The White Sox, facing a lineup of second stringers, easily defeated the Athletics, 8-2, behind the five-hit pitching of Wilbur Wood. Manager Alvin Dark rested all of the A's regulars. The White Sox jumped on Craig Mitchell, making his first major league appearance, for two runs in the first inning on a double by Jerry Hairston, single by Bill Melton, a walk and a single by Bill Stein.

Mike Norris, who had been out since April 20 with an arm injury, relieved in the fourth when the White Sox kayoed Mitchell and added three runs on two walks and singles by Ken Henderson, Bucky Dent and Hairston. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    2  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  2  -   8 13  1
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .275      Tovar 2b,3b,ss        4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Hairston lf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .282      Harper lf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Orta 2b               1   0   0   0     0   0   .304        Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Richard 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .205        Siebert p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Melton dh             5   2   3   1     0   2   .239        Lindblad p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Henderson cf          3   2   2   1     2   0   .255        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Stein 3b,2b           4   0   1   1     1   1   .266        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Squires 1b            4   0   1   1     1   1   .211      Holt 1b,c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Dent ss               5   1   2   0     0   1   .266      Fosse c,1b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .143
Downing c             4   1   0   0     1   0   .241      Martinez 3b,2b        4   0   2   1     0   0   .181
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chant dh,lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Walling cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .143
                                                          Alexander rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                          Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Pitts 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  13   7     6   6             Totals               33   2   5   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  2,663
Left on Base: White Sox 10, A's 4
DP: White Sox 0, A's 2
Errors: Dent, Maxvill
Doubles: Hairston (8), Melton (16), Henderson (20), Tovar (17)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (18), Henderson (5), Squires (2)
GIDP: Kelly (15), Downing (12)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(16-20)           9     5   2   0   0   3   0  33   4.11
Totals                  9     5   2   0   0   3   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(0-1)         3.2   6   5   5   2   2   0  18  12.27
Norris                  0.2   2   0   0   2   1   0   6   0.00
Siebert                 1.2   2   1   1   2   3   0   9   3.90
Lindblad                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.77
Todd                    1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.23
Totals                  9    13   8   8   6   6   0  45

Wild Pitches: Siebert (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to right; Debut game for Craig
Mitchell; Hairston doubled to right; Orta grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hairston to third]; Melton singled to left
[Hairston scored]; Henderson walked [Melton to second]; Stein
singled to right [Melton scored, Henderson to third]; Squires
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: RICHARD REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING 3B); STEIN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first);
Harper flied out to left; Holt grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent singled to center; Downing flied out to
center; Kelly grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (second to first); Martinez
flied out to right; Chant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston grounded out (first to pitcher); Richard
flied out to right; Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Walling struck out (catcher to first); Alexander
flied out to center; Maxvill flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Henderson singled to center; Stein flied out to
left; Squires popped to third in foul territory; Dent singled to
center [Henderson to second]; Downing walked [Henderson to
third, Dent to second]; NORRIS REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING);
Kelly walked [Henderson scored, Dent to third, Downing to
second]; Hairston singled to right [Dent scored, Downing scored,
Kelly to third, Hairston to second (on throw)]; Richard was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tovar reached on an error by Dent; On a bunt
Harper singled [Tovar to second]; Holt grounded out (first
unassisted) [Tovar to third, Harper to second]; Fosse grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Tovar scored (unearned), Harper stayed
at second]; Martinez singled to left [Harper scored (unearned)];
Chant flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: CHANT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORRIS
REPLACED HARPER (PITCHING); Melton singled to left; Henderson
made an out to third; Stein walked [Melton to second]; SIEBERT
REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Squires walked [Melton to third,
Stein to second]; Dent struck out; Downing flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Alexander
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MARTINEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kelly singled to left; Kelly
stole second; Hairston singled to right [Kelly to third,
Hairston to second (on throw to home)]; Richard flied out to
left; Melton struck out; Siebert threw a wild pitch [Kelly
scored, Hairston to third]; Henderson walked; Stein was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tovar doubled to center; Siebert struck out; Holt
flied out to center; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Squires
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent reached on an error by
Maxvill; Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Martinez singled to shortstop; Chant flied out to
center; Walling struck out; Alexander forced Martinez (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HOLT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); FOSSE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kelly popped to third in foul
territory; Hairston grounded out (second to first); Richard made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Maxvill singled to center; Tovar flied out to
center; Lindblad forced Maxvill (second unassisted); HOPKINS RAN
FOR LINDBLAD; Holt grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: TODD REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); PITTS REPLACED
MAXVILL (PLAYING 3B); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Melton doubled to left; Henderson doubled to left [Melton
scored]; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
stole third; Squires singled to left [Henderson scored]; Squires
stole second; Dent grounded out (third to first); Downing made
an out to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Fosse made an out to third; Martinez made an out
to second; Chant grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 8, Athletics 2.