1981 Toronto Blue Jays season

1981 Toronto Blue Jays
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkExhibition Stadium
CityToronto
Record
  • 1st half: 16–42 (.276)
  • 2nd half: 21–27 (.438)
  • Overall: 37–69 (.349)
Divisional place
  • 1st half: 7th (19 GB)
  • 2nd half: 7th (7+1⁄2 GB)
OwnersLabatt Breweries,
Imperial Trust,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
General managersPat Gillick
ManagersBobby Mattick
TelevisionCTV Television Network
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
RadioCKFH
(Jerry Howarth, Early Wynn, Tom Cheek)
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The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's fifth season competing in Major League Baseball. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, causing a split season. The Blue Jays finished both halves of the season in seventh place in the seven-team American League East. Managed by Bobby Mattick, the Blue Jays played their home games at Exhibition Stadium and had an overall record of 37 wins and 69 losses.

Offseason

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1981 season.[1]

October 1980

October 23 Roy Howell granted free agency.

November 1980

November 5 Steve Braun granted free agency.

December 1980

December 8 Drafted George Bell from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980 MLB Rule 5 draft.
Drafted Dan Whitmer from the California Angels in the 1980 MLB Rule 5 draft.
December 12 Acquired Roy Lee Jackson from the New York Mets for Bob Bailor.
December 17 Released Bob Davis.

January 1981

January 15 Purchased Ken Macha from the Montreal Expos.
January 20 Signed free agent Dale Murray from the Montreal Expos to a contract.

February 1981

February 3 Signed free agent Bruce Boisclair from the New York Mets to a contract.
Signed free agent Leroy Stanton from the Hanshin Tigers (NPB) to a contract.
Signed amateur free agent Oswaldo Peraza.
February 6 Acquired Gil Kubski from the California Angels for Don Pisker.
February 17 Signed free agent Dave Tomlin from the Cincinnati Reds to a contract.

March 1981

March 2 Signed free agent John Montague from the California Angels to a contract.

April 1981

April 6 Acquired Mark Bomback from the New York Mets for a player to be named later (Charlie Puleo on April 14, 1981).
Released John Montague.
Released Leroy Stanton.

Regular season

The Blue Jays were one of the worst teams in the majors in the first half of the split season, as the Blue Jays had a record of 16 wins and 42 losses, a percentage of .276.[2] Although the Blue Jays had future stars Jesse Barfield, George Bell, and Lloyd Moseby in the lineup, the team continued to struggle.

On May 15, 1981, Len Barker of the Cleveland Indians pitched a perfect game against the Blue Jays. It was the tenth perfect game ever pitched, is one of only seventeen in the history of the major leagues, and remains the last no-hitter thrown by an Indian.[3]

The result of the season was one of the more controversial times in franchise history. The President of the Blue Jays, Peter Bavasi, went to see the team in Anaheim against the California Angels. Bavasi's father, Buzzie Bavasi was the president of the Angels, and his team had gotten off to a lackluster start. Buzzie wanted to fire Angels manager Jim Fregosi, and Peter Bavasi had the idea to fire his manager, Bobby Mattick. Both thought it would be big news if father and son fired their manager on the same night.[4] One of the Blue Jays executives advised the Jays Vice-Chairman of the Board, Peter Hardy. After a brief conversation, Hardy made it clear to Peter Bavasi that Mattick would not be fired in this way.

After the strike was resolved, the Blue Jays started the second half of the season with a close to .500 winning percentage. Peter Bavasi was heard to muse aloud the requirement to print World Series tickets.[5] The Jays would finish the second half with 21 wins and 27 losses, seven and a half games out of first place. Despite the attempted Bavasi firing, Mattick would resign as manager at the end of the season. On November 22, 1981, Hardy forced Bavasi to resign from the Blue Jays.[6]

Season standings

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 62 47 .569 — 28‍–‍21 34‍–‍26
Baltimore Orioles 59 46 .562 1 33‍–‍22 26‍–‍24
New York Yankees 59 48 .551 2 32‍–‍19 27‍–‍29
Detroit Tigers 60 49 .550 2 32‍–‍23 28‍–‍26
Boston Red Sox 59 49 .546 2½ 30‍–‍23 29‍–‍26
Cleveland Indians 52 51 .505 7 25‍–‍29 27‍–‍22
Toronto Blue Jays 37 69 .349 23½ 17‍–‍36 20‍–‍33
AL East
First Half Standings 		W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 34 22 .607 —
Baltimore Orioles 31 23 .574 2
Milwaukee Brewers 31 25 .554 3
Detroit Tigers 31 26 .544 3+1⁄2
Boston Red Sox 30 26 .536 4
Cleveland Indians 26 24 .520 5
Toronto Blue Jays 16 42 .276 19
AL East
Second Half Standings 		W L Pct. GB
Milwaukee Brewers 31 22 .585 —
Boston Red Sox 29 23 .558 1+1⁄2
Detroit Tigers 29 23 .558 1+1⁄2
Baltimore Orioles 28 23 .549 2
Cleveland Indians 26 27 .491 5
New York Yankees 25 26 .490 5
Toronto Blue Jays 21 27 .438 7+1⁄2

Record vs. opponents

1981 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore — 2–2 6–6 3–6 4–2 6–7 5–3 2–4 6–0 7–6 7–5 4–2 2–1 5–2
Boston 2–2 — 2–4 5–4 7–6 6–1 3–3 6–7 2–5 3–3 7–5 9–3 3–6 4–0
California 6–6 4–2 — 6–7 7–5 3–3 0–6 4–3 3–3 2–2 2–8 6–4 2–4 6–6
Chicago 6–3 4–5 7–6 — 2–5 3–3 2–0 4–1 2–4 5–7 7–6 3–3 2–4 7–5
Cleveland 2–4 6–7 5–7 5–2 — 1–5 4–4 3–6 2–1 7–5 3–2 8–4 2–2 4–2
Detroit 7–6 1–6 3–3 3–3 5–1 — 3–2 5–8 9–3 3–7 1–2 5–1 9–3 6–4
Kansas City 3–5 3–3 6–0 0–2 4–4 2–3 — 4–5 9–4 2–10 3–3 6–7 3–4 5–3
Milwaukee 4–2 7–6 3–4 1–4 6–3 8–5 5–4 — 9–3 3–3 4–2 2–2 4–5 6–4
Minnesota 0–6 5–2 3–3 4–2 1–2 3–9 4–9 3–9 — 3–3 2–8 3–6–1 5–8 5–1
New York 6–7 3–3 2–2 7–5 5–7 7–3 10–2 3–3 3–3 — 4–3 2–3 5–4 2–3
Oakland 5–7 5–7 8–2 6–7 2–3 2–1 3–3 2–4 8–2 3–4 — 6–1 4–2 10–2
Seattle 2–4 3–9 4–6 3–3 4–8 1–5 7–6 2–2 6–3–1 3–2 1–6 — 5–8 3–3
Texas 1–2 6–3 4–2 4–2 2–2 3–9 4–3 5–4 8–5 4–5 2–4 8–5 — 6–2
Toronto 2–5 0–4 6–6 5–7 2–4 4–6 3–5 4–6 1–5 3–2 2–10 3–3 2–6 —


Opening Day starters

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1981 regular season.[7]

May 1981

May 10 Acquired Buck Martinez from the Milwaukee Brewers for Gil Kubski.

June 1981

June 10 Player rights of Rick Bosetti sold to the Oakland Athletics.
June 15 Signed amateur free agent Luis Aquino.

August 1981

August 8 Purchased Juan Berenguer from the Kansas City Royals.

September 1981

September 3 Signed free agent Ted Cox from the Seattle Mariners to a contract.
September 10 Signed free agent Nino Espinosa from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract.

Roster

1981 Toronto Blue Jays roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

1981 Game Log 37–69 (Home 17–36, Away 20–33)
April: 7–12 (Home 2–7, Away 5–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 9 @ Tigers 6–2 Morris (1–0) McLaughlin (0–1) 51,452 0–1
2 April 11 @ Tigers 6–2 Wilcox (1–0) Stieb (0–1) 13,617 0–2
3 April 12 @ Tigers 6–2 Leal (1–0) Bailey (0–1) 9,950 1–2
4 April 13 Yankees 5–1 Clancy (1–0) John (1–1) Jackson (1) 25,112 2–2
5 April 15 Yankees 6–3 May (2–0) Todd (0–1) Gossage (1) 16,280 2–3
6 April 16 Tigers 2–0 Wilcox (2–0) Stieb (0–2) López (1) 11,058 2–4
7 April 17 Tigers 8–5 Bailey (1–1) Leal (1–1) Saucier (1) 15,196 2–5
8 April 18 Tigers 4–3 Schatzeder (1–0) Clancy (1–1) López (2) 16,294 2–6
9 April 19 Tigers 9–1 Bomback (1–0) Morris (1–1) 12,274 3–6
10 April 20 Brewers 5–4 (12) Lerch (1–0) Willis (0–1) 12,298 3–7
11 April 21 Brewers 6–2 Haas (1–0) Stieb (0–3) 11,083 3–8
12 April 22 Brewers 8–1 Caldwell (2–1) Leal (1–2) 11,792 3–9
– April 23 @ Yankees Postponed (rain) Not rescheduled
13 April 24 @ Yankees 4–2 John (2–1) Bomback (1–1) Gossage (4) 20,863 3–10
14 April 25 @ Yankees 7–2 Todd (1–1) May (3–1) 17,319 4–10
15 April 26 @ Yankees 2–1 Stieb (1–3) Underwood (0–2) 37,306 5–10
16 April 27 @ Brewers 4–3 (12) Cleveland (1–0) Garvin (0–1) 6,692 5–11
17 April 28 @ Brewers 6–2 Bomback (2–1) Caldwell (2–2) 6,433 6–11
18 April 29 @ Brewers 5–0 (14) Leal (2–2) Easterly (0–1) 7,320 7–11
19 April 30 @ Orioles 4–0 Flanagan (2–2) Todd (1–2) 7,726 7–12
May: 9–20 (Home 5–10, Away 4–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
– May 1 @ Orioles Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 2
20 May 2 @ Orioles 4–3 Palmer (1–0) Willis (0–2) 7–13
21 May 2 @ Orioles 8–3 McGregor (2–1) Leal (2–3) 16,402 7–14
22 May 3 @ Orioles 4–2 Bomback (3–1) Stone (1–3) McLaughlin (1) 23,898 8–14
– May 5 Indians Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 19
23 May 6 Indians 4–1 Blyleven (3–1) Todd (1–3) 11,469 8–15
24 May 7 Indians 6–2 Stieb (2–3) Waits (3–1) 11,328 9–15
25 May 8 Red Sox 4–2 Torrez (2–2) Bomback (3–2) Burgmeier (3) 15,106 9–16
26 May 9 Red Sox 10–3 Stanley (3–1) Clancy (1–2) 16,040 9–17
27 May 10 Red Sox 9–5 (10) Burgmeier (2–0) Jackson (0–1) 17,411 9–18
28 May 11 Red Sox 7–6 Clear (2–0) Willis (0–3) 11,315 9–19
29 May 12 Orioles 5–2 Stieb (3–3) Palmer (1–1) 11,354 10–19
30 May 13 Orioles 4–0 McGregor (3–1) Bomback (3–3) 12,568 10–20
31 May 14 Orioles 10–0 Flanagan (4–3) Clancy (1–3) 11,509 10–21
32 May 15 @ Indians 3–0 Barker (3–1) Leal (2–4) 7,290 10–22
33 May 16 @ Indians 4–1 Todd (2–3) Garland (2–3) 24,964 11–22
34 May 17 @ Indians 1–0 Waits (4–2) Stieb (3–4) Monge (1) 11–23
35 May 17 @ Indians 2–1 (10) Blyleven (5–1) Jackson (0–2) 46,168 11–24
36 May 18 White Sox 7–2 Trout (3–1) Bomback (3–4) 18,652 11–25
37 May 19 White Sox 9–5 Clancy (2–3) Hoyt (3–1) Leal (1) 11,604 12–25
38 May 20 White Sox 6–5 Farmer (1–2) McLaughlin (0–2) Hoyt (5) 12,536 12–26
39 May 22 @ Athletics 6–2 Langford (5–4) Stieb (3–5) 13,426 12–27
40 May 23 @ Athletics 3–2 (15) Jones (3–1) Leal (2–5) 27,147 12–28
41 May 24 @ Athletics 6–5 (12) Owchinko (2–1) McLaughlin (0–3) 12–29
42 May 24 @ Athletics 5–0 Norris (7–2) Garvin (0–2) 32,985 12–30
43 May 25 @ Angels 2–1 Witt (3–4) Todd (2–4) Hassler (3) 22,171 12–31
44 May 26 @ Angels 8–4 Jackson (1–2) Rau (1–2) McLaughlin (2) 21,222 13–31
45 May 27 @ Angels 3–1 Stieb (4–5) Forsch (6–3) 21,167 14–31
46 May 29 Athletics 6–3 Clancy (3–3) Keough (6–2) Jackson (2) 16,509 15–31
47 May 30 Athletics 6–5 Leal (3–5) Norris (7–3) McLaughlin (3) 21,046 16–31
48 May 31 Athletics 6–5 Owchinko (3–1) McLaughlin (0–4) 24,079 16–32
June: 0–10 (Home 0–5, Away 0–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
49 June 1 Angels 3–0 Forsch (7–3) Stieb (4–6) 12,268 16–33
50 June 2 Angels 3–0 Frost (1–0) Leal (3–6) Hassler (4) 12,617 16–34
51 June 3 Angels 17–6 Zahn (6–6) Clancy (3–4) 12,401 16–35
52 June 5 @ Rangers 5–4 (12) Comer (4–1) Leal (3–7) 11,495 16–36
53 June 6 @ Rangers 4–1 Jenkins (4–4) Stieb (4–7) 24,312 16–37
54 June 7 @ Rangers 9–0 Darwin (7–4) Todd (2–5) 14,857 16–38
55 June 8 @ White Sox 6–2 Lamp (2–1) Clancy (3–5) Hickey (1) 8,301 16–39
56 June 9 @ White Sox 3–0 Dotson (7–3) Leal (3–8) 8,534 16–40
57 June 10 Royals 7–4 Leonard (6–7) Bomback (3–5) 19,098 16–41
58 June 11 Royals 10–5 Martin (2–3) Willis (0–4) Quisenberry (9) 16,498 16–42
August: 9–10 (Home 4–8, Away 5–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
59 August 10 @ Tigers 4–3 Saucier (1–0) McLaughlin (0–5) 15,187 16–43
60 August 11 @ Tigers 6–4 Berenguer (1–4) Schatzeder (3–5) Jackson (3) 10,526 17–43
61 August 12 @ Tigers 4–3 Stieb (5–7) Morris (9–4) Jackson (4) 8,775 18–43
62 August 14 Brewers 5–4 Garvin (1–2) Easterly (2–2) Jackson (5) 15,114 19–43
63 August 15 Brewers 4–3 Bomback (4–5) Cleveland (2–2) McLaughlin (4) 12,467 20–43
64 August 16 Brewers 6–2 Caldwell (8–5) Stieb (5–8) Fingers (14) 20–44
65 August 16 Brewers 2–0 Lerch (4–6) Todd (2–6) Fingers (15) 24,472 20–45
66 August 17 @ Royals 5–3 Gale (5–5) Clancy (3–6) Quisenberry (11) 31,958 20–46
67 August 18 @ Royals 5–3 Leal (4–8) Jones (1–1) Jackson (6) 26,952 21–46
68 August 19 @ Royals 9–4 Berenguer (2–4) Leonard (7–8) 28,174 22–46
69 August 21 White Sox 5–4 Stieb (6–8) Farmer (2–3) 14,161 23–46
70 August 22 White Sox 8–0 Burns (8–2) Clancy (3–7) 19,080 23–47
71 August 23 White Sox 13–2 Trout (7–4) Leal (4–9) 16,486 23–48
72 August 24 Rangers 3–0 Medich (7–3) Berenguer (2–5) 12,735 23–49
73 August 25 Rangers 6–1 Jenkins (5–6) Stieb (6–9) 13,729 23–50
74 August 27 Royals 11–5 Martin (3–5) Clancy (3–8) 14,704 23–51
75 August 28 Royals 4–3 McLaughlin (1–5) Brett (1–1) 13,230 24–51
76 August 29 Royals 2–0 Jones (2–1) Berenguer (2–6) Quisenberry (13) 19,055 24–52
– August 30 Royals Postponed (rain) Not rescheduled
77 August 31 @ Rangers 3–0 Stieb (7–9) Jenkins (5–7) 8,034 25–52
September: 11–15 (Home 6–6, Away 5–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
78 September 1 @ Rangers 9–3 Clancy (4–8) Darwin (8–7) 8,358 26–52
79 September 2 @ Rangers 4–1 Honeycutt (9–3) Leal (4–10) 6,851 26–53
80 September 3 @ White Sox 4–3 Hoyt (6–3) Berenguer (2–7) 6,669 26–54
81 September 4 @ White Sox 6–2 Stieb (8–9) Lamp (5–3) 18,317 27–54
82 September 5 @ White Sox 3–1 Clancy (5–8) Baumgarten (5–8) McLaughlin (5) 14,628 28–54
83 September 6 @ White Sox 3–2 Leal (5–10) Burns (8–3) Jackson (7) 11,250 29–54
84 September 7 @ Twins 4–0 Jackson (3–2) Berenguer (2–8) Corbett (9) 5,024 29–55
85 September 8 @ Twins 1–0 Havens (2–4) Stieb (8–10) 2,839 29–56
86 September 9 @ Twins 3–1 Arroyo (6–7) Clancy (5–9) Corbett (10) 3,381 29–57
87 September 10 Mariners 2–0 Leal (6–10) Clay (0–6) McLaughlin (6) 11,685 30–57
88 September 11 Mariners 8–1 Abbott (3–6) Berenguer (2–9) 12,023 30–58
89 September 12 Mariners 3–0 Stieb (9–10) Beattie (2–2) 14,048 31–58
90 September 14 Twins 6–3 Havens (3–4) Clancy (5–10) Corbett (13) 11,402 31–59
91 September 15 Twins 4–2 Leal (7–10) Arroyo (6–8) McLaughlin (7) 12,037 32–59
92 September 16 Twins 5–2 Williams (5–8) Berenguer (2–10) 11,733 32–60
93 September 18 Angels 5–1 Murray (1–0) Witt (5–9) 13,478 33–60
94 September 19 Angels 6–4 Clancy (6–10) Frost (1–7) 16,418 34–60
95 September 20 Angels 6–3 Bomback (5–5) Zahn (9–11) McLaughlin (8) 20,575 35–60
– September 21 Athletics Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 22
96 September 22 Athletics 3–2 (13) Beard (1–1) Leal (7–11) 35–61
97 September 22 Athletics 4–2 McCatty (13–6) Berenguer (2–11) 15,542 35–62
98 September 23 Athletics 6–0 Langford (11–9) Clancy (6–11) 14,114 35–63
99 September 25 @ Angels 11–5 Zahn (10–11) Leal (7–12) 19,890 35–64
100 September 26 @ Angels 6–3 Renko (8–4) Berenguer (2–12) Hassler (5) 18,886 35–65
101 September 27 @ Angels 4–3 Stieb (10–10) Moreno (1–2) McLaughlin (9) 24,903 36–65
102 September 29 @ Athletics 5–1 Underwood (4–6) Clancy (6–12) 10,998 36–66
103 September 30 @ Athletics 3–0 Norris (12–9) Leal (7–13) 11,144 36–67
October: 1–2 (Home 0–0, Away 1–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
104 October 2 @ Mariners 8–3 Clay (2–7) Berenguer (2–13) 5,148 36–68
105 October 3 @ Mariners 4–3 Stieb (11–10) Abbott (4–9) McLaughlin (10) 8,653 37–68
106 October 4 @ Mariners 2–0 Bannister (9–9) Todd (2–7) Rawley (8) 4,885 37–69
*An MLB Players strike forced the cancellation of all regular season games between June 12 and August 9. A split-season format was adopted.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB
C Ernie Whitt 74 195 16 46 9 0 .236 1 16 5
1B John Mayberry 94 290 34 72 6 1 .248 17 43 1
2B Dámaso García 64 250 24 63 8 1 .252 1 13 13
3B Danny Ainge 86 246 20 46 6 2 .187 0 14 8
SS Alfredo Griffin 101 388 30 81 19 6 .209 0 21 8
LF Alvis Woods 85 288 20 71 15 0 .247 1 21 3
CF Lloyd Moseby 100 378 36 88 16 2 .233 9 43 11
RF Barry Bonnell 66 227 21 50 7 4 .220 4 28 4
DH Otto Vélez 80 240 32 51 9 2 .213 11 28 0

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB
Garth Iorg 70 215 17 52 11 0 .242 0 10 2
George Bell 60 163 19 38 2 1 .233 5 12 3
Buck Martinez 45 128 13 29 8 1 .227 4 21 1
Willie Upshaw 61 111 15 19 3 1 .171 4 10 2
Jesse Barfield 25 95 7 22 3 2 .232 2 9 4
Ken Macha 37 85 4 17 2 0 .200 0 6 1
Greg Wells 32 73 7 18 5 0 .247 0 5 0
Ted Cox 16 50 6 15 4 0 .300 0 1 0
Rick Bosetti 25 47 5 11 2 0 .234 0 4 0
Fred Manrique 14 28 1 4 0 0 .143 0 1 0
Charlie Beamon 8 15 1 3 1 0 .200 0 0 0
Dan Whitmer 7 9 0 1 1 0 .111 0 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G GS IP W L ERA R ER BB K
Dave Stieb 25 25 183.2 11 10 3.19 70 65 61 89
Jim Clancy 22 22 125.0 6 12 4.90 77 68 64 56
Juan Berenguer 12 11 71.0 2 9 4.31 41 34 35 29

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G GS IP W L SV ERA R ER BB K
Luis Leal 29 19 129.2 7 13 1 3.68 63 53 44 71
Jackson Todd 21 13 97.2 2 7 0 3.96 51 43 31 41
Mark Bomback 20 11 90.1 5 5 0 3.89 42 39 35 33

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA R ER BB K
Joey McLaughlin 40 60.0 1 5 10 2.85 24 19 21 38
Roy Lee Jackson 39 62.0 1 2 7 2.61 23 18 25 27
Jerry Garvin 35 53.0 1 2 0 3.40 20 20 23 25
Mike Willis 20 35.0 0 4 0 5.91 25 23 20 16
Mike Barlow 12 15.0 0 0 0 4.20 11 7 6 5
Dale Murray 11 15.1 1 0 0 1.17 2 2 5 12
Paul Mirabella 8 14.2 0 0 0 7.36 16 12 7 9
Nino Espinosa 1 1.0 0 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 0

Award winners

All-Star Game

  • Dave Stieb, Pitcher[8]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Bob Humphreys
AA Knoxville Blue Jays Southern League Duane Larson and Larry Hardy
A Kinston Eagles Carolina League John McLaren
A Florence Blue Jays South Atlantic League Dennis Holmberg
Rookie GCL Blue Jays Gulf Coast League Rich Hacker
Rookie Medicine Hat Blue Jays Pioneer League Wayne Graham

[9]

Notes

  1. ^ "1981 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.136, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
  3. ^ Sports American League (Baseball) Baseball AL West Division Major League Baseball – SI Vault
  4. ^ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.137, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
  5. ^ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.138, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
  6. ^ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.157, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
  7. ^ "1981 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
  9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007