1972 World Series Bracket
The 1972 MLB postseason exactly as it ran, on one printable page. Oakland Athletics beat the Cincinnati Reds in 7 games.
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1972 World Series Bracket
Oakland Athletics won the World Series in 7 games.
American League
League Championship Series
World Series
Champion
Oakland Athletics
National League
League Championship Series
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Every game of the 1972 postseason
17 games played, in the order they happened. The home team is listed second, the way a box score reads.
AL Championship Series · Oakland Athletics v Detroit Tigers
- Game 1Oct 7Detroit Tigers2atOakland Athletics3
- Game 2Oct 8Detroit Tigers0atOakland Athletics5
- Game 3Oct 10Oakland Athletics0atDetroit Tigers3
- Game 4Oct 11Oakland Athletics3atDetroit Tigers4
- Game 5Oct 12Oakland Athletics2atDetroit Tigers1
NL Championship Series · Pittsburgh Pirates v Cincinnati Reds
- Game 1Oct 7Cincinnati Reds1atPittsburgh Pirates5
- Game 2Oct 8Cincinnati Reds5atPittsburgh Pirates3
- Game 3Oct 9Pittsburgh Pirates3atCincinnati Reds2
- Game 4Oct 10Pittsburgh Pirates1atCincinnati Reds7
- Game 5Oct 11Pittsburgh Pirates3atCincinnati Reds4
World Series · Cincinnati Reds v Oakland Athletics
- Game 1Oct 14Oakland Athletics3atCincinnati Reds2
- Game 2Oct 15Oakland Athletics2atCincinnati Reds1
- Game 3Oct 18Cincinnati Reds1atOakland Athletics0
- Game 4Oct 19Cincinnati Reds2atOakland Athletics3
- Game 5Oct 20Cincinnati Reds5atOakland Athletics4
- Game 6Oct 21Oakland Athletics1atCincinnati Reds8
- Game 7Oct 22Oakland Athletics3atCincinnati Reds2
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How this bracket works
In 1972 the postseason was two League Championship Series and the World Series.
Every series above is drawn from the league’s own postseason record: the teams, the order they played in, and the games each side won. The club that hosted Game 1 is on the top line of its matchup, because that is the one piece of seeding the record actually proves.
Printed landscape on one sheet, with the American League on the left and the National League on the right. The 70th World Series sits in the middle.
If you are here to settle an argument: the number beside each team is games won, so 4-3 is a seven-game series. A game called as a tie counts as played and is credited to nobody, which is why a handful of early World Series ran longer than their best-of-seven.
Questions people ask
Who won the 1972 World Series?
Oakland Athletics won it in 7 games, beating the Cincinnati Reds. The series score and every round that led to it are on the bracket above, and it prints on one page.
Can I print the 1972 World Series bracket?
Yes, and it is free. Press "Print this bracket": the bracket prints landscape on a single page with no navigation and no browser header, because the page margin is set to zero. No account, no watermark.
What were the scores of every 1972 postseason game?
Every game is listed under the bracket, series by series, in the order it was played, with both scores and the home team second. It prints with the bracket by default, on a fresh page after it, and the "Every game" switch turns it off if you want the bracket on its own.
What was the playoff format in 1972?
1972 ran a League Championship Series in each league and then the World Series. The Division Series did not exist until 1995.
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