1972 American League Championship Series information
4th edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
1972 American League Championship Series
Team (Wins)
Manager(s)
Season
Oakland Athletics (3)
Dick Williams
93–62, .600, GA: 5½
Detroit Tigers (2)
Billy Martin
86–70, .551, GA: ½
Dates
October 7–12
Umpires
Red Flaherty Nestor Chylak (crew chief) Johnny Rice Don Denkinger Larry Barnett Art Frantz
Broadcast
Television
NBC WJBK-TV (Tigers' broadcast)
TV announcers
NBC: Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek (in Oakland) Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax (in Detroit) WJBK-TV: George Kell and Larry Osterman
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The 1972 American League Championship Series was held October 7–12, and matched the Oakland Athletics (93–62 (.600)) and Detroit Tigers (86–70 (.551)) for the right to go to the 1972 World Series.
The first two games were played at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, and the final three at Tiger Stadium. In each of the first four games, the home team prevailed; the A's won the deciding fifth game 2–1 on the road to take their first American League pennant since 1931.[1][2]
^"A 'Blue' day for Detroit-- aggressive A's win it 2-1". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 13, 1972. p. 20.
^"Vida's still Blue...but not Athletics". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 13, 1972. p. 31.
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