Tuesday September 15, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
The Blue Jays snapped Minnesota's seven-game winning streak, defeating the Twins, 4-2. The Jays took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a hit batsman, stolen base, run-scoring double by Buck Martinez and an error by Twins' second baseman Rob Wilfong. They added another pair in the fourth on a throwing error by Minnesota catcher Sal Butera and an RBI single by Al Woods. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 15, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 3 Blue Jays 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 4 6 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .242 Iorg 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Wilfong 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .242 Woods lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .245 Hatcher cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Moseby cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230 Corcoran 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .192 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Castino 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .265 Velez dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223 Hrbek dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Barfield rf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .286 Sofield lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .167 Martinez c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .216 Butera c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .242 Griffin ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .208 Wynegar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Ainge 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .186 Washington ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Leal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Connor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 9 2 1 5 Totals 29 4 6 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 12,037 Left on Base: Twins 7, Blue Jays 5 DP: Twins 0, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Wilfong, Butera, Washington, Griffin Doubles: Woods (11), Martinez (7), Griffin (17) Stolen Bases: Barfield (3), Griffin (8) Caught Stealing: Woods (3) Sacrifice Hits: Washington (1), Iorg (2) Sacrifice Flies: Sofield (1) GIDP: Castino (3) Hit by Pitch: Barfield (1,by Arroyo) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arroyo L(6-8) 6.1 6 4 3 2 3 0 28 3.73 O'Connor 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 6.29 Totals 8 6 4 3 2 5 0 33 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leal W(7-10) 7 8 2 1 1 5 0 29 3.12 McLaughlin SV(7) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.22 Totals 9 9 2 1 1 5 0 36 Passed Balls: Butera (2) Hit by Pitch: Arroyo (5) Wild Pitches: Arroyo (3) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jim McKean TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (third to first); Wilfong singled to center; Hatcher was called out on strikes; Corcoran popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Iorg flied out to right; Woods doubled to right; Moseby popped to third; Mayberry walked; Butera allowed a passed ball [Woods to third, Mayberry to second]; Velez reached on a fielder's choice [Mayberry out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 2ND: Castino flied out to center; Hrbek struck out; Sofield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Barfield was hit by a pitch; Barfield stole second; Martinez doubled to left [Barfield scored]; Griffin reached on an error by Wilfong [Martinez scored (no RBI)]; Ainge singled to left [Griffin out at third (left to third), Ainge to second (on throw to 3b)]; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ainge to third]; Woods grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2. TWINS 3RD: Butera walked; Washington struck out; Powell singled to left [Butera to second]; Wilfong struck out; Hatcher forced Powell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Moseby struck out; Mayberry flied out to right; Velez singled to center; Barfield popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2. TWINS 4TH: Corcoran singled to right; Castino forced Corcoran (shortstop to second); Hrbek singled to right [Castino to third (error by Griffin)]; Sofield hit a sacrifice fly to center [Castino scored (unearned)]; Butera forced Hrbek (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Martinez struck out; Griffin doubled to left; Griffin stole third [Griffin scored (error by Butera)]; Ainge reached on an error by Washington; Arroyo threw a wild pitch [Ainge to second]; Iorg flied out to left; Woods singled to left [Ainge scored (unearned)]; Woods was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 5TH: Washington lined to third; Powell lined to shortstop; Wilfong singled to right; Hatcher popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 6TH: Corcoran singled to center; Castino grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; Hrbek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Barfield struck out; Martinez flied out to center; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 7TH: Sofield singled to center; Butera singled to left [Sofield to second]; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sofield to third, Butera to second]; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Sofield scored, Butera to third]; Wilfong lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ainge walked; Iorg out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ainge to second]; O'CONNOR REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Woods grounded out (second to first); Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 8TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Hatcher singled to center; Corcoran flied out to left; Castino flied out to center; Hrbek flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Velez struck out; Barfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 9TH: Sofield grounded out (second to first); WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BUTERA; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); ADAMS BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4.

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