The 1974 MLB season started April 4th and ended October 17th when the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series 4 games to 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Major_League_Baseball_season.


Season standings:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers 102-60
2. Cincinnati Reds 98-64
3. Baltimore Orioles 91-71
4. Oakland Athletics 90-72
5. New York Yankees 89-73
6. Pittsburgh Pirates 88-74
7. Atlanta Braves 88-74
8. St. Louis Cardinals 86-75
9. Texas Rangers 84-76
10. Boston Red Sox 84-78
11. Minnesota Twins 82-80
12. Chicago White Sox 80-80
13. Houston Astros 81-81
14. Philadelphia Phillies 80-82
15. Montreal Expos 79-82
16. Cleveland Indians 77-85
17. Kansas City Royals 77-85
18. Milwaukee Brewers 76-86
19. San Francisco Giants 72-90
20. Detroit Tigers 72-90
21. New York Mets 71-91
22. California Angels 68-94
23. Chicago Cubs 66-96
24. San Diego Padres 60-102


Post season:
LCS 3 games to 1: Oakland Athletics over Baltimore Orioles
                               Los Angeles Dodgers over Pittsburgh Pirates.