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The 1972 American League Championship Series was the best-of-five series in Major League Baseball (MLB) between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers for the right to go to the 1972 World Series. The fourth edition of the ALCS was held from October 7 to October 12.
Dates: October 7 - 12, 1972. WS MVP: Gene Tenace. 1972 ALCS - Oakland Athletics over Detroit Tigers (3-2) series statistics and schedule on Baseball-Reference.com.
The 1972 American League Championship Series took place between October 7 and October 12 of 1972. The Oakland A's (93–62 on the season) played the Detroit Tigers (86–70 on the season) for the right to go to the 1972 World Series, with the A's coming out on top in the five-game series, 3–2.
1972 ALCS: The A’s & Tigers Fight To The Finish. sports MLB History, Sports History Articles. The early years of the American League Championship Series had been somewhat anticlimactic. A playoff round that was founded in 1969 as a best-of-five series, the first three editions had seen the Baltimore Orioles blow through with sweeps each time.
The 1972 Detroit Tigers won the American League East championship with a record of 86–70 (.551), finishing one-half game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. They played one more game than the Red Sox due to a scheduling quirk caused by the 1972 Major League Baseball strike —a game which turned out to allow them to win the division.
The Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton became the first pitcher at 27-10, to win the Cy Young Award while playing with a last-place team and Rod Carew, of the Minnesota Twins, became the first American League player to lead the league in hitting without ever hitting a single home run.
1972 American League Championship Series. From BR Bullpen. 1972 AL Championship Series (3-2) Oakland Athletics (93-62) over Detroit Tigers (86-70) BR 1972 ALCS Summary. Contents. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Umpires. 2 Results. 2.1 Game 1. 2.2 Game 2. 2.3 Game 3. 2.4 Game 4. 2.5 Game 5. 3 Further Reading. 3.1 1972 Postseason. Introduction [ edit]
