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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 17, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 17, 1981 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 46,168 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Don Denkinger |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Right Fielder |
| Garth Iorg | Third Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Willie Upshaw | DH |
| Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Right Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Joe Charboneau | DH |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 17, 1981
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Blyleven
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
There goes Woods. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Woods steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Garvin
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Garvin
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Garvin
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Blyleven
Upshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Blyleven
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Garvin
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Garvin
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Garvin
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards second. Garcia scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Blyleven
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Garvin
Charboneau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Mayberry. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Garvin
Charboneau hits a fly ball into right field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Garvin
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Garvin
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Blyleven
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
There goes Woods. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Veryzer applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Garvin
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Garvin
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Garvin
Bannister strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Blyleven
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Blyleven
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Garvin
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Garvin
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Garvin
There's a wild pitch. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. Garvin
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg juggles the ball. That's an error on Iorg. Harrah scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. Garvin
Charboneau takes first base on ball four. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Garvin
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to second for the out. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. Garvin
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Blyleven
Bosetti hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bannister scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Garvin
Dilone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Dilone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Garvin
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Garvin
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dilone moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thornton vs. Garvin
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Blyleven
Woods bunts in front of the plate. Diaz fields it and throws to first for the out. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orta throws the ball in to Veryzer who tags Mayberry trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Iorg scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Blyleven
Upshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Garvin
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Garvin
Diaz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. Garvin
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Garvin
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Garvin
Veryzer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Blyleven
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Blyleven
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Jackson
Roy Lee Jackson now pitching.
Dilone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Jackson
There goes Dilone. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Jackson
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Jackson
Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Alan Bannister.
Hargrove is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Jackson
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Mike Hargrove now playing first base. Jerry Dybzinski now playing second base.
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Blyleven
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Jackson
Barry Bonnell now playing left field.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Jackson
Diaz hits a line drive towards third. Iorg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Jackson
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Blyleven
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Blyleven
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Jackson
Manning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Manning reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veryzer vs. Jackson
Veryzer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dilone vs. Jackson
Dilone is walked intentionally. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orta vs. Willis
Mike Willis now pitching.
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Manning scores. Veryzer moves to third. Dilone moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1981, game 2 -- Toronto at Cleveland (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Moseby L, rf 4 0 0 0 Dilone M, lf 4 0 2 0
Iorg G, 3b 4 1 3 0 Orta J, rf 5 0 1 1
Woods A, lf 3 0 1 0 Bannister A, 2b 3 0 1 0
Bonnell B, lf 0 0 0 0 Hargrove M, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 0 0
Upshaw W, dh 4 0 0 0 Dybzinski J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Garcia D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Harrah T, 3b 3 1 1 0
Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0 Diaz B, c 3 0 0 1
Bosetti R, cf 3 0 0 0 Charboneau J, dh 3 0 1 0
Whitt E, c 3 0 1 0 Manning R, cf 4 1 1 0
Veryzer T, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 32 2 7 2
Toronto 000 000 100 0 -- 1
Cleveland 000 010 000 1 -- 2
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin J 7.0 4 1 1 3 4
Jackson R (L)* 2.0 2 1 1 3 0
Willis M 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 10.0 7 1 1 0 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 10th
E -- Mayberry J, Iorg G
DP -- Toronto 3, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Toronto 3, Cleveland 9
2B -- Harrah T, Dilone M
3B -- Manning R
SB -- Woods A, Dilone M
CS -- Woods A
SH -- Woods A
WP -- Garvin J
T -- 2:35
A -- 46168
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