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.

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