Rick Burleson went 5-for-5 and drove in three runs and Brian Downing blasted a three-run homer to highlight a six-run fifth inning as the Angels enjoyed a 17-6 rout of the Blue Jays. The Angels overcame a 2-1 deficit in the fifth frame on an RBI single by Butch Hobson and an error by left fielder George Bell, a run-scoring single by Burleson, RBI single by Dan Ford, error by Toronto shortstop Alfredo Griffin and sacrifice fly by Don Baylor. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 17, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Game Played on Wednesday, June      3, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    0  6  1    6  0  3  -  17 19  0
Blue Jays    0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   6 12  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .268      Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Patek pr,2b         2   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .218
Burleson ss           5   2   5   3     0   0   .306      Bonnell cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Carew 1b              6   3   3   1     0   1   .286      Velez dh              4   3   3   2     0   0   .220
Ford rf               6   1   3   4     0   2   .279      Macha 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .233
Ott c                 5   2   1   0     1   0   .238      Moseby rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .234
Baylor dh             3   1   1   1     1   0   .174      Bell lf               4   1   3   1     0   1   .241
Downing lf            4   2   1   3     1   0   .264      Ainge 3b              4   0   3   2     0   0   .178
Beniquez cf           3   2   0   0     2   0   .176      Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Hobson 3b             5   3   3   2     0   0   .286      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  17  19  14     6   4             Totals               35   6  12   6     1   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 12,401
Left on Base: Angels 6, Blue Jays 3
DP: Angels 4, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Griffin 2
Doubles: Burleson (9), Ott (4), Ford (7), Carew (11), Velez (6)
Triples: Hobson (4)
Home Runs: Downing (5), Velez 2 (7), Bell (4)
Stolen Bases: Ainge (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (6), Burleson (2)
GIDP: Carew (7), Downing (6), Bonnell (5), Ainge (5), Martinez (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(6-6)             9    12   6   6   1   3   3  36   3.98
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   3   3  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(3-4)           4.1   6   6   5   4   2   0  21   5.55
Barlow                  1     4   2   1   0   0   0   8   4.61
Willis                  1.1   5   6   6   2   2   1  11   6.14
Garvin                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.55
McLaughlin              1     4   3   3   0   0   0   6   3.41
Totals                  9    19  17  15   6   4   1  50

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney


ANGELS 1ST: Grich walked; Burleson singled to center [Grich to
second]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop) [Grich to third, Burleson out at second]; Ford struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to left; Garcia singled to
center; Bonnell grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Ott walked; Baylor singled to center [Ott to third];
Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ott scored, Baylor out at second]; Beniquez popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez homered; Macha grounded out (shortstop to
first); Moseby made an out to shortstop; Bell homered; Ainge
singled to right; Ainge stole second; Martinez struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Hobson lined to right; Grich grounded out (third to
first); Burleson singled to center; Carew flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Garcia
was called out on strikes; Bonnell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Ott lined to
second; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Macha
walked; Moseby lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Macha out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays
2.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing walked; Beniquez walked [Downing to second];
Hobson singled to left [Downing scored, Beniquez scored (error
by Griffin) (no RBI), Hobson to third]; Grich struck out;
Burleson singled to center [Hobson scored]; Carew singled to
right [Burleson to third]; BARLOW REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING);
Ford singled to right [Burleson scored, Carew to third, Ford to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Ott reached on an error by Griffin
[Carew scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ford to third, Ott to second
(on throw)]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored
(unearned), Ott to third]; Downing flied out to center; 6 R (4
ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bell struck out; Ainge singled to third; Martinez
flied out to center; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
singled to center; Grich singled to left [Hobson to second];
PATEK RAN FOR GRICH; Burleson doubled to center [Hobson scored,
Patek to third]; WILLIS REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Carew struck
out; Ford struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 8, Blue Jays
2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: PATEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell flied out to right;
Velez homered; Macha grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Ott doubled to right; Baylor walked; Downing homered
[Ott scored, Baylor scored]; Beniquez walked; Hobson tripled to
right [Beniquez scored]; Patek flied out to left; Burleson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Hobson scored]; Carew singled to left;
Ford doubled to left [Carew scored]; GARVIN REPLACED WILLIS
(PITCHING); Ott flied out to left; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
14, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby made an out to third; Bell singled to
center; Ainge grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
14, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor flied out to right; Downing flied out to
center; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 14, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Martinez made an out to shortstop; Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 14, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 9TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Hobson flied
out to right; Patek singled to left; Burleson singled to third
[Patek to second]; Carew doubled to left [Patek scored, Burleson
to third]; Ford singled to center [Burleson scored, Carew
scored, Ford out at second (center to third to shortstop)]; Ott
lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 17, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
doubled to left; Macha singled to left [Velez to third]; Moseby
singled to third [Velez scored, Macha to second]; Bell singled
to first [Macha to third, Moseby to second]; Ainge singled to
center [Macha scored, Moseby scored, Bell to third]; Martinez
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Ainge
out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 17, Blue Jays 6.