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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 7, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 7, 1981 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Berenguer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darrell Jackson |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 5,024 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: (none) 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Manrique | Shortstop |
| Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| John Mayberry | DH |
| Greg Wells | First Baseman |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Hatcher | Center Fielder |
| Tim Corcoran | First Baseman |
| Danny Goodwin | DH |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Rick Sofield | Left Fielder |
| Sal Butera | Catcher |
| Ron Washington | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 7, 1981
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Jackson
Manrique strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Jackson
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Jackson
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Berenguer
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenguer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Berenguer
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Berenguer
Hatcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Iorg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Jackson
Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jackson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Berenguer
Corcoran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Corcoran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Berenguer
Goodwin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castino vs. Berenguer
Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sofield vs. Berenguer
Sofield hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Jackson
Wells strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wells out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Jackson
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Jackson
There goes Barfield. The throw from Butera and he is out, Wilfong applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jackson
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manrique vs. Jackson
Manrique strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Manrique out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Berenguer
Butera hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Berenguer
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Berenguer
There goes Washington. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Manrique applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Berenguer
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Jackson
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Jackson
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Jackson
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Jackson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Berenguer
Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Berenguer
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corcoran vs. Berenguer
Corcoran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Berenguer
Goodwin hits a popup towards short. Manrique settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castino vs. Berenguer
Castino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Castino reaches second base with a double. Hatcher scores. Corcoran goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sofield vs. Berenguer
Sofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Jackson
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Jackson
Barfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jackson
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manrique vs. Jackson
Manrique strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Manrique out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Berenguer
Butera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Berenguer
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Berenguer
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Jackson
Ainge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Jackson
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Jackson
Iorg hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Berenguer
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenguer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Berenguer
Hatcher hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Berenguer
Corcoran hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jackson
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Jackson
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Jackson
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Corbett
Doug Corbett now pitching. Al Woods pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Woods hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Berenguer
Ernie Whitt now catching.
Goodwin hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Berenguer
Castino hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sofield vs. Berenguer
Sofield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Berenguer
There goes Sofield. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Sofield steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Butera vs. Berenguer
Butera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Berenguer
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Corbett
Alfredo Griffin pinch hits for Fred Manrique.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Corcoran scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Corbett
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Corbett
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Corbett
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Berenguer
Alfredo Griffin now playing shortstop.
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Berenguer
Wilfong hits a fly ball towards left. Bell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bell. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Berenguer
Hatcher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corcoran vs. Berenguer
Corcoran hits a line drive to right field. Barfield throws towards Griffin. Griffin fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffin. Wilfong scores. Hatcher goes all the way around to score. Corcoran moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Funderburk vs. Garvin
Jerry Garvin now pitching. Mark Funderburk pinch hits for Danny Goodwin.
Funderburk hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castino vs. Garvin
Castino is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching. Gary Ward pinch hits for Rick Sofield.
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Corbett
Gary Ward now playing left field.
Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Corbett
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wells vs. Corbett
Wells hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Iorg moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Corbett
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Corbett
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Corcoran scoops it up and throws to first, with Corbett covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1981 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Manrique F, ss 3 0 0 0 Powell H, rf 4 0 0 0
Griffin A, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Wilfong R, 2b 4 1 0 0
Ainge D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hatcher M, cf 3 2 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Corcoran T, 1b 3 1 2 2
Bell G, lf 4 0 1 0 Goodwin D, dh 3 0 0 0
Iorg G, 2b 4 0 2 0 Funderburk M, ph 1 0 0 0
Mayberry J, dh 4 0 0 0 Castino J, 3b 3 0 1 2
Wells G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Sofield R, lf 2 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 4 0 2 0 Ward G, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Martinez B, c 0 0 0 0 Butera S, c 2 0 0 0
Woods A, ph 1 0 0 0 Washington R, ss 3 0 1 0
Whitt E, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 0 8 0 29 4 5 4
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota 000 200 02x -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Berenguer J (L) 7.1 5 4 3 3 2
Garvin J 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Murray D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson D (W) 6.2 5 0 0 2 9
Corbett D (S) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2
E -- Bell G, Griffin A
LOB -- Toronto 9, Minnesota 6
2B -- Corcoran T, Hatcher M, Castino J
SB -- Sofield R
CS -- Barfield J, Washington R
HBP -- by Berenguer J (Hatcher M)
T -- 2:13
A -- 5024
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