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... Wikipedia
Champion: Oakland Athletics
AL runners-up: Detroit Tigers
League: Major League Baseball
NL champions: Cincinnati Reds
NL runners-up: Pittsburgh Pirates
Number of games: 162 (scheduled); 153–156 (actual)
Number of teams: 24