The Blue Jays, who have never lost a home opener, won for the fifth straight year by beating the Yankees, 5-1. The Jays trailed, 1-0, in the fourth inning when Lloyd Moseby singled with one out and stole second. One out later, John Mayberry walked and Otto Velez stroked a double to plate Moseby. Al Woods then delivered a two-run single.

The Jays put the game on ice in the seventh on a two-run triple by Alfredo Griffin. Roy Lee Jackson, in relief of Jim Clancy, induced Bobby Murcer to bounce into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Monday, April     13, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Griffin ss            4   0   1   2     0   1   .176
Mumphrey cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Moseby cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Winfield lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .357      Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Gamble rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .444      Mayberry 1b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .273
Murcer dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Upshaw 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Velez dh              3   1   1   1     1   1   .250
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Woods lf              3   1   2   2     0   1   .182
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .154      Bonnell rf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Ainge 3b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .167
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitt c               3   1   0   0     0   0   .071
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     6   1             Totals               29   5   7   5     3   8

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 25,112
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 3
DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1
Doubles: Winfield (1), Gamble (2), Velez (1)
Triples: Griffin (1)
Stolen Bases: Moseby (2)
Caught Stealing: Velez (1)
GIDP: Murcer (1), Whitt (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(1-1)             6.2   7   5   5   3   7   0  28   4.30
Underwood               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Bird                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     7   5   5   3   8   0  32

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(1-0)           7.1   4   1   1   5   1   0  31   1.35
Jackson SV(1)           1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   6   1   0  37

Passed Balls: Whitt (1)
Wild Pitches: Clancy (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
singled to center; Winfield doubled to left [Mumphrey scored];
Whitt allowed a passed ball [Winfield to third]; Gamble grounded
out (shortstop to first); Murcer walked; Nettles walked [Murcer
to second]; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Moseby
grounded out (second to first); Garcia grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cerone struck out; Dent grounded out (third to
first); Randolph walked; Mumphrey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Velez walked; Velez was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Woods was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
doubled to center; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first);
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bonnell singled to center; Ainge was called out
on strikes; Whitt grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Cerone
flied out to center; Dent popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin flied out to left; Moseby singled to
center; Garcia flied out to center; Moseby stole second;
Mayberry walked; Velez doubled to left [Moseby scored, Mayberry
to third]; Woods singled to center [Mayberry scored, Velez
scored, Woods to second (on throw to home)]; Bonnell grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue
Jays 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to left; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first); Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge struck out; Whitt grounded out (pitcher to
first); Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble made an out to third; Murcer grounded out
(first unassisted); Nettles flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Moseby grounded out (second to first); Garcia
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry walked; Velez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue
Jays 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Spencer flied out to center; Cerone made an out to
third; Dent lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods singled to first; Bonnell singled to left
[Woods to second]; Ainge was called out on strikes; Whitt forced
Bonnell (second to shortstop) [Woods to third]; Griffin tripled
to right [Woods scored, Whitt scored]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Moseby struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Blue Jays 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to shortstop; Mumphrey flied out
to left; Winfield walked [Randolph to second]; Clancy threw a
wild pitch [Randolph to third, Winfield to second]; Gamble
walked; JACKSON REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Murcer grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Garcia flied
out to right; Mayberry flied out to right; Velez grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays
5.

YANKEES 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer flied out to center;
Cerone walked; Dent singled to left [Cerone to second]; Randolph
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Blue Jays 5.