The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland A's against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the A's winning in seven games. These two teams would meet again in the fall classic 18 years later. Their managers would meet again in the fall classic 12 years later, this time on different teams.
The A's won the American League West division by 5 ⁄2 games over the Chicago White Sox then defeated the Detroit Tigers, ...
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The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland A's against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the A's winning in seven games. These two teams would meet again in the fall classic 18 years later. Their managers would meet again in the fall classic 12 years later, this time on different teams.
The A's won the American League West division by 5 ⁄2 games over the Chicago White Sox then defeated the Detroit Tigers, three games to two, in the American League Championship Series. The Cincinnati Reds won the National League West division by 10 ⁄2 games over both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, then defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, three games to two, in the National League Championship Series, marking the first year in which an LCS series in either league went the full five games since divisional play was introduced in 1969. The Reds, who won one fewer game than the Pirates during the regular season, became the first team in MLB history to...
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