1972 American League Championship Series

1972 AL Championship Series (3-2) Oakland Athletics (93-62) over Detroit Tigers (86-70)

• BR 1972 ALCS Summary

Introduction

Umpires

• Red Flaherty, Nestor Chylak, John Rice, Don Denkinger, Larry Barnett, Art Frantz

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Tigers	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	2
Athletics	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	1
WP: Rollie Fingers (1-0), LP: Mickey Lolich (0-1)
Home Runs: DET - Norm Cash (1), Al Kaline (1)

• Attendance: 29,566

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Athletics	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	X	5	8	0
WP: Blue Moon Odom (1-0), LP: Woodie Fryman (0-1)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 31,088

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Tigers	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	X	3	8	1
WP: Joe Coleman (1-0), LP: Ken Holtzman (0-1)
Home Runs: DET - Bill Freehan (1)

• Attendance: 41,156

Game 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	9	2
Tigers	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	10	1
WP: John Hiller (1-0), LP: Joe Horlen (0-1)
Home Runs: OAK - Mike Epstein (1); DET - Dick McAuliffe (1)

• Attendance: 37,615

Game 5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Tigers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
WP: Blue Moon Odom (2-0), LP: Woodie Fryman (0-2), SV: Vida Blue (1)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 50,276

Further Reading

• Todd Masters: The 1972 Detroit Tigers: Billy Martin and the Half-Game Champs, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7864-4820-3

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