Mike Norris posted his 22nd victory and went the route for the 24th time in 33 starts as the A's routed the White Sox, 11-3. The A's took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI double by Mickey Klutts and sacrifice fly by Jim Essian.

Mike Heath knocked in two runs with a triple in the third and scored on a single by Tony Armas. The A's sent 10 men to the plate in the eighth when they registered five tallies. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 11, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, October   1, 1980 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  2  3    0  0  1    0  5  0  -  11 12  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3  9  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          2   1   1   0     0   0   .303      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
  Gonzalez lf         3   0   2   1     0   0   .246        Kuntz cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Murphy cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Squires 1b            5   2   2   0     0   1   .281
Heath dh              4   1   1   2     1   0   .243      Baines rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Armas rf              5   2   3   1     0   0   .277      L. Johnson dh         3   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Klutts 3b             4   2   2   1     1   1   .273      Nordhagen lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Newman 1b             2   1   0   1     1   1   .231      Morrison 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Essian c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .239      Foley c               2   0   0   0     0   2   .214
Guerrero ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .239        Borgmann c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .228
McKay 2b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .246      Mullins 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .179
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .240
                                                          Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wortham p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Contreras p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  11  12  10     5   3             Totals               35   3   9   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  2,258
Left on Base: A's 6, White Sox 8
DP: A's 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Armas, Squires, Cruz
Doubles: Klutts (14), Essian (11), Cruz (13)
Triples: Heath (2), Armas (8), Baines (6)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (98), Morrison (9), Squires (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Newman (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (3), Newman (5), L. Johnson (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(22-9)          9     9   3   3   2   7   0  38   2.54
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   7   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten L(2-12)      2.1   5   5   5   1   0   0  13   3.44
Proly                   3.2   1   1   1   1   0   0  13   3.15
Wortham                 1.1   6   5   4   3   1   0  12   5.97
Contreras               1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.93
Totals                  9    12  11  10   5   3   0  44

Wild Pitches: Norris 3 (9)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy
grounded out (first unassisted); Heath grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon singled to center; Squires struck out;
Baines struck out; L. Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas singled to center; Klutts doubled to left
[Armas scored]; Newman out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Klutts to third]; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Klutts scored]; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen singled to center; Morrison forced
Nordhagen (pitcher to second); Foley struck out; Mullins struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay grounded out (second to first); Henderson
singled to third [Henderson to second (error by Squires)];
Henderson stole third; Murphy walked; Heath tripled to right
[Henderson scored, Murphy scored]; Armas singled to right [Heath
scored]; PROLY REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Klutts grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Armas to second]; Newman flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Cruz flied out to center; Lemon struck out;
Squires grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out
(pitcher to first); McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Baines
grounded out (second to first); L. Johnson flied out to left;
Nordhagen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Murphy
grounded out (first unassisted); Heath made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison singled to left; Morrison stole second;
Foley struck out; Mullins walked; Cruz forced Mullins (shortstop
to second) [Morrison to third]; Lemon grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas tripled to center; Klutts walked; Newman
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Armas scored]; Essian flied out
to left; Guerrero flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires singled to right; Squires stole second;
Baines tripled to center [Squires scored]; L. Johnson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Baines scored]; Nordhagen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Morrison flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BORGMANN REPLACED FOLEY (PLAYING C ); WORTHAM
REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); McKay struck out (catcher to first);
Gonzalez singled to right; Murphy singled to right [Gonzalez to
second]; Murphy was picked off first (pitcher to first); Heath
walked; Armas forced Heath (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Borgmann grounded out (first unassisted); Mullins
flied out to left; Cruz walked; Lemon forced Cruz (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Klutts singled to center; Newman walked [Klutts
to second]; Essian doubled to left [Klutts scored, Newman to
third]; Guerrero was walked intentionally; McKay singled to left
[Newman scored, Essian scored, Guerrero to third, McKay to
second (on throw)]; Gonzalez singled to right [Guerrero scored,
McKay to third]; Murphy made an out to third; CONTRERAS REPLACED
WORTHAM (PITCHING); Heath lined to second; Armas reached on an
error by Cruz [McKay scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gonzalez to
third]; Klutts struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 11, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires singled to right; Norris threw a wild
pitch [Squires to second]; Baines flied out to right; L. Johnson
singled to right [Squires scored (error by Armas) (no RBI)];
Nordhagen singled to left [L. Johnson to second]; Norris threw a
wild pitch [L. Johnson to third, Nordhagen to second]; Morrison
flied out to right; Borgmann was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 11, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: KUNTZ REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); Newman struck
out; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 11, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Mullins grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
doubled to left; Norris threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third];
Kuntz grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 11, White Sox 3.