The first career grand slam by Paul Molitor climaxed a five-run fifth inning that lifted the Brewers to an 8-1 pasting of the Blue Jays. The Brewers were trailing, 1-0, when Ted Simmons drew a leadoff walk in the fifth and, one out later, Gorman Thomas walked.

The bases became full when third baseman Danny Ainge booted a grounder by Don Money. Jim Gantner then walked, forcing in a run. Joey McLaughlin replaced Luis Leal on the mound and served up the gopher ball to Molitor. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Wednesday, April 22, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 - 8 9 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor cf 4 2 3 5 0 0 .231 Griffin ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .160 Edwards cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Moseby cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Yount ss 5 0 2 2 0 0 .194 Bell rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .303 Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Velez dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Simmons c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .176 Woods lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Howell dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .083 Ainge 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .179 Thomas rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .286 Iorg 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .429 Money 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .160 Whitt c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Gantner 2b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .231 Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 8 9 8 5 0 Totals 34 1 8 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 11,792 Left on Base: Brewers 3, Blue Jays 8 DP: Brewers 0, Blue Jays 4 Errors: Ainge Doubles: Bell (1) Triples: Yount (1) Home Runs: Molitor (1) Sacrifice Hits: Money (1), Woods (2) GIDP: Cooper (1), Howell (1), Gantner (2), Yount (1) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell W(2-1) 9 8 1 1 1 4 0 36 2.05 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 4 0 36 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leal L(1-2) 4.1 3 4 3 4 0 0 18 5.40 McLaughlin 2 4 4 4 0 0 1 10 5.73 Garvin 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.96 Totals 9 9 8 7 5 0 1 38 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Yount singled to left; Cooper grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Yount out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Moseby singled to third; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Moseby to second]; Mayberry walked; Velez forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0. BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie singled to right; Simmons flied out to center; Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Woods lined to pitcher; Ainge singled to left; Iorg singled to center [Ainge to second]; Whitt struck out; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0. BREWERS 3RD: Thomas flied out to left; Money walked; Gantner grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Money out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Moseby grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0. BREWERS 4TH: Molitor singled to center; Yount flied out to center; Cooper grounded out (third to first) [Molitor to second]; Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez singled to center; Woods out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Velez to second]; Ainge singled to right [Velez to third]; Iorg singled to left [Velez scored, Ainge to second]; Whitt grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ainge to third, Iorg to second]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 1. BREWERS 5TH: Simmons walked; Howell flied out to right; Thomas walked [Simmons to second]; Money reached on an error by Ainge [Simmons to third, Thomas to second]; Gantner walked [Simmons scored, Thomas to third, Money to second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Molitor homered [Thomas scored, Money scored (unearned), Gantner scored]; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper popped to third in foul territory; 5 R (4 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby flied out to right; Bell doubled to right; Mayberry struck out; Velez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Blue Jays 1. BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons flied out to right; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Woods struck out; Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Blue Jays 1. BREWERS 7TH: Thomas singled to left; Money out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Thomas to second]; Gantner singled to left [Thomas to third]; Molitor singled to center [Thomas scored, Gantner to third]; GARVIN REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Yount tripled to right [Gantner scored, Molitor scored]; Cooper reached on a fielder's choice [Yount out at home (third to catcher)]; Oglivie flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: EDWARDS REPLACED MOLITOR (PLAYING CF); Whitt grounded out (second to first); Griffin grounded out (second to first); Moseby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 1. BREWERS 8TH: Simmons flied out to left; Howell walked; Thomas flied out to left; Money made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 1. BREWERS 9TH: Gantner lined to first; Edwards singled to center; Yount grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Woods singled to right; Ainge forced Woods (first to shortstop); Iorg forced Ainge (third to second); GARCIA BATTED FOR WHITT; Garcia made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 1.

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