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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 31, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 31, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 8,034 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Rocky Roe |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Willie Upshaw | Right Fielder |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Otto Velez | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 31, 1981
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Jenkins
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Jenkins
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Jenkins
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stieb
Rivers 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Stieb
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge juggles the ball. That's an error on Ainge. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Stieb
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Jenkins
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Jenkins
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woods for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stieb
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stieb
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Stieb
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Putnam moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grubb vs. Stieb
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Jenkins
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Jenkins
Ainge hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Jenkins
Whitt takes first base on ball four. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Jenkins
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Jenkins
Upshaw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stieb
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Stieb
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stieb
Rivers 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Jenkins
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields the ball and throws to Jenkins covering. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Jenkins
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Jenkins
Woods hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills catches it and throws to second with Mendoza covering, to double up Moseby. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Stieb
Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stieb
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stieb
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Putnam vs. Stieb
Putnam strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Stieb
Sundberg 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 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Jenkins
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iorg for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Jenkins
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Jenkins
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Jenkins
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Jenkins
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. Whitt moves to third. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moseby vs. Jenkins
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stieb
Grubb 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stieb
Wills 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Stieb
Mendoza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woods throws the ball in to Griffin who relays the ball to Iorg who tags Mendoza trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Jenkins
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Jenkins
George Bell pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Iorg vs. Jenkins
Iorg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ainge vs. Jenkins
Ainge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitt vs. Jenkins
Whitt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stieb
Willie Upshaw now playing first base. George Bell now playing right field.
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Stieb
Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stieb
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stieb
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Jenkins
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Jenkins
Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Jenkins
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Jenkins
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stieb
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stieb
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stieb
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jenkins
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Jenkins
Woods bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Iorg vs. Jenkins
Iorg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ainge vs. Johnson
John Henry Johnson now pitching.
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Woods moves to third. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ainge vs. Johnson
Ainge hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Woods tags and scores. Iorg tags and moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Johnson
Whitt bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Iorg scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Johnson
Griffin hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stieb
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Stieb
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stieb
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Johnson
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Upshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Johnson
Moseby bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
Velez hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Comer
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Comer
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Upshaw moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Iorg vs. Comer
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wills fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Stieb
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stieb
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stieb
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Stieb
Putnam 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1981 -- Toronto at Texas (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 5 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0
Upshaw W, rf-1b 4 0 2 0 Sample B, lf 4 0 0 0
Moseby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Oliver A, dh 4 0 2 0
Velez O, dh 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Mayberry J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell G, pr-rf 1 1 1 0 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0
Woods A, lf 5 1 2 0 Grubb J, rf 3 0 0 0
Iorg G, 2b 5 1 2 1 Wills B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Ainge D, 3b 2 0 0 1 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 1 0
Whitt E, c 1 0 0 1 Poquette T, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner M, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 31 0 7 0
Toronto 000 000 030 -- 3
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L)* 7.0 8 3 2 6 7
Johnson J 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Comer S 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Ainge D, Bell B, Wills B
DP -- Toronto 3, Texas 2
LOB -- Toronto 13, Texas 5
2B -- Bell G
SH -- Whitt E, Moseby L
SF -- Ainge D
PB -- Sundberg J
T -- 2:29
A -- 8034
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