The Angels shaded the Blue Jays, 2-1, handing Toronto its sixth straight defeat. Winning pitcher Mike Witt yielded only two hits before departing in favor of Don Aase after walking the first two batters in the ninth. Andy Hassler, who took over for Aase, saved the game by retiring the last two batters.

The Angels scored in the fourth frame on a double by Brian Downing and two-out RBI single by Bobby Grich, and added another in the seventh when Downing singled, went to third on a single by Ed Ott and scored when Butch Hobson beat out a slow roller to shortstop. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Monday, May       25, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  0
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  7  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .194      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .204      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Moseby rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .241      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Upshaw lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Beniquez cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Baylor dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .170
Velez dh              2   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Downing lf            2   2   2   0     1   0   .285
Bonnell cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .228        Clark lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Macha 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Ott c                 3   0   2   0     0   0   .252
Whitt c               2   1   0   0     1   0   .190      Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .237
Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .262
                                                          Witt p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   3   1     3   5             Totals               29   2   7   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 22,171
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Angels 5
DP: Blue Jays 1, Angels 1
Doubles: Downing (6)
Stolen Bases: Moseby (6)
Caught Stealing: Bonnell (2)
GIDP: Bonnell (3), Grich (3)
Hit by Pitch: Velez (2,by Witt)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd L(2-4)             8     7   2   2   2   6   0  31   3.58
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   6   0  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Witt W(3-4)             8     2   1   1   3   4   0  28   3.86
Aase                    0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.66
Hassler SV(3)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.77
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   5   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Witt (6)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Lou DiMuro


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moseby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew walked; Burleson grounded out (third to first)
[Carew to second]; Ford struck out; Lynn grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Upshaw flied out to right;
Velez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Downing walked; Ott singled to
right [Downing to third]; Grich struck out; Hobson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bonnell singled to center; Bonnell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Macha grounded out
(shortstop to first); Whitt grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
was called out on strikes; Ford singled to left; Lynn flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: On a bunt Griffin grounded out (first to
pitcher); Garcia singled to right; Moseby walked [Garcia to
second]; Mayberry flied out to left; Upshaw flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Downing doubled to left; Ott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich singled to left [Downing
scored, Grich out at second (left to third to second)]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez struck out; Bonnell grounded out (third to
first); Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Carew struck
out; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Whitt grounded out (second to first); Griffin
flied out to right; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby flied out to left; Mayberry was called out
on strikes; Upshaw grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing singled to left; Ott singled to right
[Downing to third]; Grich grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Downing stayed at third, Ott out at second];
Hobson singled to shortstop [Downing scored]; Carew forced
Hobson (pitcher to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Angels 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez was hit by a pitch; Bonnell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Velez out at
second]; Macha grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Burleson made an out to second; Ford flied out to
center; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); CLARK
REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING LF); Whitt walked; Griffin walked
[Whitt to second]; AASE REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Garcia struck
out; Moseby singled to left [Whitt scored, Griffin to third];
HASSLER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Moseby stole second; Mayberry
made an out to third; IORG BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Iorg flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 2.