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1981 Toronto Blue Jays (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 16-42, Finished 7th
Second Half: 21-27, Finished 6th
Overall: 37-69, Finished 7th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 329 runs, Allowed 466 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 37-69
Managed by Bobby Mattick

Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 755,083 (11th of 14)
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Batting - 106, Pitching - 108
  (one-year): Batting - 112, Pitching - 114
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1980/1982) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 5, 1980

Steve Braun granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1980

Drafted George Bell from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Dan Whitmer from the California Angels in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

December 12, 1980

Traded Bob Bailor to the New York Mets. Received Roy Lee Jackson.

December 17, 1980

Released Bob Davis.

January 15, 1981

Purchased Ken Macha from the Montreal Expos.

January 20, 1981

Signed Dale Murray as a free agent.

February 3, 1981

Signed Bruce Boisclair as a free agent.

Signed Oswaldo Peraza as an amateur free agent.

Signed Leroy Stanton as a free agent.

February 6, 1981

Traded Don Pisker (minors) to the California Angels. Received Gil Kubski.

February 17, 1981

Signed Dave Tomlin as a free agent.

March 2, 1981

Signed John Montague as a free agent.

April 6, 1981 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and cash to the New York Mets. Received Mark Bomback. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Charlie Puleo (April 14, 1981) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

May 10, 1981 (Standings)

Traded Gil Kubski to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Buck Martinez.

June 8, 1981 (Standings)

Drafted Matt Williams in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Mike Sharperson in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted John Cerutti in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Benny Distefano in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Stan Clarke in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Jeff Kaiser in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Alan Cockrell in the 8th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 10, 1981 (Standings)

Sold Rick Bosetti to the Oakland Athletics.

June 15, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Luis Aquino as an amateur free agent.

August 8, 1981 (Standings)

Purchased Juan Berenguer from the Kansas City Royals.

September 9, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Ted Cox as a free agent.

September 10, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Nino Espinosa as a free agent.

October 31, 1981

Signed Jose Mesa as an amateur free agent.

November 13, 1981

Buck Martinez granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1981

Traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received Aurelio Rodriguez. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Lebo (minors) (December 9, 1981) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

November 27, 1981

Released Danny Ainge.

December 6, 1981

Signed Buck Martinez as a free agent.

December 7, 1981

Drafted Jim Gott from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Tony Johnson from the Montreal Expos in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

Domingo Ramos drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

December 8, 1981

Drafted Gibson Alba from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1981 minor league draft.

Signed Alexis Infante as an amateur free agent.

December 28, 1981

Traded Paul Mirabella to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Dave Geisel (March 25, 1982) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

Traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins. Received Hosken Powell. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Greg Wells (January 18, 1982) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

January 12, 1982

Drafted Ken Jackson in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 28, 1982

Released Steve Baker.

March 25, 1982

Signed Glenn Adams as a free agent.

Traded Phil Huffman to the Kansas City Royals. Received Rance Mulliniks.

March 28, 1982

Released Juan Berenguer.

Released Ted Cox.

Released Nino Espinosa.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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