Gene Tenace is the hitting star of the game, driving in all three runs with a pair of home runs off of Reds starter Gary Nolan to lead the Oakland A's to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in game 1 of the 1972 World Series at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Ken Holtzman, with relief help from Rollie Fingers and Vida Blue, is the winning pitcher while Gary Nolan absorbs the loss for the Reds. Includes pre-game show with Joe Garagiola. Announcers are Curt Gowdy and Al Michaels.
Curt Gowdy does the play-by-play from the top of the 7th inning in this final seventh World Series game with the score Oakland 3, Cincinnati 1. Tony Kubek does the "color" commentary. From the winning A's clubhouse, Monte Moore interviews Gene Tenace, Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn presents the championship trophy to Owner Charles O. Finley and to Sal Bando. Moore and Kubek interview manager Dick Williams, Joe Rudi, Angel Mangual and Vida Blue. Gowdy wraps up the broadcast.