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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 16, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 16, 1981 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Albert Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Juan Berenguer |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 11,733 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Don Denkinger |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Hatcher | Center Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Tim Corcoran | First Baseman |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Kent Hrbek | DH |
| Rick Sofield | Left Fielder |
| Ron Washington | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Otto Velez | DH |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Mattick | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 16, 1981
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Berenguer
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 -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Berenguer
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Berenguer
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Williams
Iorg 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 -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Williams
Woods hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sofield. Woods reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Williams
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Williams
Mayberry 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
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Berenguer
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Berenguer
Corcoran is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Berenguer
Castino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Williams
Velez hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Williams
Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Williams
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Berenguer
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenguer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sofield vs. Berenguer
Sofield strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Berenguer
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Williams
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Williams
Ainge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Williams
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Berenguer
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Berenguer
Wilfong hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Berenguer
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woods throws the ball in to Mayberry who tags Hatcher trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wilfong moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynegar vs. Berenguer
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Williams
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Williams
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Williams
Mayberry 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
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Berenguer
Corcoran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Berenguer
Castino strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Berenguer
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sofield vs. Berenguer
Sofield takes first base on ball four. Corcoran moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Berenguer
Washington is hit by the pitch. Corcoran moves to third. Sofield moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Berenguer
Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Powell reaches second base with a double. Corcoran scores. Sofield scores. Washington goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilfong vs. Berenguer
Wilfong hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Williams
Velez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Williams
Moseby 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 -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Williams
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Berenguer
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge juggles the ball. That's an error on Ainge. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Berenguer
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corcoran vs. Berenguer
Corcoran 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. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castino vs. Berenguer
Castino hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg misplays the ball. That's an error on Iorg. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sofield vs. Murray
Sofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Williams
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Williams
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Williams
Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Williams
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Iorg moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Williams
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Murray
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Murray
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 -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Murray
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Williams
Mayberry 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 -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Williams
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Williams
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Todd
Jackson Todd now pitching.
Hatcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Todd
Wynegar 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 -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Todd
Corcoran 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 8
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Williams
Martinez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Williams
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manrique vs. Williams
Fred Manrique pinch hits for Danny Ainge.
Manrique hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Williams
Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Williams
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Bomback
Fred Manrique now playing third base. Mark Bomback now pitching.
Castino 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 -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Bomback
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sofield vs. Bomback
Sofield hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Williams
Barfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sofield. Barfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Williams
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Velez vs. Corbett
Willie Upshaw pinch runs for John Mayberry. Doug Corbett now pitching.
Velez hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barfield tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Corbett
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Corcoran scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moseby for the out. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Corbett
Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wells vs. Corbett
Greg Wells pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin.
Wells hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Upshaw scores. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beamon vs. Corbett
Charlie Beamon pinch hits for Fred Manrique.
Beamon hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wilfong fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1981 -- Minnesota at Toronto (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Powell H, rf 4 0 1 3 Iorg G, 2b 4 0 2 0
Wilfong R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Woods A, lf 4 0 2 0
Hatcher M, cf 4 1 1 0 Barfield J, rf 4 1 2 0
Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Corcoran T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Upshaw W, pr 0 1 0 0
Castino J, 3b 4 1 1 2 Velez O, dh 3 0 0 1
Hrbek K, dh 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 4 0 1 0
Sofield R, lf 3 1 0 0 Martinez B, c 4 0 2 0
Washington R, ss 2 1 0 0 Griffin A, ss 3 0 0 0
Wells G, ph 1 0 1 1
Ainge D, 3b 2 0 1 0
Manrique F, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Beamon C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 5 5 35 2 12 2
Minnesota 000 032 000 -- 5
Toronto 000 000 002 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Williams A (W)* 8.0 10 2 2 0 2
Corbett D 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Berenguer J (L) 5.2 5 5 3 3 4
Murray D 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Todd J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Bomback M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Ainge D, Iorg G
DP -- Minnesota 3, Toronto 2
LOB -- Minnesota 3, Toronto 7
2B -- Woods A, Powell H, Martinez B, Barfield J
HR -- Castino J
SF -- Velez O
HBP -- by Berenguer J (Washington R)
T -- 2:10
A -- 11733
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