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Charles O. Finley

Commissioner
Mark Simons
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1973 Player Debut Information from Baseball Reference
1972 Player Debut Information from Baseball-Reference
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Congratulations to Mark Simons whose Oakland A's swept Bill Rogers Chicago Cubs to capture the 1971 COF Championship.
Top Performers in 1971

Willie
Stargell
95 r
116 rbi
48 hr
90 bb
.624 slug
.391 obp

Joe
Torre
87 runs
218 hits
119 rbi
33 2b
23 hr
.380 avg
.576 slug
.426 obp

Hank
Aaron
101 runs
106 rbi
43 hr
.326 avg
.656 slug
.390 obp

Fergie
Jenkins
30 wins
9 cg
250 K
2.76 era

Wilbur
Wood
28 wins
6 cg
174 K
2.14 era

Jim
Palmer
24 wins
6 cg
2 sho
2.91 era

2008 COF Playoffs

League Championship

#4 Oakland A's vs #1 Chicago NL Cubs
A's in 4

Conference Finals

#2 Oakland A's vs #1 Baltimore Orioles
A's in 7

#2 San Francisco Giants vs #1 Chicago NL Cubs
Cubs in 6

2008 Hilites

Longest Hitting Streak - 25 games
Cleon Jones, 6/26 thru 7/26, 104 ab, 45 hits, .433 avg

Longest Team Streaks
Wins: 11 Los Angeles Dodgers
Losses: 12 Montreal Expos

Longest Pitcher Streaks
Wins: 16 Fergie Jenkins*
Losses: 11 Bill Stoneman
* = active streak


1972 Season's Highlights

Best Game
Darrell Evans 5r 5h 6rbi 1db 1tr 2hr, Atlanta vs Cincinnati

Hitting for the Cycle
Dick Allen 4h 3rbi 1db 1tr 1hr, St. Louis vs Philadelphia
Darrell Evans 5h 6rbi 1db 1tr 2hr, Atlanta vs Cincinnati
Lou Brock 6h 6rbi 1db 1tr 1hr, St. Louis vs Philadelphia
Jerry McNertney 4h 5rbi 1db 1tr 1hr, Houston @ Atlanta

Home Runs - 3
Sal Bando, Oakland vs Atlanta
Hank Aaron, Baltimore @ Philadelphia
George Scott, Boston vs Cleveland
Hank Aaron, Baltimore @ Detroit
Willie Stargell, Kansas City @ Chicago AL

Runs - 5
Darrell Evans, Atlanta vs Cincinnati
Lou Brock, St. Louis vs Philadelphia

Hits - 6
Amos Otis, Kansas City vs Detroit
Lou Brock, St. Louis vs Philadelphia

RBIs - 8
Joe Pepitone, Chicago NL @ San Francisco

Stolen Bases - 5
Bud Harrelson, New York NL vs Philadelphia

Strikeouts - 15
J.R. Richard, Houston vs San Francisco
Tom Seaver, New York NL vs Chicago NL


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Standings
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American League
AL East
Baltimore113-49
Boston91-71
Detroit89-73
New York AL89-73
Cleveland57-105
American League
AL West
Oakland91-71
Kansas City90-72
Chicago AL78-84
California69-93
Minnesota64-98
National League
NL East
Chicago NL110-52
St. Louis90-72
New York NL80-82
Philadelphia69-93
Montreal51-111
National League
NL West
San Francisco96-66
Cincinnati85-77
Houston77-85
Los Angeles74-88
Atlanta57-105

1971 COF Playoffs

League Championship

#4 Oakland A's vs
#1 Chicago NL Cubs
A's 9, Cubs 3
A's 6, Cubs 2
A's 6, Cubs 5
A's 3, Cubs 5
A's upset
Cubs in sweep


Conference Finals

#2 Oakland A's vs
#1 Baltimore Orioles
A's 4, Orioles 1
Orioles 9, A's 2
Orioles 6, A's 5
A's 2, Orioles 0
A's 6, Orioles 4
Orioles 7, A's 6
A's 3, Orioles 0
A's upset Orioles in 7

#2 San Francisco Giants
vs #1 Chicago NL Cubs
Giants 3, Cubs 2
Cubs 6, Giants 4
Giants 7, Cubs 3
Cubs 14, Giants 7
Cubs 10, Giants 5
Cubs 4, Giants 2
Cubs cut Giantsdown in 6