Baseball History: Dick Williams Embarrassed Johnny Bench

The Oakland A's took the first two games of the 1972 World Series from the favored Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. The A's were in an enviable position since no team had ever lost the first two games at home and won the Series.

The teams traveled to Oakland for the next three games, but rain caused the third game to be moved up a day.

One of the Series' most memorable plays, which has been almost forgotten with the passage of time (which means it is no longer considered memorable, but still is worth remembering) occurred in the eighth inning.

The Reds sent right-hander Jack Billingham to the mound to face Oakland's John "Blue Moon" Odom. California Governor Ronald Reagan thr...

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