RedsAwards and honors
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