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 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     10, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White 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.