| 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 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 sixth overall World Championship and first since 1930, when the club was in Philadelphia.