Dick williams hof, 43, us us, may 7, 1929, manager, apr 15, oct 4. By contrast, the stellar oakland pitching kept the middle of the reds lineup quiet for most of the series. It was the first championship of any kind in the bay area and more than 10,000 fans greeted the team at the oakland airport that night i was one of them. By now the franchise like several others had settled into sunny california and boasted a homegrown lineup of standout players that included reggie jackson. Nbcs is reairing some old 1970s world series games, and thats a great opportunity for us to watch a bit of classic as history together. The highest point of oakland as history, on their way to a 3peat, before being hit hard by freeagency. Era at home, which was third highest in oakland historywere 94 in home series compared to 5183 in road series. The as committed a major league leading 121 errors, which marks the fourth time in oakland history the as led the majors in errors 1977, 1978, 2015also led the majors with 83 unearned. The 1972 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1972. The as had relocated from philadelphia to california in 1968. Shortly after the world series, the as traded the controversial slugger.
It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. The 1973 oakland athletics season involved the as winning their third consecutive american league west title with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. It was the first world series championship for the athletics since 1930. The as won this series in seven games, but were only hitting two. Only three of the 25 players on the as opening day roster played for oakland prior to 20 crisp, doolittle, reddickcrisp is the longest tenured athletic as he made his as debut may 21, 2010 doolittle and reddick made their oakland debuts in 201215 of the 25. The as won the first meeting of 2015 last night after losing the season series last year, 109went 27 in oakland and 73 in texasthe seven losses at home were the most in oakland history against.
The 1972 oakland athletics roster for the mlb regular season and playoffs. Toronto in 1994it was the as second best record ever against the. It is time to take a look back and reminisce about the first world series championship the oakland athletics won in oakland. In the 1972 alcs, the oakland as and detroit tigers played a thrilling five game series that featured four one run games, two extra inning games, and a bench clearing brawl. The as lost the season series last year, going 910 against the rangersit marked the fourth consecutive year the season series finished 109oakland won two of those series and lost two and are now 3939 against texas over the last fourplus seasons went 45 in texas last year and 55 in oaklandare 342354 alltime. The oakland athletics of the american league ended the season with a record of 93 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the als west division. Oakland athletics 4 cincinnati reds 3 october 14 october 22, 1972. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. He wrapped up a 10year career by playing 96 games for the padres in 1976. Where are they now the 1972 oakland as baseball savvy. Members of the oakland athletics celebrate after winning game 7 of the 1972 world series against the cincinnati reds on october 22, 1972 at riverfront stadium.
The as went on to defeat the baltimore orioles in the alcs for their second straight al championship, and won the world series in seven games over the new york mets to take their second consecutive world championship. How many times have the oakland athletics won the world. The 1972 oakland athletics team roster seen on this page. The 1972 oakland athletics season involved the as winning the american league west with a. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. New era oakland athletics green 1972 world series 59fifty fitted hat. The 1972 oakland athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1972 season. Clicking on an individual player will display the players career statistics including his time with the 1972 oakland athletics. Mar 5, 2020 oakland athletics 1988 and 1990 american league champions, 1971, 1975, 1992, and 2006 american league western division champions. Louis lost, 43 1930 world series philadelphia as st. This 1972 topps oakland athletics or as team set contains the 1972 topps athletics baseball cards.
Oakland athletics world series champions 1972 baseball. Oakland athletics baseball vintage sports pennants and. Rollie fingers gets pete rose to fly out for the final out as the oakland athletics win game 7 and the world series check out for more. One of baseballs original dynasties, the athletics returned to the series for the first time since 1931. New era oakland athletics green 1972 world series 59fifty. As best record ever against a defending world series champion 51 vs. Oakland athletics baseball vintage yearbooks for sale ebay. It was the first world series win for the as in 42 years, since 1930. These two teams met again in the world series 18 years later in 1990. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Reggie jackson, catfish hunter, rollie fingers and their lovable manager.
Oakland debut in 2012 chavez, scribnerthe as made a total of nine trades this offseason involving 27 playersthe average age on the as opening day roster was. The as have been to the world series 14 times, winning 9 times. The 1972 world series matched the american league champion oakland athletics against the national league champion cincinnati reds, with the athletics winning in seven games. Oakland and 46 in anaheimhave now lost each of the last three season series and are 2533 against the angels over that spansince moving to oakland in 1968, the as are 422354 against the angelsthat includes 219167 in oakland and 203187 in anaheimalltime, the as are 471431 against the angels. Oakland athletics baseball team 1972, 1973, 1974, and.
Oaklands second oldest opening day roster over the last years 29. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. They won as the oakland athletics in 1972, 1973, 1974. They won as the philadelphia athletics in 1910, 1911, 19, 1929 and 1930.
One of the most successful of the 1972 as in his postplaying days, duncan. Oakland athletics world series champions 1972 number of required items. They defeated cincinnati reds in a seven game series. Louis won, 42 1929 world series philadelphia as chicago won, 41 1914 world series philadelphia as boston lost, 04 19 world series philadelphia as new york won, 41 1911 world series. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Follow oakland athletics team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. For information regarding statistical abbreviations, please view the statistics legend. The 1972 oakland athletics season involved the as winning the american league west with a record of 93 wins and 62 losses. Gene tenace was the easy choice for series mvp hitting a recordtying four world series home runs and setting a seriesrecord for slugging percentage.
Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In the playoffs, they defeated the detroit tigers in a fivegame alcs, followed by a sevengame world series, in which they defeated the cincinnati reds for their first world championship since 1930, when the club was in philadelphia. Included in the 1972 oakland as team set are the cards of halloffame players. The 1972 world series matched the athletics and reds. Oakland athletics were perfect misfits in the early 1970s. The orioles overcome 2 reggie jackson hrs to complete a sweep of oakland in the lcs with a 53 victory. Toronto in 1994it was the as second best record ever against the royals 81. This was the team that won the first of 3 world series in a row, and began the as dynasty. Oakland athletics lists alltime roster best individual seasons the 20 greatest oakland athletics of alltime team history years known as record world series titles pennants playoff appearance 1968 2019 oakland athletics 4,3 3,980 4 6 20 1955 1967 kansas city athletics 829 1,224 0 0 0 1901 1954 philadelphia athletics. The 1974 oakland athletics team roster seen on this page.