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1972: The year the American League almost died

By David Schoenfield
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The American League was dying. In the midst of the greatest sports year ever, the Junior Circuit was careening down a path of irrelevancy that would put it on par with the tiddlywinks world championships, the International Armwrestling Federation and, worst of all, American soccer. Before we explain this, let's remember that no year has seen the combination of greatness, achievement and tragedy like 1972: • Five teams from that year could put in a legitimate claim as "greatest ever" ...

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