1972 oakland a s world series bat

In fact, they won 3 consecutive world series from 1972 through 1974. During the 1972 american league championship series, is it true that an oakland athletics player threw his bat at a detroit tiger pitcher after he got hit with the bat. In 1972, the as won their first league pennant since 1931 and faced the cincinnati reds in the world series. It was the first world series win for the as in 42 years, since 1930. Oakland athletics baseball vintage sports pennants and.

The last time the oakland as went to the world series was in 1990. During game 1, utility infielder gene tenace who hit five home runs during the entire 1972 season became the first player ever to homer in each of his first two world series atbats. The item for sale is for a oakland as athletics 1972 world series mlb baseball press pin balfour cooperstown collection. Mlb vintage world series films oakland as 1972, 1973. The 1971 oakland athletics season involved the as finishing first in the american league west with a record of 101 wins and 60 losses. Rings that bling 1989 oakland as world series ring world series rings, mlb world. Game 3, a tuesday night affair and oakland s first ever world series game, was postponed when a heavy rain and hail drenched the oakland coliseum just before the teams took the field. History buffs may note that april 17 is the anniversary. What is the value of a green oakland as 1972 world.

Home major league baseball mlb minor league baseball. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb. What is the value of a world series ring for the 1972 1973. Dick williams personal 1972 world series champions. Joe rudi, catfish hunter carry oakland as to game 2 victory new, 3 comments as defeat reds 21, in game 2 of the 1972 world series. Places allstar game ballparks division series grave sites lcs opening day world series. Im pretty sure oakland won the series in 72 if im not mistaken. Pittsburgh pirates beat baltimore orioles 1972 world series.

Reggie jackson, catfish hunter, mark mcgwire, jose canseco, rollie fingers. One of baseballs original dynasties, the athletics returned to the series for the first time since 1931. These forums are devoted to both pre and post war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. Oakland as athletics 1972 world series mlb baseball press. In 1974 he broke jimmy dykes franchise mark for career at bats. Most of this game is already up here on youtube, but the infamous part with campy throwing the bat is missing from that clip. Williams managed the as for one more season, leading the team to the second of three consecutive world series titles. Bat contains facsimile signatures of the 1974 world series champions oakland as. Get the best deals on oakland athletics mlb bats when you shop. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most. After a 40year absence and two franchise relocations, the as made it back to the world series after squeaking by detroit in the alcs. This isnt a bat day bat, but i want to say the bat day bats were hillerichbradsby. Won world series 43 over cincinnati reds won al championship series 32 over detroit tigers. The oakland athletics 9362 on the season played the detroit tigers 8670 on the season for the right to go to the 1972 world series, with the as coming out on top in the fivegame series, 32.

What is the value of a 1973 oakland as louisville slugger. Of the four wins against the reds, three of them occurred in cincinnati. Pitchers, height, weight, throws, bats, date of birth. Get the best deals on oakland athletics baseball vintage ticket stubs when you shop the largest online selection at.

It could sell for more depending on the type of auction and location. The as already were plenty motivated to reach the world series, given their playoff loss in a threegame sweep to baltimore the year before. Official oakland athletics collectibles, as collectible. The 1972 oakland athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1972 season. A beautiful edition to any pin or button memorabilia collection the pin in the item picture will be the exact item you will receive. The names of as players are etched in the band encircling the trophy, and oakland as world champions 1972 is etched on the top of band as well. The 1972 american league championship series took place between october 7 and 12, 1972. When campy campaneris tossed his bat at tiger pitcher lagrow in. This bat has signatures engraved of all the players on the team that year. The 1972 bat is dark green, the 1973 bat is black, and the 1974 bat is a brighter green.

A 1972 oakland athletics roster with uniform numbers, player stats and opening day data. Some of these include reggie jackson, catfish hunter, vida blue, rollie fingers and more. Campaneris was allowed to play in the 1972 world series and helped lead oakland to their first world championship when they defeated. Games 1 and 2 were played at the oakland coliseum, and 3 through 5 were played at tiger stadium. The as had relocated from philadelphia to california in 1968. Dagoberto campaneris blanco born march 9, 1942, nicknamed bert or campy, is a cuban. No team had ever lost its first two world series games at home and had come back to win the series. Rollie fingers gets pete rose to fly out for the final out as the oakland athletics win game 7 and the world series check out for more. The reds also narrowly advanced, topping the pirates with a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth in game 5 of the nlcs. Campaneris caught wayne garretts popup for the final out of the series. In game 2 of the 1972 american league championship series against the detroit tigers, campaneris already had. The as went on to defeat the baltimore orioles in the alcs for their second straight al championship, and won the world series in seven games over the new york mets to take their second consecutive world championship.

The 1973 oakland athletics season involved the as winning their third consecutive american league west title with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. He continued going deep hitting four long balls during the 1972 world series and for that he earned the world series most valuable player award. The 1972 world series was one of the most exciting ever, going the. Oakland jumped out to a onegame series lead behind catcher gene tenace, who hit a home run in each of his first two atbats. The as were up two games to none and headed to oakland. In their first postseason appearance of any kind since 1931, the as were swept in three games by the baltimore orioles in the american league championship series. During the 1972 alcs, is it true that an athletics player. Issued in limited quantities to major league personnel, and hailing from the personal collection of hank peters, the keepsakes include. If this is true, who was the player that threw his bat.

To save on shipping charges, look and bid on my other lots. Shop for oakland athletics collectibles at the official online store of major league baseball. The 1972 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1972. Bert campeneris of the oakland as throws his bat at lerrin lagrow of the tigers during the 1972 alcs and billy martin goes crazy. Apr 1, 2012 this was a 1972 oakland as world champions bat. Click on the 1972 world series link on this page to see a game by game breakdown. This commemorative louisville slugger bat was personally owned by dick williams, and features world champions oakland as 1972 etched on the barrel in gold. Oakland athletics baseball vintage ticket stubs for sale.

Oakland as 1970s glory days to be relived in world series. What is the value of a green oakland as 1972 world champions bat still in original bag with charlie. The as sevengame victory over the heavily favored reds gave the team its first world series championship since 1930. One vintage 1972 world series program from the fall classic between the cincinnati reds and the oakland as. Lot detail lot of 3 197274 oakland as world series. Save up to 40% on oakland athletics collectibles at. There is a separate section for buying, selling and trading the bst. Browse the best selection of as autographed memorabilia and other great collectible merchandise at. No west division team had won an american league pennant and moved on to the world series at the time. Oakland athletics vintage baseball bats for sale ebay. The as took a 40 lead and went on to win the game and repeat as world champions. Oakland athletics 4 cincinnati reds 3 october 14 october 22, 1972. New listingautograph reggie jackson 1972 oakland as cooperstown bat special edition wcoa. Henderson also surpassed his oakland records for career triples and at bats.