The first player's strike in Major League Baseball history took place for 13 days. The strike occurred from April 1 to April 13, 1972. As a result, the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres each played only 153 games, nine fewer than normal. Most other teams canceled anywhere from six to eight games
LCS
World Series
DET 2
OAK 3
CIN 3
PIT 2
OAK 4
CIN 3
Champ
OAK
1972 MLB Champion Oakland Athletics
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

NLCS

Best of 5-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
10/7vs CincinnatiW  5-1 1-0
10/8vs CincinnatiL  3-5 1-1
10/9at CincinnatiW  3-2 2-1
10/10at CincinnatiL  1-7 2-2
10/11at CincinnatiL  3-4 2-3