Dave Stieb, pitching his fifth complete game in 10 starts, permitted five hits in leading the Blue Jays to a 3-1 triumph over the Angels. The Jays scored in the third inning when Willie Upshaw was hit by a pitch, raced to third on a single by Ernie Whitt and came home on a single by Alfredo Griffin. John Mayberry drilled a solo homer in the fourth, and the Jays' final marker came in the fifth on a double play. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 3, California Angels 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 27, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Angels 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .197 Carew 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .300 Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Burleson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .309 Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Ford rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .246 Baylor dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .168 Velez dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .196 Downing lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Macha 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Harlow pr,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Ainge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Ott c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Moseby rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Grich 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .239 Upshaw lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .179 Clark cf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Bell pr,lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Whitt c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .215 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Stieb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 2 2 2 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 21,167 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Angels 7 DP: Blue Jays 1, Angels 1 Errors: Macha Doubles: Bonnell (6), Grich (8), Burleson (8), Ott (3) Home Runs: Mayberry (7) Stolen Bases: Carew (8) Caught Stealing: Velez (3) GIDP: Griffin (2) Hit by Pitch: Upshaw (1,by Forsch), Downing (2,by Stieb) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stieb W(4-5) 9 5 1 1 3 3 0 35 3.00 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 3 0 35 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(6-3) 9 7 3 3 2 2 1 35 2.84 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 2 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Stieb (5), Forsch (3) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Nick Bremigan BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied to right; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Bonnell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Carew walked; Carew stole second; Burleson lined into a double play (first to first to shortstop) [Carew out at second]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez flied to right; Macha flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor lined to center; Downing struck out; Ott flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Moseby flied to center; Upshaw was hit by a pitch; Whitt singled to center [Upshaw to third]; Griffin singled to right [Upshaw scored, Whitt to second]; Garcia popped to shortstop; Bonnell forced Griffin (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Grich doubled to left; Clark flied to right [Grich to third]; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry homered; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); Moseby grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Burleson doubled to left; Ford struck out; Baylor singled to left [Burleson scored]; Downing was hit by a pitch [Baylor to second]; HARLOW RAN FOR DOWNING; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher) [Baylor to third, Harlow to second]; Grich was walked intentionally; Clark popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Angels 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CLARK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Upshaw walked; BELL RAN FOR UPSHAW; Whitt singled to right [Bell to third]; Griffin grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Bell scored (no RBI), Whitt out at second]; Garcia popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (third to first); Burleson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Velez singled to right; Velez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Ford singled to right; Macha dropped a foul fly hit by Baylor for an error; Baylor flied to left; Harlow flied to left; Ott flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Macha struck out; Moseby lined to shortstop; Bell singled to left; Whitt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: AINGE REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); Grich flied to left; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin struck out; Garcia popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonnell doubled to left; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Velez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: Carew walked; Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford flied to center; Baylor flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge grounded out (first unassisted); Moseby grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 9TH: Harlow flied to left; Ott doubled to right; Grich struck out; HARRIS BATTED FOR CLARK; Harris grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 1.

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