California Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 18, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1981 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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California Angels 1, Toronto Blue Jays 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Burleson ss 4 0 2 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 3 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Sconiers 1b 4 1 1 0
Harlow lf 2 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 3 0 1 1
Campaneris 3b 3 0 1 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Iorg 2b 4 2 0 0
Woods lf 3 0 1 0
Barfield rf 5 0 1 1
Mayberry 1b 3 2 1 0
Velez dh 4 1 2 2
Moseby cf 3 0 2 2
Martinez c 3 0 1 0
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Cox 3b 2 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
California 010 000 000161
Toronto 101 000 30x580
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (5-9) 6.2 6 5 2 5 3
  Hassler   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
2
6
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb   1.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Murray  W (1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Todd   5.0 2 0 0 0 2
  McLaughlin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
5

  E–Campaneris (6).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Mayberry (6,off Witt).  3B–Toronto Velez (2,off Witt).  SH–Woods (8,off Witt).  HBP–Martinez (1,by Witt).  IBB–Moseby (3,by Witt); Woods (5,by Witt); Mayberry (4,by Witt).  CS–Moseby (7,2nd base by Witt/Ott).  WP–Witt (2), Murray (1).  HBP–Witt (10,Martinez).  IBB–Witt 3 (4,Moseby,Woods,Mayberry).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:25.  A–13,478.
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