Exploding for six runs in the first inning, the Angels went on to rout the Blue Jays, 11-5. First-inning markers came on a two-run double by Bobby Grich, RBI single by Don Baylor and three-run homer by Dan Ford. Errors by Garth Iorg and Lloyd Moseby gave the Angels four unearned runs in a five-run second. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 11, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 11  2
Angels       6  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -  11 12  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Downing lf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .248
  Manrique ss         4   1   1   1     0   2   .182        Harlow lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Woods lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Burleson ss           5   2   2   0     0   0   .295
Barfield rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Grich 2b              4   2   2   2     1   1   .298
Mayberry 1b           1   0   1   0     1   0   .241      Baylor dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .227
  Wells pr,1b         2   1   0   1     0   0   .224      Sconiers 1b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .206
Velez dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .217      Ford rf               3   2   2   3     1   0   .278
Iorg 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .245      Ott c                 3   0   0   1     0   1   .220
Moseby cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .237      Beniquez cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .206
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .233      Campaneris 3b         2   0   1   2     0   0   .256
Cox 3b                4   1   4   2     0   0   .333        Patek ph,3b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Leal p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frost p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bomback p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     3   4             Totals               33  11  12  10     5   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 19,890
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Angels 4
DP: Blue Jays 2, Angels 2
Errors: Iorg, Moseby, Beniquez
Doubles: Moseby (13), Burleson (16), Grich (13), Campaneris (2)
Home Runs: Ford (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Ott (2)
GIDP: Iorg (2), Wells (2), Baylor (12)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leal L(7-12)            0     3   4   4   1   0   0   4   3.67
Mirabella               1.2   4   7   3   3   1   1  13   7.36
Bomback                 4.1   4   0   0   0   0   0  15   3.77
Garvin                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.48
Jackson                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.61
Totals                  8    12  11   7   5   2   1  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(10-11)           7    10   5   5   3   3   0  32   4.32
Frost                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.89
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   4   0  39

Wild Pitches: Zahn (2)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Don Denkinger


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Woods flied out to right;
Barfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Downing walked; Burleson doubled to center [Downing
to third]; Grich doubled to center [Burleson scored, Downing
scored]; Baylor singled to center [Grich scored]; MIRABELLA
REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Sconiers singled to right [Baylor to
third]; Ford homered [Baylor scored, Sconiers scored]; Ott
struck out; Beniquez walked; Campaneris flied out to right;
Downing forced Beniquez (shortstop to second); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 6.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Velez flied out to right; Iorg
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Angels 6.

ANGELS 2ND: MANRIQUE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PLAYING SS); Burleson
reached on an error by Iorg; Grich walked [Burleson to second];
Baylor flied out to center [Burleson scored (error by Moseby)
(unearned) (no RBI), Grich to third]; Sconiers singled to right
[Grich scored (unearned)]; Ford singled to left [Sconiers to
third, Ford to second (on throw to 3b)]; Ott hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Sconiers scored (unearned)]; Beniquez walked; BOMBACK
REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Campaneris doubled to left [Ford
scored, Beniquez scored (unearned)]; Downing singled to center
[Campaneris out at home (center to catcher)]; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 11.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Moseby singled to right; Martinez struck out; Cox
singled to right [Moseby to second]; Manrique struck out; Zahn
threw a wild pitch [Moseby to third, Cox to second]; Woods
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Angels 11.

ANGELS 3RD: Burleson popped to catcher; Grich singled to right;
Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Angels 11.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Barfield flied out to center; Mayberry singled to
right; WELLS RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez walked [Wells to second];
Iorg singled to left [Wells scored, Velez to second]; Moseby
grounded out (second to first) [Velez to third, Iorg to second];
Martinez walked; Cox singled to left [Velez scored, Iorg scored,
Martinez to second]; Manrique grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 11.

ANGELS 4TH: WELLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sconiers flied
out to center; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Angels 11.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods popped to second; Barfield singled to
center; Wells grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Barfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Angels 11.

ANGELS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); PATEK
BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Patek singled to center; Downing flied
out to center; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 11.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: PATEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Velez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Iorg flied out to center; Moseby
doubled to left; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 11.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Sconiers grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 11.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cox singled to center [Cox to second (error by
Beniquez)]; Manrique singled to left [Cox scored]; Woods singled
to third [Manrique to second]; Barfield forced Woods (second to
shortstop) [Manrique to third]; Wells grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Barfield to second, Manrique scored]; Velez popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Angels 11.

ANGELS 7TH: GARVIN REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Ford walked; Ott
popped to left; Beniquez lined into a double play (right to
first) [Ford out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Angels 11.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: FROST REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Iorg lined to
center; Moseby flied out to center; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Angels
11.

ANGELS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Patek grounded
out (first unassisted); Downing flied out to left; Burleson
singled to left; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Angels 11.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: HARLOW REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING LF); Cox singled
to left; Manrique struck out; Woods flied out to center;
Barfield forced Cox (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Angels 11.