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.

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