🏆 World Series Champions

1972 Oakland Athletics

93-62 • .600 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1972 Oakland Athletics went 93-62 (.600) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 604 runs, allowed 457, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Mike Epstein (26 HR, 70 RBI) and Catfish Hunter (21-7, 2.04 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

93 Wins
62 Losses
.600 Win %
1st Rank
604 R 457 RA
Diff +147

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⚡ Quick Stats

604 Runs Scored
457 Runs Allowed
+147 Run Diff
927K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .240 equal to the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .305 equal to the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .365 7% above the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 2.58 16% better than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 604 13% above the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 927,544
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Avg per Game 12,046

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Mike Hegan 0.329 2 Joe Rudi 0.305 3 Matty Alou 0.281 4 Mike Epstein 0.270 5 Reggie Jackson 0.265

Home Runs

1 Mike Epstein 26 2 Reggie Jackson 25 3 Dave Duncan 19 4 Joe Rudi 19 5 Sal Bando 15

RBI

1 Sal Bando 77 2 Reggie Jackson 75 3 Joe Rudi 75 4 Mike Epstein 70 5 Dave Duncan 59
1972 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bert Campaneris 149 625 85 150 25 2 8 32 32 88 52 0.240
Joe Rudi 147 593 94 181 32 9 19 75 37 62 3 0.305
Sal Bando 152 535 64 126 20 3 15 77 78 55 3 0.236
Reggie Jackson 135 499 72 132 25 2 25 75 59 125 9 0.265
Mike Epstein 138 455 63 123 18 2 26 70 68 68 0 0.270
Dave Duncan 121 403 39 88 13 0 19 59 34 68 0 0.218
Angel Mangual 91 272 19 67 13 2 5 32 14 48 0 0.246
Gene Tenace 82 227 22 51 5 3 5 32 24 42 0 0.225
Larry Brown 47 142 11 26 2 0 0 4 13 8 0 0.183
Tim Cullen 72 142 10 37 8 1 0 15 5 17 0 0.261
Matty Alou 32 121 11 34 5 0 1 16 11 12 2 0.281
George Hendrick 58 121 10 22 1 1 4 15 3 22 3 0.182
Catfish Hunter 39 105 5 23 0 0 0 5 0 16 0 0.219
Bill Voss 40 97 10 22 5 1 1 5 9 16 0 0.227
Ted Kubiak 51 94 14 17 4 1 0 8 9 11 0 0.181
Ken Holtzman 40 90 6 16 4 0 0 6 1 25 0 0.178
Mike Hegan 98 79 13 26 3 1 1 5 7 20 1 0.329
Blue Moon Odom 59 66 16 8 1 0 2 2 1 29 4 0.121
Ollie Brown 20 54 5 13 1 0 1 4 6 14 1 0.241
Don Mincher 47 54 2 8 1 0 0 5 10 16 0 0.148
Vida Blue 27 45 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 34 0 0.044
Dick Green 26 42 1 12 1 1 0 3 3 5 0 0.286
Marty Martinez 22 40 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.125
Bobby Brooks 15 39 4 7 0 0 0 5 8 8 0 0.179
Dal Maxvill 27 36 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.250
Dave Hamilton 25 26 2 4 1 0 0 0 5 12 0 0.154
Gonzalo Marquez 23 21 2 8 0 0 0 4 3 4 1 0.381
Rollie Fingers 65 19 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.316
Joe Horlen 32 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.176
Ron Clark 14 15 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.267
Brant Alyea 10 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.231
Darold Knowles 54 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.250
Curt Blefary 8 11 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.455
Adrian Garrett 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Allan Lewis 24 10 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 8 0.200
Bill McNulty 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.100
Dwain Anderson 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Diego Segui 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Art Shamsky 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bob Locker 56 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.000
Larry Haney 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Denny McLain 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Orlando Cepeda 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Waslewski 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Kilkenny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Roland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Shaw 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Darold Knowles 1.37 2 Catfish Hunter 2.04 3 Blue Moon Odom 2.50 4 Rollie Fingers 2.51 5 Ken Holtzman 2.51

Wins

1 Catfish Hunter 21 2 Ken Holtzman 19 3 Blue Moon Odom 15 4 Rollie Fingers 11 5 Vida Blue 6

Strikeouts

1 Catfish Hunter 191 2 Ken Holtzman 134 3 Rollie Fingers 113 4 Vida Blue 111 5 Blue Moon Odom 86
1972 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Catfish Hunter 21 7 2.04 38 37 0 295.1 200 67 70 191
Ken Holtzman 19 11 2.51 39 37 0 265.1 232 74 52 134
Blue Moon Odom 15 6 2.50 31 30 0 194.1 164 54 87 86
Vida Blue 6 10 2.80 25 23 0 151.0 117 47 48 111
Rollie Fingers 11 9 2.51 65 0 21 111.1 85 31 32 113
Dave Hamilton 6 6 2.93 25 14 0 101.1 94 33 31 55
Joe Horlen 3 4 3.00 32 6 1 84.0 74 28 20 58
Bob Locker 6 1 2.65 56 0 10 78.0 69 23 16 47
Darold Knowles 5 1 1.37 54 0 11 65.2 49 10 37 36
Diego Segui 0 1 3.57 7 3 0 22.2 25 9 7 11
Denny McLain 1 2 6.04 5 5 0 22.1 32 15 8 8
Gary Waslewski 0 3 2.04 8 0 0 17.2 12 4 8 8
Don Shaw 0 1 16.88 3 0 0 5.1 12 10 2 4
Jim Roland 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 2.1 5 1 0 0
Mike Kilkenny 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
OAK def. DET 3-2
World Series
OAK def. CIN 4-3

👥 Roster (47)

Matty Alou Brant Alyea Dwain Anderson Sal Bando Curt Blefary Vida Blue Bobby Brooks Larry Brown Ollie Brown Bert Campaneris Orlando Cepeda Ron Clark +35 more

47 players

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The 1972 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 1972 the Oakland Athletics posted a 93-62 mark (.600) and finished 1st in the AL West. In 1972 the franchise won the World Series and took the division title. With 604 runs scored and 457 given up, the 1972 differential was +147. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 2.58 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.06. Attendance at Oakland Coliseum totaled 927,544 for the year.

The home run leader was Mike Epstein, who hit 26. Sal Bando led in RBI with 77. Catfish Hunter led the pitchers with 21 wins. Rollie Fingers closed out 21 saves. The AL Championship Series ended in a win against DET 3-2. In the World Series, the Oakland Athletics beat CIN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1972 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1972 Oakland Athletics finished 93-62 (.600 win pct).
Did the 1972 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
Yes. The 1972 Oakland Athletics won the World Series.
Who led the 1972 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Mike Epstein led the 1972 Oakland Athletics with 26 home runs.
What was the 1972 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1972 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 2.58.
Where did the 1972 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1972 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1972 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Epstein (26 HR, 70 RBI) and Catfish Hunter (21-7, 2.04 ERA).
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