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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 6, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 6, 1981 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jackson Todd |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 11,469 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Jim Evans |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Right Fielder |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Joe Charboneau | Left Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| John Mayberry | DH |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Barry Bonnell | Right Fielder |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 6, 1981
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Todd
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Todd
Hargrove 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
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Blyleven
Ainge hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Blyleven
Upshaw is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Todd
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Todd
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Todd
Hassey 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
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Blyleven
Bonnell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Todd
Charboneau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Charboneau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Todd
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. Charboneau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. Todd
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to home to get Charboneau. Kuiper moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Todd
Manning hits a line drive into right field. Bonnell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bonnell. Kuiper scores. Veryzer moves to third. Manning moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. Todd
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ainge. Veryzer scores. Manning scores. Hargrove moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Todd
Thornton hits a line drive towards third. Ainge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Todd
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Todd
Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. Todd
Charboneau hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Todd
Kuiper hits a fly ball into right field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Blyleven
Ainge hits a fly ball into right field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Blyleven
Upshaw hits a fly ball towards left. Charboneau settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Charboneau. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Todd
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Todd
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Todd
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Blyleven
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Blyleven
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Todd
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Todd
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Todd
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. Todd
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a fly ball into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Todd
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Todd
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Blyleven
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Blyleven
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Blyleven
Woods takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Blyleven
Otto Velez pinch hits for Barry Bonnell.
Velez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Todd
Rick Bosetti now playing right field.
Manning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Manning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Todd
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Leal
Luis Leal now pitching.
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Leal
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin throws to second for one, and Iorg throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Manning scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Leal
Hassey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Leal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassey for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blyleven
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Leal
Charboneau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Leal
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Leal
Veryzer 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
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Larry Littleton now playing left field.
Moseby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Littleton. Moseby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Blyleven
George Bell pinch hits for Danny Ainge.
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moseby scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Blyleven
Upshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Blyleven
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1981 -- Cleveland at Toronto (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Bannister A, rf 3 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 4 1 1 0
Manning R, cf 4 2 2 0 Ainge D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bell G, ph 1 0 1 1
Thornton A, dh 4 0 0 0 Upshaw W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, dh 3 0 0 0
Hassey R, c 4 0 1 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 0 0
Charboneau J, lf 4 0 1 0 Bonnell B, rf 2 0 0 0
Littleton L, lf 0 0 0 0 Velez O, ph 1 0 0 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Bosetti R, rf 0 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 1 1 0 Iorg G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Griffin A, ss 3 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 5 0 30 1 2 1
Cleveland 003 000 010 -- 4
Toronto 000 000 001 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 9.0 2 1 1 2 9
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Todd J (L)* 7.0 5 4 0 3 4
Leal L 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Griffin A 2, Bonnell B, Ainge D, Charboneau J, Iorg G
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Toronto 4
2B -- Charboneau J, Manning R, Moseby L
T -- 2:17
A -- 11469
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