<P> In 1971, the Athletics won the American League's West division, their first title of any kind since 1931, when they played in Philadelphia . They were swept in three games in the American League Championship Series by the Baltimore Orioles . The A's won the division again in 1972; their series with the Tigers went the full five games, and Jackson scored the tying run in the clincher on a steal of home . In the process, however, he tore a hamstring and was unable to play in the World Series . The A's still managed to defeat the Cincinnati Reds in seven games . It was the first championship won by a San Francisco Bay Area team in any major league sport . </P> <P> During spring training in 1972, Jackson showed up with a mustache . Though his teammates wanted him to shave it off, Jackson refused . Finley liked the mustache so much that he offered each player $300 to grow one, and hosted a "Mustache Day" featuring the last MLB player to wear a mustache, Frenchy Bordagaray, as master of ceremonies . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Reggie Jackson's number 9 was retired by the Oakland Athletics in 2004 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Reggie Jackson's number 9 was retired by the Oakland Athletics in 2004 . </Td> </Tr>

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