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Thursday, October 12, 1972

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1972 Playoffs

Oakland wins series 3 - 2

Oakland Athletics 2
Detroit Tigers 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Northrup 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 4 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 Gene Tenace 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Mike Epstein 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Blue Moon Odom 0.75
2 Woodie Fryman 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Blue Moon Odom 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vida Blue 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .450
2 Matty Alou .381
3 Jim Northrup .357
4 Johnny Bench .350
5 Manny Sanguillen .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Bobby Tolan 4
3 Dave Cash 3
3 Bill Freehan 3
3 Al Oliver 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
5 4 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Blue Moon Odom 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Vida Blue 0.00
1 Dock Ellis 0.00
5 Ross Grimsley 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 2
2 Steve Blass 1
2 Clay Carroll 1
2 Joe Coleman 1
2 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 14
2 Mickey Lolich 11
3 Catfish Hunter 9
4 Woodie Fryman 8
4 Tom Hall 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 70 .551 --
Red Sox 85 70 .548 0.5
Orioles 80 74 .519 5.0
Yankees 79 76 .510 6.5
Indians 72 84 .462 14.0
Brewers 65 91 .417 21.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 62 .600 --
White Sox 87 67 .565 5.5
Twins 77 77 .500 15.5
Royals 76 78 .494 16.5
Angels 75 80 .484 18.0
Rangers 54 100 .351 38.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 59 .619 --
Cubs 85 70 .548 11.0
Mets 83 73 .532 13.5
Cardinals 75 81 .481 21.5
Expos 70 86 .449 26.5
Phillies 59 97 .378 37.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 59 .617 --
Astros 84 69 .549 10.5
Dodgers 85 70 .548 10.5
Braves 70 84 .455 25.0
Giants 69 86 .445 26.5
Padres 58 95 .379 36.5