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Mike Norris, rookie righthander from Birmingham (Southern), made his major league debut with the Athletics and pitched a three-hitter to shut out the White Sox, 9-0. The A's put their youngster on the winning route with four runs in the third inning. Three scored on a homer by Reggie Jackson for his first hit of the season. [The Sporting News] Oakland Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 0Game Played on Thursday, April 10, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumWhite Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 A's 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 0 x - 9 10 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .800 North cf 3 2 3 2 1 0 .500 Nyman lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 C. Washington lf 4 1 1 2 1 1 .250 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .143 Melton 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Jackson rf 4 1 1 3 1 0 .083 Henderson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .455 Rudi 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .417 May 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .455 H. Washington pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Sharp rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holt 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Williams dh 2 0 1 1 2 0 .333 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hopkins pr,dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Varney c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tenace c 3 1 0 0 2 2 .100 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kubiak ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Pitlock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Otten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 3 3 Totals 31 9 10 9 10 6 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 4,730 Left on Base: White Sox 5, A's 10 DP: White Sox 1, A's 0 Doubles: Kelly (1), Rudi 2 (3) Home Runs: Jackson (1) Stolen Bases: Kelly (1), North 2 (2), C. Washington (1) Caught Stealing: North (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kubiak (1) GIDP: Kubiak (1) Hit by Pitch: North (1,by Bahnsen) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bahnsen L(0-1) 2.2 4 4 4 3 1 1 14 13.50 Pitlock 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Gossage 3.1 2 2 2 4 3 0 16 5.40 Upshaw 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 7 27.00 Otten 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 10 9 9 10 6 1 43 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris W(1-0) 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 32 0.00 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to second; Debut game for Mike Norris; Kelly was picked off first (pitcher to first); Nyman grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North was hit by a pitch; North was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton flied out to center; Henderson flied out to center; May singled to right; Sharp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Rudi singled to left [Jackson to third]; Williams walked [Rudi to second]; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; Kubiak grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent made an out to first; Downing struck out; Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; Nyman grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner struck out; North singled to right; C. Washington walked [North to second]; Bando flied out to left; Jackson homered [North scored, C. Washington scored]; Rudi doubled to left; PITLOCK REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Williams singled to center [Rudi scored]; GOSSAGE REPLACED PITLOCK (PITCHING); Tenace walked [Williams to second]; Kubiak was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to center; Melton lined to third; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 4TH: Garner struck out; North walked; North stole second; C. Washington struck out; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: May walked; Sharp flied out to right; Dent flied out to center; Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi made an out to shortstop; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Nyman grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace walked; Kubiak out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Tenace to second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); North singled to pitcher [Tenace to third]; North stole second; C. Washington singled to right [Tenace scored, North scored]; C. Washington stole second; Bando walked; Jackson lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton grounded out (third to first); Henderson flied out to right; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: UPSHAW REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Rudi doubled to center; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR RUDI; Williams walked; HOPKINS RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Tenace struck out; Kubiak singled to center [H. Washington scored, Hopkins to second]; Garner grounded out (first unassisted) [Hopkins to third, Kubiak to second]; North singled to shortstop [Hopkins scored, Kubiak scored]; C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 9. WHITE SOX 8TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOLT REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 1B); Sharp made an out to shortstop; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 9. ATHLETICS 8TH: VARNEY REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); OTTEN REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Bando walked; Jackson flied out to left; Holt walked [Bando to second]; Hopkins flied out to left; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 9. WHITE SOX 9TH: Kelly doubled to center; Nyman was called out on strikes; Orta made an out to shortstop; Melton walked; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 9. |
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