Swingin' A's 1972 World Series Gm. 4 vs. Reds

The first era of the A’s in Oakland, known as the “Swingin’ A’s,” won three consecutive World Series championships in the early 1970s, something only one other Major League franchise (the Yankees) has ever been able to equal. The A’s 1972 World Series win was also the Bay Area’s first professional championship.
The 1972 team, known as The Mustache Gang, won 93 games and another division title in 1972. Facial hair aside, this team was about dominant pitching. Five starters posted ERAs better than 3.00. The leader of the pack was Catfish Hunter, who had arguably the best season of his Hall of Fame career, going 21-7 with a 2.04 ERA.
Catcher Gene Tenace belted four homers in the series, including two in the team’s Game 1 victory. The A’s won the World Series in seven games-six of them decided by one run-and Tenace won the MVP Award. Oakland returned home to be celebrated by the entire Bay Area, which had never seen one of its teams win a championship in any major professional sport before the A’s.

[@jamalmccoy4904]

Real baseball the way I remember as a kid coming up... I love you tube...

[@romelovesdan]

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.....remembering simpler times of youth, and to educate those unaware of history. Love those SWINGIN' A's!

[@OakAsSocksGrl]

I couldn't agree more - when people talk about 70's baseball, you'll hear about the Pirates, Yankees & the Big Red Machine! This is typical because we are Oakland! People NEVER pay attention to the A's and actually it's worked to the teams's advantage from time to time. But when it comes to 1970's baseball people should think of the Swingin' A's before any other team!! Three consecutive WS titles?! Kids today at least ones who like baseball should know about about the Swingin' A's!!! :-)

[@robertwesley4416]

Amen to that. We have a whole generation of incredibly senseless kids with no clue about anything

[@romelovesdan]

@MANCHESTER UNITED YAAAAAWWWWWWNNNN!

[@cesarmiller5972]

​@user-gu4tv4hp6sagreed!

[@philiptucci2458]

Great World Series broadcast, so nice to be able to see again after 50 years, really brings back fond memories, two of the best teams of the 70s

[@SunshineDave]

I did not have to cut school to watch the World Series night games. What a relief.

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

They had this game on Baseball's Greatest Games hosted by Steve Garvey in the early 90s. Which was a great show btw. Also they did a great job cleaning up the video of this game. RIP ROY STEELE the legendary PA Announcer.

[@rafaelramirez1507]

Major league world series baseball with class 🌟

[@asd36f]

The Reds did very well to fit Dave Concepción's name on his jersey :-)

[@greenwolfegreen6028]

The Legendary Oakland A's in all their glory. Probably the greatest baseball team of All-Time.

[@jbyers504]

Thanks very much for sharing this! Great quality. I was at this game as a twelve year old who grew up in Oakland. This really brings back a wonderful time for me, attending this series with my Dad. Wish all the complete games were available to see.

[@sodapopinski690]

The video quality of this is excellent for 1972. No artifacts, horizontal lines or static.

[@TheBcS23]

These are all great!

[@bufnyfan1]

During this time there was none of this "interleague" baloney during the regular season. Teams from that era had never played each other in the regular season and this made the World Series far more interesting.

[@Darknightdriver1]

I'm glad these games are being uploaded. As a hardcore A's fan, I always like seeing A's games of anytime. Thanks!

[@Tuning_Spork]

A World Series game played in daylight. What a concept! EDIT: oops, the sun went down

[@JOSELOPEZ-qs8yq]

The picture quality is amazingly great!!!

[@dariowiter3078]

Another crisp, clear video restoration of a great World Series. ⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾ 😁😁😁😁😁

[@3bzgbp7]

Thank you so much keep it coming love these games.

[@MatthewBaumgarten]

Curt Gowdy was the best play by play announcer of the 1970’s

[@user-ii1ce7kw7t]

MEL ALLEN ........ ERNIE HARWELL .......AND CURT ......... 3 OF THE BEST ....... EVER ............... THEY CALLED THE GAME !!!!

[@johncrawford8481]

Great resolution! A real treat to see the Big Red Machine!

[@williamdunphy352]

NBC Radio: Al Michaels (PBP) 1st half Jim Simpson (PBP) 2nd half

[@dmutant2635]

What a great game!

[@orbyfan]

Don Mincher's plate appearance in the 9th inning was his last in the major leagues. He was credited with 2 more games played later in the Series when he was announced as a pinch hitter in order to force a pitching change and then was replaced by pinch hitters, which was an odd way to end his career.

[@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025]

A's carried a 9-man bench in the World Series. Imagine that today

[@williamhicks7736]

Great game! Thanks for the upload!

[@robertwesley4416]

no doubt these A's were a cool swingin bunch, even REGGIE LOOKING LIKE SHAFT. GREAT YEARS AND GREAT BASEBALL

[@bufnyfan1]

There was a lot of anger in Kansas City over the move of the A's to Oakland by owner Charlie Finley. It was believed that the tremendous animosity between the NFL Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders partly stemmed from this move.

[@dctrevett]

Only the A's of those days could have won a WS without their best player, Reginald Martinez Jackson!!!

[@alfredoesparza1893]

Estos eran jugadores de baseball, que lo daban todo , ;; por eso el baseball es el KING REY DE LOS DEPORTES , SALUTEZ 2021 19.4.2021

[@joelpritchard3722]

do you have the footage from all of the games in '72 '73 '74.... THE #3 _ Peat !!

[@piustwelfth]

You can see the football yard marks on the infield. The A's and Raiders still share the Oakland Coliseum!

[@TheKerster]

Not anymore!

[@piustwelfth]

@@TheKerster Not true. There's a significant chance the Raiders will play in Oakland next year.

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

@@piustwelfth You're a goofball. The Vegas stadium is practically finished being built.

[@erics2739]

War eagle lol

[@joeambrose3260]

No shit, Sherlock

[@williamdunphy352]

Monte Moore (PBP) Curt Gowdy & Tony Kubek (C) 1st half Gowdy (PBP) Kubek & Moore (C) 2nd half

[@dctrevett]

BTW, the football field ran from HF to CF only when the A's were still playing, they went to the foul pole to foul pole configuration once the A's were done, with the old temporary football grandstand in front of the old outfield bleacher sections which are now, unfortunately, Mt. Davis. I miss the old outfield bleacher sections.

[@vedicastrologyteacher]

What a 9th inning! ,.. 3 pinch-hits and a pinch runner. Dick Williams was a master. This was the first World Series I remember as a kid, starting with the AL playoffs where the A's beat Detroit. Campaneris became my favorite player, after throwing his bat at Lerring Lagrow! These A's are easily the most overlooked dynasty in sports. An incredible 3-year run, beating the best of the best, including the Orioles, Reds, Tigers, Dodgers. Sad to think of what could have been if Charlie Finley had not been such an ass, and treated his players better, kept the team together.

[@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025]

Using one of your 3 starting pitchers to try and break up the double play, wow

[@bobbyg433]

Absolutely beautiful national anthem

[@johnschneidhorst3406]

I remember this game.. Sparky should have trusted Bourbon to just wrap up the game, but he instead brought in Clay Carroll.. I knew something like that would happen

[@brayanomalley9758]

The fact of the matter is its that this 1972 World Series was one of the greatest 7 game series ever played. Six games decided by one run. As far as Reggie being injured, Joe Morgan had a terrible series. Ditto Pete Rose. If they had shown up, they could easily have swept the Athletics. But they slumped while an unknown Tenace did show up. I think both teams were great. I only wish we had beaten the Mutts in 73 so we could've gained our revenge in a rematch.

[@rosemma34]

Morgan was a great player. Charlie Hustle deserved his name, what a hustler, and a poor rep for baseball. He sure resented being eclipsed by Johnny Bench. Not a team player, Pete Rose.

[@brayanomalley9758]

@@rosemma34 you have no clue what you're talking about.

[@rosemma34]

@@brayanomalley9758 you have no clue who you're talking to -- buzz off clown

[@ChannelGriffin]

Swept the A’s….ha, ha, ha,

[@strangerintown3676]

I guess Game 3 is lost forever, shame it was night game & pitching battle between Red's Jack Billingham & A's Blue Moon Odom.

[@sirpercarde709]

Did Pete Rose bet on the A's in this game? 😉😯

[@KongKingman]

Amazing 50 years ago, very little “in your face ”corporate sponsors, bat flips, opposing player “back slaps” etc…

[@bluebird925]

The Swingin' A's vs The Big Red Machine

[@Scott-ly2nk]

Umpire bill haller had abrother. Tom haller who was a catcher for the dodgers

[@Scott-ly2nk]

The 70 series was the last at all gamrs in daylight

[@MrGuzmanra]

Who won? no spoilers please..

[@ericvogt3313]

Count the HOFers. And you can't count Rose lol

[@williamdunphy352]

Umpires (Game 4) HP Frank Umont (AL) 1B Bob Engel (NL) 2B Bill Haller (AL) 3B Chris Pelekoudas (NL) (Crew Chief) LF Jim Honochick (AL) RF Mel Steiner (NL)

[@joeambrose3260]

Are you employed as an umpire publicist?

[@williamdunphy352]

@@joeambrose3260 No. Thank you.

[@user-ii1ce7kw7t]

VERY SAD AND LOUSY . THAT THE SWINGING A"S WILL BE NO MORE ............ANMD

[@williamthaxton2065]

The A's or Reds won every World Series from 1972 to 1976.

[@joeambrose3260]

No shit, are u sure ? I'll Google to verify

[@jamalmccoy4904]

@@joeambrose3260 hahahaha!!!!

[@erics2739]

War eagle 🦅 everyone!

[@kevinbanks6855]

A's Could of won a few more World Series with the players they had.

[@RickyG496]

Shouldve won three in a row from 88-90 as well!

[@EdwardWLynn]

They were only missing Hunter in 1975 and the Red Sox swept them.

[@rosemma34]

@@EdwardWLynn their owner was not that interested in player issues or the spirit of the game, from this fan's point of view

[@ChannelGriffin]

Read, “Baseball’s last Dynasty”, Charlie Finley’s Oakland A’s…. The absolute best book for any A’s fan that remembers the A’s of the early 70s.

[@edlutz7218]

Saw Epstein at a burger king

[@michaelmiller2397]

win without Reggie...great team.

[@matta3968]

I don't care if the raiders played there, they should have removed those unsightly yard lines from the field. It's the World Series for crying out loud.

[@NkrumahTure]

If Reggie had played in this world series Oakland would have won in five games instead of seven.

[@josecarranza7555]

Or maybe the A’s would have lost the World Series. Basically we don’t know what would have happened if Reggie Jackson played.

[@NkrumahTure]

@@josecarranza7555 You people just can't respect that Oakland club. 4 out if 7 times the A's would still beat that Cincinnati team.

[@josecarranza7555]

@@NkrumahTure How do you know the A’s would win 4 out 7 times? Do you have powers?

[@NkrumahTure]

@@josecarranza7555 Because I said so. DISMISSED.

[@josecarranza7555]

@@NkrumahTure Go back to Africa.

[@KongKingman]

Sal Bando makes todays players look like pansies got beaned in head and played next game with a “swollen head”

[@kentunderwood31]

Reds gave this game away. Should have tied the Series at 2-2 and won it 4-2

[@ChannelGriffin]

Shoulda woulda coulda😪

[@rosemma34]

Cheesy concession to sacrifice the thrill of seeing pitchers bat for a mere chance of watching a slugger slug. I hate the DH rule. A detriment to baseball.

[@docadams7099]

i agree all the way.no dh please

[@michaelmiller2397]

Yankees don't have a TEAM...just guys playing out of position with no batting order. STUPID dumb etc.

[@bengaljam4550]

A's were so lucky in this series. Bunch of cheap hits.

[@jbyers504]

That's a pretty facile summation of the A's this series. Dominant pitching, superb defense, and hits when it counted beat the Reds in this series. And they did it without Reggie, their best hitter!

[@bengaljam4550]

@@jbyers504 A lot of luck. Came down to a Game 7 where two errors by reds Bobby Tolan and a cheap Gene Tenace grounder that hit the third base bag gave the A's a 1 run win. All of there wins were by 1 run. Gene Tenace never hit a HR in his life before this series. I will give it to you that the A's had good Relief pitching.

[@jbyers504]

@@bengaljam4550 Spoken like a Reds fan. I've heard Johnny Bench cite the same excuses in past interviews on the '72 series. He can't bring himself to admit the Reds were outplayed. Things are often "cheap" and "lucky" when one finds oneself on the losing end. But the Reds couldn't muster more than two runs when it counted in the deciding game. And since the A's once led this series 3-1, it might never have gone seven with Reggie in the lineup. But he did come back...and the A's won in '73 and '74 as well.

[@bengaljam4550]

@@jbyers504 Ultimately the series came down to one player. Gene Tenace who had the best 7 games of his life. The Big Red Machine became the iconic 70's team with 4 hall of famers and one of the greatest players ever. The hit King Peter Edward Rose. Anyway we got to enjoy the 4 game sweep revenge in 1990.

[@joeambrose3260]

@@bengaljam4550 Grow up already

[@theshrivelstein7118]

See Ya in Vegas!!!