1972 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 15 – October 22, 1972 |
Number of games | 162 (scheduled) 153–156 (actual)[1] |
Number of teams | 24 |
TV partner(s) | NBC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Dave Roberts |
Picked by | San Diego Padres |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Dick Allen (CWS) NL: Johnny Bench (CIN) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | Oakland Athletics |
AL runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
NL champions | Cincinnati Reds |
NL runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
World Series | |
Champions | Oakland Athletics |
Runners-up | Cincinnati Reds |
World Series MVP | Gene Tenace (OAK) |
The 1972 Major League Baseball season was the first to have games cancelled by a player strike. It was also the last season in which American League pitchers would hit for themselves on a regular basis; the designated hitter rule would go into effect the following season.