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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 7, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 7, 1981 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 11,328 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Al Clark |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alan Bannister | Right Fielder |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Pat Kelly | DH |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Bo Diaz | Catcher |
Larry Littleton | Left Fielder |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Dave Garcia | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
Barry Bonnell | Right Fielder |
Otto Velez | DH |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Bobby Mattick | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 7, 1981
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Stieb
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Stieb
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Stieb
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Stieb
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Waits
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrah. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Waits
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonnell vs. Waits
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Velez vs. Waits
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Stieb
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Stieb
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littleton vs. Stieb
Littleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Waits
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Waits
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Waits
Bosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Stieb
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Stieb
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Stieb
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Waits
Ainge hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Waits
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Waits
There goes Whitt. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Whitt steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Waits
There's a wild pitch. Whitt moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Waits
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Waits
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Littleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garcia vs. Waits
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Littleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Stieb
Manning hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Stieb
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Stieb
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Waits
Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Waits
Velez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Waits
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Waits
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Waits
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ainge vs. Waits
Ainge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Waits
Whitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Spillner
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Stieb
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Stieb
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littleton vs. Stieb
Littleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Spillner
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Spillner
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Spillner
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spillner fields it and throws to first for the out. Velez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Spillner
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Spillner
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Littleton. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. Velez scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ainge vs. Spillner
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Stieb
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Stieb
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Stieb
Bannister hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Veryzer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Stieb
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Stieb
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veryzer scores. Bannister moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Stieb
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bannister scores. Hargrove moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Stieb
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Spillner
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Spillner
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Spillner
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Stieb
Diaz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littleton vs. Stieb
Littleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Stieb
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Spillner
Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Spillner
Velez hits a fly ball into left field. Littleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spillner
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Spillner
There goes Bell. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Veryzer applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Stieb
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Stieb
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Stieb
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Stieb
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Spillner
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Spillner
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Spillner
Ainge hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bannister. Ainge reaches second base with a double. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitt vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Monge
There goes Bosetti. The slide. Diaz applies the tag. Bosetti is out. Ainge moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Monge
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Stieb
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Stieb
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Stieb
Diaz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/7/1981 -- Cleveland at Toronto (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Bannister A, rf 4 1 0 0 Griffin A, ss 5 0 0 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0 Garcia D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 2 1 Bonnell B, rf 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, dh 4 0 1 1 Velez O, dh 3 2 1 1 Harrah T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 3 1 1 0 Diaz B, c 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 2 2 1 1 Littleton L, lf 3 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 1 3 2 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ainge D, 3b 4 0 2 1 Veryzer T, ss 3 1 2 0 Whitt E, c 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 5 2 32 6 9 6 Cleveland 000 002 000 -- 2 Toronto 000 410 01x -- 6 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Waits R (L) 3.1 5 4 4 2 1 Spillner D* 3.2 4 2 2 3 2 Monge S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Stieb D (W) 9.0 5 2 0 1 4 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Harrah T, Hargrove M, Garcia D DP -- Toronto 1 LOB -- Cleveland 4, Toronto 7 2B -- Bosetti R, Ainge D HR -- Velez O, Mayberry J SB -- Whitt E CS -- Bell G, Bosetti R WP -- Waits R T -- 2:18 A -- 11328
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