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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 8, 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 8, 1981 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Havens |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 2,839 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: (none) 3B: Larry McCoy |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| George Bell | DH |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Greg Wells | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| 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 |
| Kent Hrbek | 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 8, 1981
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Havens
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Havens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Havens
Ainge is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Havens
Moseby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Havens
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Stieb
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Stieb
Wilfong hits a line drive into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Stieb
Hatcher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Havens
Iorg hits a line drive 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: ---
Wells vs. Havens
Wells strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Havens
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher 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. Stieb
Corcoran 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: ---
Hrbek vs. Stieb
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Stieb
Castino strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Havens
Barfield 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Havens
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Havens
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sofield vs. Stieb
Sofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Stieb
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Griffin. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Stieb
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and has Butera trapped. There's the throw to Iorg and over to Ainge, who tags Butera for the out. Washington moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Stieb
Powell 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
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Havens
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Havens
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Havens
Bell hits a line drive 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: 1--
Iorg vs. Havens
There goes Moseby. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Havens
Iorg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Stieb
Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Woods 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. Stieb
Hatcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wells settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Stieb
Corcoran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Corcoran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Stieb
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Havens
Gary Ward now playing center field.
Wells 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: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Havens
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Havens
Barfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Havens
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Stieb
Castino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sofield vs. Stieb
Sofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Stieb
Butera hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Havens
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Havens
Ainge hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Butera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Havens
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stieb
Washington 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: ---
Powell vs. Stieb
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Stieb
Wilfong hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Havens
Bell 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Havens
Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Havens
Wells takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Havens
Woods hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Stieb
Ward 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: ---
Corcoran vs. Stieb
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wells scoops it up and throws to first, with Stieb covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Stieb
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Havens
Barfield hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Havens
Martinez 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--
Griffin vs. Havens
Willie Upshaw pinch runs for Buck Martinez.
Griffin hits a popup towards the mound. Havens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Havens
There's a wild pitch. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Havens
Otto Velez pinch hits for Danny Ainge.
Velez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Havens
Ernie Whitt pinch runs for Otto Velez.
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Corcoran scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moseby for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Stieb
Ernie Whitt now catching. Ken Macha now playing third base.
Castino strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sofield vs. Stieb
Sofield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Stieb
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Havens
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Ward 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. Havens
Iorg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Havens
Wells hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Stieb
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Ron Washington.
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Stieb
Chuck Baker pinch runs for Glenn Adams.
Powell takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilfong vs. Stieb
Wilfong hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Wilfong reaches second base with a double. Baker scores. Powell moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1981 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0 Powell H, rf 3 0 0 0
Ainge D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wilfong R, 2b 4 0 1 1
Velez O, ph 0 0 0 0 Hatcher M, cf 2 0 0 0
Whitt E, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Ward G, cf 1 0 0 0
Moseby L, cf 3 0 1 0 Corcoran T, 1b 3 0 1 0
Bell G, dh 4 0 0 0 Hrbek K, dh 3 0 0 0
Iorg G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Castino J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Wells G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Sofield R, lf 3 0 0 0
Woods A, lf 3 0 0 0 Butera S, c 3 0 1 0
Barfield J, rf 3 0 1 0 Washington R, ss 2 0 0 0
Martinez B, c 3 0 1 0 Adams G, ph 1 0 1 0
Upshaw W, pr 0 0 0 0 Baker C, pr 0 1 0 0
Macha K, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 28 1 5 1
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota 000 000 001 -- 1
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (L) 8.0 5 1 1 1 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Havens B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 6
E -- Griffin A
DP -- Toronto 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Toronto 6, Minnesota 4
2B -- Corcoran T, Wilfong R
SB -- Moseby L
WP -- Havens B
T -- 2:15
A -- 2839
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