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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