Pounding out 12 hits off five Milwaukee pitchers, the Blue Jays enjoyed a home-opening 11-2 rout of the Brewers. The Jays jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Roy Howell followed a two-out single by John Mayberry with a blast over the right field fence. They added two more in the second on an RBI grounder by Alfredo Griffin and run-scoring single by Rick Bosetti. A hit batsman, error and wild pitch contributed to the Jays' four-run fourth. [The Sporting News]
Toronto Blue Jays 11, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 16, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Brewers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Blue Jays    2  2  0    4  0  2    0  1  x  -  11 12  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Griffin ss            5   1   1   2     0   1   .240
Cooper dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .313      Bosetti cf            4   2   2   2     1   0   .182
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .316
Oglivie lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Howell 3b             5   3   3   2     0   0   .476
Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .231      Velez dh              2   0   2   1     3   0   .316
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .188      Woods lf              5   0   1   2     0   0   .333
Money 1b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .182      Bonnell rf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .211
Yount ss              3   1   0   0     0   0   .308      Garcia 2b             3   2   1   0     0   2   .211
Moore c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Whitt c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boitano p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   5             Totals               36  11  12   9     6   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 12,688
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Blue Jays 8
DP: Brewers 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Lezcano, Moore
Doubles: Garcia (2), Bosetti (1)
Home Runs: Howell (1)
Stolen Bases: Bosetti (1)
GIDP: Thomas (1), Money (1)
Hit by Pitch: Garcia (1,by Cleveland)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(0-1)           3     5   4   2   2   0   1  16   5.56
Cleveland               0     3   4   4   0   0   0   4  21.60
Augustine               3     2   2   2   3   2   0  14   4.50
Boitano                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
McClure                 1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.50
Totals                  8    12  11   9   6   4   1  43

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb W(1-0)            9     6   2   2   3   5   0  34   1.80
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (1)
Wild Pitches: Augustine (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - John Shulock


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
lined to shortstop; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to right;
Howell homered [Mayberry scored]; Velez walked; Woods grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue
Jays 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Thomas
struck out; Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Moore dropped a foul fly hit by Bonnell for an
error; Bonnell walked; Garcia doubled to left [Bonnell to
third]; Whitt grounded out (first unassisted); Griffin grounded
out (second to first) [Bonnell scored (unearned), Garcia to
third]; Bosetti singled to shortstop [Garcia scored (unearned),
Bosetti to second (on throw)]; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Money walked; Yount forced Money (third to second)
[Yount to first]; Moore singled to left [Yount to second];
Molitor singled to right [Yount scored, Moore to third]; Cooper
singled to left [Moore scored, Molitor to second]; Bando struck
out; Oglivie flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
2, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell flied out to right; Velez singled to left;
Woods popped to shortstop; Bonnell forced Velez (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Lezcano
grounded out (first to pitcher); Money walked; Yount grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue
Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Garcia was
hit by a pitch; Whitt singled to right [Garcia to third];
Griffin singled to right [Garcia scored, Whitt scored (error by
Lezcano) (no RBI), Griffin to third]; Bosetti doubled to left
[Griffin scored]; AUGUSTINE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING);
Mayberry popped to shortstop; Howell singled [Bosetti to third];
Augustine threw a wild pitch [Bosetti scored, Howell to second];
Velez walked; Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonnell
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
2, Blue Jays 8.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore flied out to right; On a bunt Molitor
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cooper singled to right; Bando
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays
8.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia struck out; Whitt struck out; Griffin
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays
8.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie singled to right; Thomas grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Oglivie out at second];
Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays
8.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti walked; Bosetti stole second; Mayberry
walked; Howell forced Mayberry (second to shortstop) [Bosetti to
third, Howell to first]; Velez singled to left [Bosetti scored,
Howell to third]; Woods forced Velez (pitcher to shortstop)
[Howell scored, Woods to first]; Bonnell forced Woods (shortstop
unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays 10.

BREWERS 7TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Yount flied
out to right; Moore popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Blue Jays 10.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: BOITANO REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Garcia
struck out; Whitt popped to shortstop; Griffin struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays 10.

BREWERS 8TH: Molitor flied out to left; Cooper flied out to
left; Bando popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Blue Jays 10.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: MCCLURE REPLACED BOITANO (PITCHING); Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); Howell singled to right; Velez walked [Howell to
second]; Woods singled to right [Howell scored, Velez to third];
Bonnell lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Blue Jays 11.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie singled to right; Thomas walked [Oglivie to
second]; Lezcano was called out on strikes; Money grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Thomas out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays 11.
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