1972 Oakland Athletics season

1972 Oakland Athletics
1972 Oakland Athletics
World Series Champions; American League Champions; American League West Champions
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
City	Oakland, California
Record	93–62 (.600)
Owners	Charles O. Finley
Managers	Dick Williams
Television	KBHK-TV
Radio	KEEN; (Monte Moore, Jim Woods)

The 1972 Oakland Athletics season was the 72nd season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 5th season in Oakland. The Athletics won 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 sixth overall World Championship and first since 1930, when the club was in Philadelphia.

Offseason

November 29, 1971: Rick Monday was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Ken Holtzman.^[1]
November 29, 1971: 1971 rule 5 draft
- Brant Alyea was drafted by the Athletics from the Minnesota Twins.^[2]
- Steve Hovley was drafted from the Athletics by the Kansas City Royals.^[3]
January 12, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball Draft (January Draft) notable picks:^[4]

Round 9: Rich Dauer (did not sign)

Round 10: Bob Lacey

March 4, 1972: Jim Panther and Don Stanhouse were traded by the Athletics to the Texas Rangers for Denny McLain.^[5]

Regular season

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.

Furthermore, in conjunction with a Moustache Day promotion, Finley offered $300 to any player who grew a moustache by Father's Day, at a time when every other team traditionally forbade facial hair. When Father's Day arrived on Sunday, June 18, every player on the 25-man roster collected a bonus.^[6]^[7]

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

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AL West
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	93	62	.600	—	48‍–‍29	45‍–‍33
Chicago White Sox	87	67	.565	5½	55‍–‍23	32‍–‍44
Minnesota Twins	77	77	.500	15½	42‍–‍32	35‍–‍45
Kansas City Royals	76	78	.494	16½	44‍–‍33	32‍–‍45
California Angels	75	80	.484	18	44‍–‍36	31‍–‍44
Texas Rangers	54	100	.351	38½	31‍–‍46	23‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1972 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	7–11	6–6	8–4	8–10	10–8	6–6	10–5	6–6	7–6	6–6	6–6
Boston	11–7	—	8–4	6–6	8–7	5–9	6–6	11–7	4–8	9–9	9–3	8–4
California	6–6	4–8	—	7–11	8–4	5–7	9–6	7–5	7–8	4–8	8–10	10–7
Chicago	4–8	6–6	11–7	—	8–4	5–7	8–9	9–3	8–6	7–5	7–8	14–4
Cleveland	10–8	7–8	4–8	4–8	—	10–8	6–6	5–10	8–4	7–11	2–10	9–3
Detroit	8–10	9–5	7–5	7–5	8–10	—	7–5	10–8	9–3	7–9	4–8	10–2
Kansas City	6–6	6–6	6–9	9–8	6–6	5–7	—	7–5	9–9	7–5	7–11	8–6
Milwaukee	5–10	7–11	5–7	3–9	10–5	8–10	5–7	—	4–8	9–9	4–8	5–7
Minnesota	6–6	8–4	8–7	6–8	4–8	3–9	9–9	8–4	—	6–6	8–9	11–7
New York	6–7	9–9	8–4	5–7	11–7	9–7	5–7	9–9	6–6	—	3–9	8–4
Oakland	6–6	3–9	10–8	8–7	10–2	8–4	11–7	8–4	9–8	9–3	—	11–4
Texas	6–6	4–8	7–10	4–14	3–9	2–10	6–8	7–5	7–11	4–8	4–11	—

Opening Day Lineup


Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
19	Bert Campaneris	SS
26	Joe Rudi	LF
9	Reggie Jackson	RF
6	Sal Bando	3B
5	Mike Epstein	1B
15	Bobby Brooks	CF
10	Dave Duncan	C
22	Dick Green	2B
30	Ken Holtzman	P

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Notable transactions

April 15, 1972: Tim Cullen was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[9]
May 15, 1972: Dwain Anderson was traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Shaw.^[10]
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 (minors) to the Padres on September 11.^[11]
May 18, 1972: Brant Alyea was traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marty Martínez.^[2]
June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball Draft (June Draft) notable picks:^[12]

Round 1: Chet Lemon

Round 9: Dennis Littlejohn (did not sign)^[13]

Round 12: Chris Batton^[14]

Round 15: Bob Pate (did not play)

June 7, 1972: Diego Seguí was sent by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.^[15]
June 29, 1972: Denny McLain was traded by the Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Orlando Cepeda.^[5]
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.^[16]
July 23, 1972: Brant Alyea was returned to the Athletics by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[2]
August 30, 1972: Joe Lindsey (minors) 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 (minors) to the Cardinals on October 27.^[17]

Roster

1972 Oakland Athletics

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

12 Orlando Cepeda
7 Art Shamsky

Manager

23 Dick Williams

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	Dave Duncan	121	403	88	.218	19	59
1B	Mike Epstein	138	455	123	.270	26	70
2B	Tim Cullen	72	142	37	.261	0	15
3B	Sal Bando	152	535	126	.236	15	77
SS	Bert Campaneris	149	625	150	.240	8	32
LF	Joe Rudi	147	593	181	.305	19	75
CF	Reggie Jackson	135	499	132	.265	25	75
RF	Ángel Mangual	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
Gene Tenace	82	227	51	.225	5	32
Larry Brown	47	142	26	.183	0	4
Matty Alou	32	121	34	.281	1	16
George Hendrick	58	121	22	.182	4	15
Bill Voss	40	97	22	.227	1	5
Ted Kubiak	51	94	17	.181	0	8
Mike Hegan	98	79	26	.329	1	5
Don Mincher	47	54	8	.148	0	5
Ollie Brown	20	54	13	.241	1	4
Dick Green	26	42	12	.286	0	3
Marty Martínez	22	40	5	.125	0	1
Bobby Brooks	15	39	7	.179	0	5
Dal Maxvill	27	36	9	.250	0	1
Brant Alyea	20	31	6	.194	1	2
Gonzalo Márquez	23	21	8	.381	0	4
Ron Clark	14	15	4	.267	0	1
Curt Blefary	8	11	5	.455	0	1
Adrian Garrett	14	11	0	.000	0	0
Allan Lewis	24	10	2	.200	0	2
Bill McNulty	4	10	1	.100	0	0
Art Shamsky	8	7	0	.000	0	0
Dwain Anderson	3	7	0	.000	0	0
Larry Haney	5	4	0	.000	0	0
Orlando Cepeda	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
Catfish Hunter	38	295.1	21	7	2.04	191
Ken Holtzman	39	265.1	19	11	2.51	134
Blue Moon Odom	31	194.1	15	6	2.50	86
Vida Blue	25	151.0	6	10	2.80	111
Denny McLain	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
Dave Hamilton	25	101.1	6	6	2.93	55
Joe Horlen	32	84.0	3	4	3.00	58
Diego Seguí	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
Rollie Fingers	65	11	9	21	2.51	113
Bob Locker	56	6	1	10	2.65	47
Darold Knowles	54	5	1	11	1.37	36
Gary Waslewski	8	0	3	0	2.04	8
Don Shaw	3	0	1	0	16.88	4
Jim Roland	2	0	0	0	3.86	0
Mike Kilkenny	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Postseason

ALCS

Game 1

October 7, 1972, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Detroit	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	2
Oakland	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	1
W: Rollie Fingers (1–0) L: Mickey Lolich (0–1)
HR: DET – Norm Cash (1), Al Kaline (1)

Game 2

October 8, 1972, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Oakland	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	X	5	8	0
W: Blue Moon Odom (1–0) L: Woodie Fryman (0–1)
HR: None

Game 3

October 10, 1972, at Tiger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Detroit	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	X	3	8	1
W: Joe Coleman (1–0) L: Ken Holtzman (0–1)
HR: DET – Bill Freehan (1)

Game 4

October 11, 1972, at Tiger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	9	2
Detroit	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	10	1
W: John Hiller (1–0) L: Bob Locker (0–1)
HR: OAK – Mike Epstein (1) DET – Dick McAuliffe (1)

Game 5

October 12, 1972, at Tiger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Detroit	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
W: Blue Moon Odom (2–0) L: Woodie Fryman (0–2) S: Vida Blue (1)
HR: None

World 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.

Of the four wins against the Reds, three of them occurred in Cincinnati, and all four Series victories were by a single run. 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

1972 World Series (4–3): Oakland Athletics (A.L.) over Cincinnati Reds (N.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland Athletics	1	6	1	1	3	2	0	0	2	16	46	9
Cincinnati Reds	1	1	0	3	3	1	6	4	2	21	46	5
Total Attendance: 363,149 Average Attendance: 51,878
Winning Player's Share: – $20,705, Losing Player's Share– $15,080 *Includes Playoffs and World Series

Awards and honors

Gene Tenace, Babe Ruth Award
Gene Tenace, World Series Most Valuable Player

League leaders

Joe Rudi, American League leader, triples (tied) (9)^[18]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Oaks	American Association	Sherm Lollar
AA	Birmingham A's	Southern League	Phil Cavarretta
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Harry Bright
A-Short Season	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	Northwest League	Grover Resinger

References

^ Rick Monday page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b ^c Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference
^ Steve Hovley page at Baseball Reference
^ 1972 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft
^ ^a ^b Denny McLain page at Baseball Reference
^ "Oakland A's shut out Cleveland Indians 9-0". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. June 19, 1972. p. 11.
^ Bock, Hal (June 19, 1972). "Blue given bat support in first win". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 22.
^ 1972 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
^ Tim Cullen page at Baseball Reference
^ Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference
^ Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference
^ 1972 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
^ Dennis Littlejohn page at Baseball Reference
^ Chris Batton page at Baseball Reference
^ Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference
^ Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference
^ Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

External links

[1] Rick Monday page at Baseball Reference

[alyea-2] Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference

[3] Steve Hovley page at Baseball Reference

[4] 1972 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft

[mclain-5] Denny McLain page at Baseball Reference

[shutou-6] "Oakland A's shut out Cleveland Indians 9-0". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. June 19, 1972. p. 11.

[clubat-7] Bock, Hal (June 19, 1972). "Blue given bat support in first win". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 22.

[8] 1972 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

[9] Tim Cullen page at Baseball Reference

[10] Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference

[11] Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference

[12] 1972 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

[13] Dennis Littlejohn page at Baseball Reference

[14] Chris Batton page at Baseball Reference

[15] Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference

[16] Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference

[17] Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference

[18] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

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1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Pittsburgh Pirates 1972: Oakland Athletics 1973: Oakland Athletics 1974: Oakland Athletics 1975: Cincinnati Reds 1976: Cincinnati Reds 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Pittsburgh Pirates
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1990s	1990: Cincinnati Reds 1991: Minnesota Twins 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No series 1995: Atlanta Braves 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Florida Marlins 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: Arizona Diamondbacks 2002: Anaheim Angels 2003: Florida Marlins 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Chicago White Sox 2006: St. Louis Cardinals 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Philadelphia Phillies 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: San Francisco Giants 2011: St. Louis Cardinals 2012: San Francisco Giants 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: San Francisco Giants 2015: Kansas City Royals 2016: Chicago Cubs 2017: Houston Astros 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: Washington Nationals
2020s	2020: Los Angeles Dodgers 2021: Atlanta Braves 2022: Houston Astros 2023: Texas Rangers 2024: Los Angeles Dodgers

v t e American League champions
1900s	1901: Chicago White Stockings 1902: Philadelphia Athletics 1903: Boston Americans 1904: Boston Americans 1905: Philadelphia Athletics 1906: Chicago White Sox 1907: Detroit Tigers 1908: Detroit Tigers 1909: Detroit Tigers
1910s	1910: Philadelphia Athletics 1911: Philadelphia Athletics 1912: Boston Red Sox 1913: Philaelphia Athletics 1914: Philadelphia Athletics 1915: Boston Red Sox 1916: Boston Red Sox 1917: Chicago White Sox 1918: Boston Red Sox 1919: Chicago White Sox
1920s	1920: Cleveland Indians 1921: New York Yankees 1922: New York Yankees 1923: New York Yankees 1924: Washington Senators 1925: Washington Senators 1926: New York Yankees 1927: New York Yankees 1928: New York Yankees 1929: Philadelphia Athletics
1930s	1930: Philadelphia Athletics 1931: Philadelphia Athletics 1932: New York Yankees 1933: Washington Senators 1934: Detroit Tigers 1935: Detroit Tigers 1936: New York Yankees 1937: New York Yankees 1938: New York Yankees 1939: New York Yankees
1940s	1940: Detroit Tigers 1941: New York Yankees 1942: New York Yankees 1943: New York Yankees 1944: St. Louis Browns 1945: Detroit Tigers 1946: Boston Red Sox 1947: New York Yankees 1948: Cleveland Indians 1949: New York Yankees
1950s	1950: New York Yankees 1951: New York Yankees 1952: New York Yankees 1953: New York Yankees 1954: Cleveland Indians 1955: New York Yankees 1956: New York Yankees 1957: New York Yankees 1958: New York Yankees 1959: Chicago White Sox
1960s	1960: New York Yankees 1961: New York Yankees 1962: New York Yankees 1963: New York Yankees 1964: New York Yankees 1965: Minnesota Twins 1966: Baltimore Orioles 1967: Boston Red Sox 1968: Detroit Tigers 1969: Baltimore Orioles
1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Baltimore Orioles 1972: Oakland Athletics 1973: Oakland Athletics 1974: Oakland Athletics 1975: Boston Red Sox 1976: New York Yankees 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Baltimore Orioles
1980s	1980: Kansas City Royals 1981: New York Yankees 1982: Milwaukee Brewers 1983: Baltimore Orioles 1984: Detroit Tigers 1985: Kansas City Royals 1986: Boston Red Sox 1987: Minnesota Twins 1988: Oakland Athletics 1989: Oakland Athletics
1990s	1990: Oakland Athletics 1991: Minnesota Twins 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No champion 1995: Cleveland Indians 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Cleveland Indians 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: New York Yankees 2002: Anaheim Angels 2003: New York Yankees 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Chicago White Sox 2006: Detroit Tigers 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Tampa Bay Rays 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: Texas Rangers 2011: Texas Rangers 2012: Detroit Tigers 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: Kansas City Royals 2015: Kansas City Royals 2016: Cleveland Indians 2017: Houston Astros 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: Houston Astros
2020s	2020: Tampa Bay Rays 2021: Houston Astros 2022: Houston Astros 2023: Texas Rangers 2024: New York Yankees

v t e American League West champions
1960s	1969: Minnesota Twins
1970s	1970: Minnesota Twins 1971: Oakland Athletics 1972: Oakland Athletics 1973: Oakland Athletics 1974: Oakland Athletics 1975: Oakland Athletics 1976: Kansas City Royals 1977: Kansas City Royals 1978: Kansas City Royals 1979: California Angels
1980s	1980: Kansas City Royals 1981: Oakland Athletics 1982: California Angels 1983: Chicago White Sox 1984: Kansas City Royals 1985: Kansas City Royals 1986: California Angels 1987: Minnesota Twins 1988: Oakland Athletics 1989: Oakland Athletics
1990s	1990: Oakland Athletics 1991: Minnesota Twins 1992: Oakland Athletics 1993: Chicago White Sox 1994: No champion 1995: Seattle Mariners 1996: Texas Rangers 1997: Seattle Mariners 1998: Texas Rangers 1999: Texas Rangers
2000s	2000: Oakland Athletics 2001: Seattle Mariners 2002: Oakland Athletics 2003: Oakland Athletics 2004: Anaheim Angels 2005: Los Angeles Angels 2006: Oakland Athletics 2007: Los Angeles Angels 2008: Los Angeles Angels 2009: Los Angeles Angels
2010s	2010: Texas Rangers 2011: Texas Rangers 2012: Oakland Athletics 2013: Oakland Athletics 2014: Los Angeles Angels 2015: Texas Rangers 2016: Texas Rangers 2017: Houston Astros 2018: Houston Astros 2019: Houston Astros
2020s	2020: Oakland Athletics 2021: Houston Astros 2022: Houston Astros 2023: Houston Astros 2024: Houston Astros

v t e Oakland Athletics 1972 World Series champions
1 Dick Green 2 Ángel Mangual 4 Don Mincher 5 Mike Epstein 6 Sal Bando 9 Reggie Jackson 10 Dave Duncan 11 Ted Kubiak 12 Gonzalo Márquez 13 Blue Moon Odom 14 Matty Alou 16 Tim Cullen 19 Bert Campaneris 20 Mike Hegan 21 Dal Maxvill 22 Joe Horlen 24 Allan Lewis 25 George Hendrick 26 Joe Rudi 27 Catfish Hunter 30 Ken Holtzman 33 Dave Hamilton 34 Rollie Fingers 35 Vida Blue 36 Bob Locker 38 Gene Tenace (World Series MVP)
Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 40 Bill Posedel 41 Jerry Adair 43 Irv Noren 44 Vern Hoscheit
Regular season American League Championship Series