The first player's strike in Major League Baseball history took place for 13 days. The strike occurred from April 1 to April 13, 1972. As a result, the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres each played only 153 games, nine fewer than normal. Most other teams canceled anywhere from six to eight games
LCS
World Series
DET 2
OAK 3
CIN 3
PIT 2
OAK 4
CIN 3
Champ
OAK
1972 MLB Champion Oakland Athletics
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

NLCS

Best of 5-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
10/7Cincinnati 1-5 Pittsburgh PIT 1-0
10/8Cincinnati 5-3 Pittsburgh Tied 1-1
10/9Pittsburgh 3-2 Cincinnati PIT 2-1
10/10Pittsburgh 1-7 Cincinnati Tied 2-2
10/11Pittsburgh 3-4 Cincinnati CIN 3-2

ALCS

Best of 5-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
10/7Detroit 2-3
11
Oakland OAK 1-0
10/8Detroit 0-5 Oakland OAK 2-0
10/10Oakland 0-3 Detroit OAK 2-1
10/11Oakland 3-4
10
Detroit Tied 2-2
10/12Oakland 2-1 Detroit OAK 3-2

World Series

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
10/14Oakland 3-2 Cincinnati OAK 1-0
10/15Oakland 2-1 Cincinnati OAK 2-0
10/18Cincinnati 1-0 Oakland OAK 2-1
10/19Cincinnati 2-3 Oakland OAK 3-1
10/20Cincinnati 5-4 Oakland OAK 3-2
10/21Oakland 1-8 Cincinnati Tied 3-3
10/22Oakland 3-2 Cincinnati OAK 4-3

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