Question: Information: - In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter. Relief pitchers are further divided informally into various roles, such as closers, set-up relief pitchers, middle relief pitchers, left/right-handed specialists, and long relievers. Whereas starting pitchers usually rest several days before pitching in a game again due to the number of pitches thrown, relief pitchers are expected to be more flexible and typically pitch more games but with fewer innings pitched. A team's staff of relievers is normally referred to metonymically as a team's bullpen, which refers to the area where the relievers sit during games, and where they warm-up prior to entering the game. - The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major league status. It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season, 25 years after the formation of the National League (the "Senior Circuit"). - Michael Kelvin Norris ( born March 19 , 1955 ) is a former Major League Baseball right - handed starting pitcher who played with the Oakland Athletics ( 1975 -- 1983 , 1990 ) . Norris is best remembered for his spectacular 1980 season . He went 22 - 9 with 24 complete games and a 2.53 earned run average , while also earning the Gold Glove Award . However , he was not awarded the American League Cy Young Award ; Steve Stone of the Baltimore Orioles , who had a record of 25 - 7 , was given the honor . Norris also placed 15th in the MVP voting . In 1981 , Norris posted a modest 12 - 9 record , again earning the Gold Glove Award and also earning an All - Star berth he was denied in 1980 . Norris spun a complete game shutout in the first round of the playoffs against the Kansas City Royals and pitched well in the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees despite getting hit with a loss there . Many believe that Billy Martin inflicted a heavy workload on Norris , which threw out his arm . He was never able to return to his former stature , and after the 1983 season , he played for the independent San Jose Bees . He made a brief comeback as a relief pitcher in 1990 , posting an ERA of 3.00 in 27 innings . As of 2014 , he is the only player to win at least one game with Oakland in three different decades . An addiction to cocaine shortened Norris 's playing career . In 1999 he was diagnosed with cervical myelopathy , and he had surgery in January 2000 at the California Pacific Medical Center . After recovering , Norris took up golf as a hobby . In 2007 , he appeared with Dave Stewart , Mudcat Grant , and Vida Blue in a pre-game ceremony before a regular season game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics . Norris was well known for his distinctive green fielding glove . - In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important defensive player, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and closer. - At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a "title". - The OaklandAlameda County Coliseum, typically known as the Oakland Coliseum for short, is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States, which is home to both the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). It opened in 1966 and is the only remaining stadium in the United States that is shared by professional football and baseball teams. The Coliseum was also home to some games of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer in 20082009 and hosted games at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. - A tournament held in 1933 at the Chicago World's Fair spurred interest in the game. The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America (founded 1933) governs the game in the United States and sponsors annual sectional and World Series championships. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) regulates rules of play in more than 110 countries, including the United States and Canada; before the WBSC was formed in 2013, the International Softball Federation filled this role. Women's fastpitch softball became a Summer Olympic sport in 1996, but it (and baseball) were dropped from the 2012 Games; they will be reinstated for the 2020 Games. - Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, who take turns batting and fielding. - The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy. As the series is played in October (and occasionally November), during the autumn season in North America, it is often referred to as the Fall Classic. - Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port city, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eighth largest city in California, and the 45th largest city in the United States, with a population of 419,267 . It serves as a trade center for the San Francisco Bay Area; its Port of Oakland is the busiest port in the San Francisco Bay, the entirety of Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States. The city is located east of San Francisco. Oakland was incorporated in 1852. - In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team. A pitcher is credited with a game started if they throw the first pitch to the opponent's first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher. Starting pitchers are expected to pitch for a significant portion of the game, although their ability to do this depends on many factors, including effectiveness, stamina, health, and strategy. - The Oakland Athletics (often abbreviated to A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The club plays its home games at the OaklandAlameda County Coliseum. The club has won nine World Series championships, the third most of all current Major League Baseball teams. What entity does 'mike norris ' has the relation 'place of birth' with?
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san francisco