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
y DET 2
y OAK 3
y CIN 3
y PIT 2
y OAK 4
y 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
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
10/7at PittsburghL  1-5 0-1
10/8at PittsburghW  5-3 1-1
10/9vs PittsburghL  2-3 1-2
10/10vs PittsburghW  7-1 2-2
10/11vs PittsburghW  4-3 3-2

World Series

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
10/14vs OaklandL  2-3 0-1
10/15vs OaklandL  1-2 0-2
10/18at OaklandW  1-0 1-2
10/19at OaklandL  2-3 1-3
10/20at OaklandW  5-4 2-3
10/21vs OaklandW  8-1 3-3
10/22vs OaklandL  2-3 3-4

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