1981 Toronto Blue Jays Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 37-69
Finished 7th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 755,083, Avg. 14,806
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium
Manager: Bobby Mattick (37-69)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1981 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics
1981 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

The Toronto Blue Jays of the American League ended the 1981 season with a record of 37 wins and 69 losses, finishing seventh in the AL's East Division.

The Blue Jays tallied 329 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 466 runs. John Mayberry paced Toronto with 17 home runs John Mayberry and Lloyd Moseby each drove in 43 runs. John Mayberry led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .248. Dave Stieb topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.19 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Mattick coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 329
Regular Season Runs Against: 466

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 9, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 11, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 12, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 13, 1981 New York Yankees 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 1-0 1-2 2-2
April 15, 1981 New York Yankees 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 1-1 1-2 2-3
April 16, 1981 Detroit Tigers 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 1-2 1-2 2-4
April 17, 1981 Detroit Tigers 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 1-3 1-2 2-5
April 18, 1981 Detroit Tigers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 1-4 1-2 2-6
April 19, 1981 Detroit Tigers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 2-4 1-2 3-6
April 20, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 2-5 1-2 3-7
April 21, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 2-6 1-2 3-8
April 22, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 2-7 1-2 3-9
April 24, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at New York Yankees 4 L 2-7 1-3 3-10
April 25, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at New York Yankees 2 W 2-7 2-3 4-10
April 26, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at New York Yankees 1 W 2-7 3-3 5-10
April 27, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 2-7 3-4 5-11
April 28, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 W 2-7 4-4 6-11
April 29, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 2-7 5-4 7-11
April 30, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 2-7 5-5 7-12
May 2, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 2-7 5-6 7-13
May 2, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 2-7 5-7 7-14
May 3, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 2-7 6-7 8-14
May 6, 1981 Cleveland Indians 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 2-8 6-7 8-15
May 7, 1981 Cleveland Indians 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 3-8 6-7 9-15
May 8, 1981 Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 3-9 6-7 9-16
May 9, 1981 Boston Red Sox 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 3-10 6-7 9-17
May 10, 1981 Boston Red Sox 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 3-11 6-7 9-18
May 11, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 3-12 6-7 9-19
May 12, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 4-12 6-7 10-19
May 13, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 4-13 6-7 10-20
May 14, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 4-14 6-7 10-21
May 15, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 4-14 6-8 10-22
May 16, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 4-14 7-8 11-22
May 17, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 4-14 7-9 11-23
May 17, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 4-14 7-10 11-24
May 18, 1981 Chicago White Sox 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 4-15 7-10 11-25
May 19, 1981 Chicago White Sox 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 5-15 7-10 12-25
May 20, 1981 Chicago White Sox 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 5-16 7-10 12-26
May 22, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 5-16 7-11 12-27
May 23, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 5-16 7-12 12-28
May 24, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 5-16 7-13 12-29
May 24, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 5-16 7-14 12-30
May 25, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at California Angels 2 L 5-16 7-15 12-31
May 26, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 8 at California Angels 4 W 5-16 8-15 13-31
May 27, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at California Angels 1 W 5-16 9-15 14-31
May 29, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 6-16 9-15 15-31
May 30, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 7-16 9-15 16-31
May 31, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 7-17 9-15 16-32
June 1, 1981 California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 7-18 9-15 16-33
June 2, 1981 California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 7-19 9-15 16-34
June 3, 1981 California Angels 17 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 7-20 9-15 16-35
June 5, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Texas Rangers 5 L 7-20 9-16 16-36
June 6, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Texas Rangers 4 L 7-20 9-17 16-37
June 7, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Texas Rangers 9 L 7-20 9-18 16-38
June 8, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 7-20 9-19 16-39
June 9, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 7-20 9-20 16-40
June 10, 1981 Kansas City Royals 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 7-21 9-20 16-41
June 11, 1981 Kansas City Royals 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 7-22 9-20 16-42
August 10, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 7-22 9-21 16-43
August 11, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 7-22 10-21 17-43
August 12, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 7-22 11-21 18-43
August 14, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 8-22 11-21 19-43
August 15, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 9-22 11-21 20-43
August 16, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 9-23 11-21 20-44
August 16, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 9-24 11-21 20-45
August 17, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 9-24 11-22 20-46
August 18, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Kansas City Royals 3 W 9-24 12-22 21-46
August 19, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 9-24 13-22 22-46
August 21, 1981 Chicago White Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 10-24 13-22 23-46
August 22, 1981 Chicago White Sox 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 10-25 13-22 23-47
August 23, 1981 Chicago White Sox 13 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 10-26 13-22 23-48
August 24, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 10-27 13-22 23-49
August 25, 1981 Texas Rangers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 10-28 13-22 23-50
August 27, 1981 Kansas City Royals 11 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 10-29 13-22 23-51
August 28, 1981 Kansas City Royals 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 11-29 13-22 24-51
August 29, 1981 Kansas City Royals 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 11-30 13-22 24-52
August 31, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Texas Rangers 0 W 11-30 14-22 25-52
September 1, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Texas Rangers 3 W 11-30 15-22 26-52
September 2, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Texas Rangers 4 L 11-30 15-23 26-53
September 3, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 11-30 15-24 26-54
September 4, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 11-30 16-24 27-54
September 5, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 11-30 17-24 28-54
September 6, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 11-30 18-24 29-54
September 7, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 11-30 18-25 29-55
September 8, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 11-30 18-26 29-56
September 9, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 11-30 18-27 29-57
September 10, 1981 Seattle Mariners 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 12-30 18-27 30-57
September 11, 1981 Seattle Mariners 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 12-31 18-27 30-58
September 12, 1981 Seattle Mariners 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 13-31 18-27 31-58
September 14, 1981 Minnesota Twins 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 13-32 18-27 31-59
September 15, 1981 Minnesota Twins 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 14-32 18-27 32-59
September 16, 1981 Minnesota Twins 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 14-33 18-27 32-60
September 18, 1981 California Angels 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 15-33 18-27 33-60
September 19, 1981 California Angels 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 16-33 18-27 34-60
September 20, 1981 California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 17-33 18-27 35-60
September 22, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 17-34 18-27 35-61
September 22, 1981 Oakland Athletics 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 17-35 18-27 35-62
September 23, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 17-36 18-27 35-63
September 25, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at California Angels 11 L 17-36 18-28 35-64
September 26, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at California Angels 6 L 17-36 18-29 35-65
September 27, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at California Angels 3 W 17-36 19-29 36-65
September 29, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 17-36 19-30 36-66
September 30, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 17-36 19-31 36-67
October 2, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Seattle Mariners 8 L 17-36 19-32 36-68
October 3, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 17-36 20-32 37-68
October 4, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Seattle Mariners 2 L 17-36 20-33 37-69


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