1972 Oakland Athletics season
| 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) | |
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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.