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What titles did Dick Williams win?
Dick Williams teams to three American League pennants, one National League pennant, and two World Series triumphs from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1988.
What was the second title Dick Williams won?
In 1973, with Dick Williams back for an unprecedented third straight campaign, the A's again coasted to a division title defeating NL champion New York Mets in the World Series.
Was there anything exciting about the 1972 World Series games?
With the A's leading power hitter, Jackson, out with an injury, Cincinnati's Big Red Machine was favored to win.

Question: How did the A's win?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the A's win the 1972 World Series?