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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 30, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 30, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 30, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 30, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Leal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,144 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Bill Haller 2B: George Maloney 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Otto Velez | DH |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Ken Macha | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Mattick | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Keith Drumright | DH |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 30, 1981
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Norris
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Norris
There goes Griffin. The throw from Newman and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Norris
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Norris
Upshaw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leal
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leal
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leal
Gross hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Norris
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Norris
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Norris
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leal
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leal
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drumright vs. Leal
Drumright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Leal
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Leal
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Norris
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Norris
Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macha vs. Norris
There's a wild pitch. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Macha vs. Norris
Macha strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Norris
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Leal
Picciolo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leal
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leal
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leal
Gross hits a popup in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Norris
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Norris
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay misplays the ball. That's an error on McKay. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Norris
Norris fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Norris. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Norris
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Velez vs. Norris
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leal
Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leal
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Leal
Drumright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Leal
McKay hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Upshaw. McKay reaches second base with a double. Drumright moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newman vs. Leal
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Drumright scores. McKay moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picciolo vs. Leal
There goes McKay, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. McKay steals home. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Leal
The throw from Whitt to Mayberry and they have Newman trapped. The throw over to Iorg, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Norris
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Norris
Iorg hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Norris
Whitt hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Leal
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leal
Henderson 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 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leal
Murphy 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 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Norris
Macha strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Norris
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Norris
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Norris
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leal
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leal
Armas hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leal
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Norris
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Norris
Velez hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Norris
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Leal
Drumright strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leal
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKay for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Leal
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Norris
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Norris
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Norris
Greg Wells pinch hits for Ken Macha.
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. McLaughlin
Fred Manrique now playing shortstop. Alfredo Griffin now playing third base. Joey McLaughlin now pitching.
Picciolo 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 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. McLaughlin
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. McLaughlin
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Norris
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Norris
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Norris
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Norris
Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/30/1981 -- Toronto at Oakland (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss-3b 3 0 1 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 0 0
Woods A, lf 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 4 0 0 0
Upshaw W, rf 4 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 3 0 1 0
Velez O, dh 3 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Moseby L, cf 3 0 0 0 Drumright K, dh 3 1 2 0
Iorg G, 2b 3 0 0 0 McKay D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Whitt E, c 3 0 1 0 Newman J, c 3 0 1 1
Macha K, 3b 2 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 1 1 1
Wells G, ph 1 0 0 0
Manrique F, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 29 3 6 2
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland 001 200 00x -- 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Leal L (L) 7.0 6 3 3 0 2
McLaughlin J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 4
E -- McKay D, Norris M
LOB -- Toronto 4, Oakland 2
2B -- McKay D
HR -- Picciolo R
SB -- McKay D
CS -- Griffin A, Newman J
WP -- Norris M
T -- 1:58
A -- 11144
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