Ken Forsch pitched a three-hitter and Butch Hobson and Dan Ford belted solo homers to pace the Angels to a 3-0 blanking of the Blue Jays. Hobson's clout came in the fifth inning and gave California a 1-0 lead. Ford's blast came in the ninth and the Angels added another run later in that frame on an RBI double by Butch Hobson. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Monday, June 1, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 1 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grich 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .260 Griffin ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 Woods lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Baylor dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .175 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 Ford rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .276 Moseby rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Ott c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Velez dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 .208 Harlow lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .231 Macha 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Hobson 3b 4 1 2 2 0 2 .275 Garcia 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .215 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Whitt c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stieb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 7 3 2 7 Totals 30 0 3 0 3 6 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 12,268 Left on Base: Angels 6, Blue Jays 7 DP: Angels 0, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Forsch, Garcia Doubles: Hobson (4) Home Runs: Hobson (3), Ford (10) Caught Stealing: Grich (2) Sacrifice Hits: Whitt (3) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(7-3) 9 3 0 0 3 6 0 34 2.54 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 6 0 34 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stieb L(4-6) 9 7 3 3 2 7 2 36 3.00 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 7 2 36 Balks: Stieb (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Vic Voltaggio ANGELS 1ST: Grich singled to center; Burleson struck out while Grich was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Carew flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin lined to third; Woods grounded out (second to first); Bonnell singled to right; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to left; Stieb balked [Baylor to second]; Ford grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Baylor to third]; Ott lined to second; Harlow was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Moseby flied to left; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Macha struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 3RD: Hobson was called out on strikes; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Grich walked; Burleson reached on an error by Garcia [Grich to third]; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitt popped to catcher; Griffin flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Ford flied to center; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Bonnell flied to left; Mayberry walked; On a bunt Moseby reached on an error by Forsch [Mayberry to third]; Velez walked [Moseby to second]; Macha flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 5TH: Harlow grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Hobson homered; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Grich singled to left; Burleson walked [Grich to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia singled to left; Whitt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Garcia to second]; Griffin popped to shortstop; Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford popped to second; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bonnell flied to center; Mayberry popped to shortstop; Moseby grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 7TH: Harlow flied to left; Hobson struck out; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez struck out; Macha grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 8TH: Grich struck out; Burleson flied to center; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Whitt struck out; Griffin singled to right; Woods flied to center; Bonnell popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor flied to left; Ford homered; Ott singled to center; Harlow forced Ott (first to shortstop); Hobson doubled to center [Harlow scored]; Beniquez lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Moseby grounded out (first to pitcher); Velez walked; Macha struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 0.

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