The Oakland Athletics were 93-62 in 1972. They finished 1st in the AL West. They won in the 1972 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 3, to win their sixth championship.
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Rays open 5-game AL East lead, beat Athletics 10-1 for 6th straight win
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Nick Martinez gets 15th win as Rays beat Athletics 4-3 for 5th straight victory
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Junior Caminero's 2nd walk-off homer in 4 games gives the Rays a 2-1 win over the Athletics
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Mariners pound Athletics 19-1 with 5 home runs, 23 hits
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Donovan Walton hits a 10th-inning walk-off 2-run homer as the Athletics beat the Mariners 6-5
1972 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 5,200 | 604 | 1,248 | 195 | 29 | 134 | 565 | 463 | 47 | 886 | 87 | 48 | .240 | .306 | .366 |
Team Rank | 14th | 8th | 14th | 11th | 14th | 3rd | 8th | 19th | 2nd | 14th | 7th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 8th |
1972 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 93 | 62 | 2.58 | 862 | 15 | 43 | 1417.2 | 1,170 | 406 | 457 | 96 | 418 | 19 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 12th | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 10th | 3rd | 2nd |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 64 | .582 | ||
84 | 68 | .553 | 4.5 | |
76 | 77 | .497 | 13.0 | |
71 | 82 | .464 | 18.0 | |
69 | 83 | .454 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 95 | 58 | .621 | |
85 | 68 | .556 | 10.0 | |
76 | 77 | .497 | 19.0 | |
75 | 78 | .490 | 20.0 | |
71 | 82 | .464 | 24.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 93 | 60 | .608 | |
84 | 69 | .549 | 9.0 | |
80 | 73 | .523 | 13.0 | |
64 | 89 | .418 | 29.0 | |
56 | 97 | .366 | 37.0 |
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