1983 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's seventh season of Major League Baseball. For the first time in team history, Toronto avoided a last place finish in their division and recorded a winning record. The Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, starting a streak of 11 consecutive winning seasons. It was the team's first season to use the song "OK Blue Jays" in the seventh-inning stretch.

1983 Toronto Blue Jays
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Exhibition Stadium
City	Toronto
Record	89–73 (.549)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
General managers	Pat Gillick
Managers	Bobby Cox
Television	CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
Radio	CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)
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Offseason

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1983 season.^[1]

October 1982

October 27

Purchased Tucker Ashford from the New York Yankees.

November 1982

November 1	Signed amateur free agent Nelson Liriano.
November 5	Acquired Cliff Johnson from the Oakland Athletics for Alvis Woods.
November 10	Wayne Nordhagen granted free agency.

December 1982

December 6	Drafted Jim Acker from the Atlanta Braves in the 1982 MLB Rule 5 draft.
December 9	Acquired Dave Collins, Fred McGriff, Mike Morgan and cash from the New York Yankees for Tom Dodd and Dale Murray.
December 10	Glenn Adams granted free agency. Acquired Don Cooper from the Minnesota Twins for Dave Baker.

January 1983

January 18	Player rights of Jerry Garvin sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.
January 31	Signed amateur free agent Enrique Burgos.

February 1983

February 4	Acquired Jorge Orta from the New York Mets for Steve Senteney.
February 5	Acquired Cecil Fielder from the Kansas City Royals for Leon Roberts.
February 15	Signed free agent Randy Moffitt from the Houston Astros to a contract.
February 16	Signed amateur free agent Tony Castillo to a contract.
February 23	Signed free agent Mickey Klutts from the Oakland Athletics to a contract.

Regular season

• Willie Upshaw became the first Blue Jay to get over 100 RBIs with 104.
• On August 4, 1983, New York Yankee Dave Winfield, while warming up before the 5th inning of a game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, accidentally killed a seagull with a thrown ball. He doffed his cap in mock sorrow. Fans responded by hurling obscenities and improvised missiles. After the game, he was brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station on charges of cruelty to animals and was forced to post a $500 bond before being released. Quipped Yankees manager Billy Martin, "It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man." The charges were dropped the following day.^[2] For years afterward Winfield's appearances in Toronto were greeted with loud choruses of boos, but he later became a fan favorite when he joined the team in 1992.
• During an August 24, 1983 game, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tippy Martinez picked off three Toronto Blue Jays baserunners in one inning. The baserunners were Barry Bonnell, Dave Collins and Willie Upshaw. ^[3]

Opening Day starters

• Dave Collins
• Dámaso García
• Jim Gott
• Alfredo Griffin
• Cliff Johnson
• Lloyd Moseby
• Rance Mulliniks
• Hosken Powell
• Willie Upshaw
• Ernie Whitt

Season standings

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AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	98	64	.605	—	50‍–‍31	48‍–‍33
Detroit Tigers	92	70	.568	6	48‍–‍33	44‍–‍37
New York Yankees	91	71	.562	7	51‍–‍30	40‍–‍41
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	9	48‍–‍33	41‍–‍40
Milwaukee Brewers	87	75	.537	11	52‍–‍29	35‍–‍46
Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	20	38‍–‍43	40‍–‍41
Cleveland Indians	70	92	.432	28	36‍–‍45	34‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

1983 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	7–5	7–5	6–7	5–8	8–4	11–2	8–4	6–7	8–4	8–4	9–3	7–6
Boston	5–8	—	6–6	6–6	7–6	4–9	5–7	4–9	5–7	7–6	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
California	5–7	6–6	—	3–10	8–4	4–8	6–7	6–6	6–7	5–7	5–8	6–7	6–7	4–8
Chicago	5–7	6–6	10–3	—	8–4	8–4	9–4	4–8	8–5	8–4	8–5	12–1	8–5	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	6–7	4–8	4–8	—	5–8	7–5	3–10	6–6	6–7	7–5	8–4	3–9	4–9
Detroit	8–5	9–4	8–4	4–8	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	9–3	5–8	6–6	8–4	8–4	6–7
Kansas City	4–8	7–5	7–6	4–9	5–7	5–7	—	6–6	6–7	6–6	7–6	8–5	8–5–1	6–6
Milwaukee	2–11	9–4	6–6	8–4	10–3	7–6	6–6	—	8–4	4–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–5
Minnesota	4–8	7–5	7–6	5–8	6–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	—	4–8	4–9	9–4	5–8	5–7
New York	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	7–6	8–5	6–6	9–4	8–4	—	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
Oakland	4–8	4–8	8–5	5–8	5–7	6–6	6–7	6–6	9–4	4–8	—	9–4	2–11	6–6
Seattle	4–8	5–7	7–6	1–12	4–8	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	5–7	4–9	—	6–7	4–8
Texas	3–9	5–7	7–6	5–8	9–3	4–8	5–8–1	4–8	8–5	5–7	11–2	7–6	—	4–8
Toronto	6–7	6–7	8–4	7–5	9–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–5	6–7	6–6	8–4	8–4	—

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1983 regular season.^[4]

April 1983

April 5

Returned Tucker Ashford to the New York Yankees following previous purchase.

June 1983

June 21

Signed free agent Doyle Alexander from the New York Yankees to a contract.

July 1983

July 7	Signed free agent Alvis Woods from the Oakland Athletics to a contract.
July 10	Released Hosken Powell.

September 1983

September 4

Signed amateur free agent Gerónimo Berroa to a contract.

Roster

1983 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers 31 Jim Acker 47 Doyle Alexander 18 Jim Clancy 34 Stan Clarke 36 Don Cooper 35 Dave Geisel 38 Jim Gott 25 Roy Lee Jackson 48 Luis Leal 50 Joey McLaughlin 17 Randy Moffitt 30 Mike Morgan 37 Dave Stieb 45 Matt Williams		Catchers 13 Buck Martinez 14 Geno Petralli 12 Ernie Whitt Infielders  1 Tony Fernández  7 Dámaso García  4 Alfredo Griffin 16 Garth Iorg 27 Mickey Klutts  5 Rance Mulliniks 26 Willie Upshaw		Outfielders 29 Jesse Barfield 11 George Bell  9 Barry Bonnell 10 Dave Collins 15 Lloyd Moseby 22 Hosken Powell 23 Mitch Webster Other batters 44 Cliff Johnson 33 Jorge Orta		Manager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 43 Cito Gaston  8 John Sullivan 41 Al Widmar 24 Jimy Williams

Game log

1983 Game Log
April: 8–10 (Home: 4–4; Away: 4–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 5 @ Red Sox 7–1 Stieb (1–0) Eckersley (0–1) Jackson (1) 33,852 1–0 2 April 7 @ Red Sox 7–4 Stanley (1–0) Leal (0–1) 9,603 1–1 3 April 9 Yankees 7–4 Jackson (1–0) Gossage (0–1) 36,459 2–1 4 April 10 Yankees 3–0 Rawley (1–0) Stieb (1–1) 23,093 2–2 5 April 12 Brewers 6–5 Sutton (1–1) Morgan (0–1) Easterly (1) 11,413 2–3 6 April 13 Brewers 7–2 Clancy (1–0) Caldwell (0–2) 10,809 3–3 7 April 14 Brewers 5–4 Slaton (1–0) McLaughlin (0–1) 10,127 3–4 8 April 15 @ Yankees 6–5 Stieb (2–1) May (0–1) 15,092 4–4 -- April 16 @ Yankees Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 8 9 April 17 @ Yankees 7–5 Rawley (2–0) Clancy (1–1) 50,200 4–5 10 April 18 @ Yankees 3–0 Guidry (1–1) Leal (0–2) 11,148 4–6 11 April 19 Indians 9–7 Moffitt (1–0) Spillner (0–1) 10,358 5–6 12 April 20 Indians 4–1 Stieb (3–1) Sorensen (0–3) 10,173 6–6 13 April 22 @ Royals 6–5 Leonard (2–1) Jackson (1–1) Quisenberry (4) 16,172 6–7 14 April 23 @ Royals 5–4 Moffitt (2–0) Quisenberry (1–1) McLaughlin (1) 19,906 7–7 15 April 24 @ Royals 7–1 Renko (1–1) Gott (0–1) 18,522 7–8 16 April 26 @ Rangers 2–1 Smithson (3–0) Stieb (3–2) 17,380 7–9 17 April 27 @ Rangers 3–2 Moffitt (3–0) Darwin (1–2) 7,518 8–9 18 April 29 White Sox 9–3 Dotson (3–1) Leal (0–3) Tidrow (2) 13,212 8–10 -- April 30 White Sox Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 26
May: 18–9 (Home: 12–6; Away: 6–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 19 May 1 White Sox 8–0 Stieb (4–2) Bannister (1–4) 18,769 9–10 20 May 2 Rangers 6–5 Clancy (2–1) Darwin (1–3) Moffitt (1) 10,525 10–10 21 May 3 Rangers 7–2 Matlack (2–1) Gott (0–2) Tobik (3) 10,125 10–11 22 May 4 Rangers 7–1 Leal (1–3) Honeycutt (3–2) 11,280 11–11 23 May 6 Royals 6–1 Stieb (5–2) Gura (4–2) 12,699 12–11 24 May 7 Royals 7–4 Jackson (2–1) Leonard (3–3) Moffitt (2) 15,527 13–11 25 May 8 Royals 6–1 Renko (2–2) Gott (0–3) Quisenberry (7) 25,753 13–12 26 May 9 @ White Sox 6–1 Leal (2–3) Burns (0–1) 9,848 14–12 27 May 11 @ White Sox 3–1 (10) Stieb (6–2) Hoyt (2–5) 18,844 15–12 28 May 12 @ Indians 6–3 Clancy (3–1) Sorensen (2–5) Moffitt (3) 6,361 16–12 29 May 13 @ Indians 5–1 Eichelberger (1–1) Morgan (0–2) 10,900 16–13 30 May 14 @ Indians 8–1 Leal (3–3) Blyleven (3–4) Jackson (2) 15,505 17–13 -- May 15 @ Indians Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 16 31 May 16 @ Brewers 2–1 (11) Stieb (7–2) McClure (1–6) Moffitt (4) 8,298 18–13 32 May 17 @ Brewers 9–6 Caldwell (3–4) Clancy (3–2) Tellmann (2) 9,304 18–14 33 May 18 @ Brewers 7–6 Slaton (5–0) Geisel (0–1) 16,485 18–15 34 May 19 Orioles 2–1 McGregor (4–2) Morgan (0–3) Martinez (4) 11,569 18–16 35 May 20 Orioles 7–5 Gott (1–3) Martínez (3–7) McLaughlin (2) 16,034 19–16 36 May 21 Orioles 6–0 Stieb (8–2) Stewart (2–2) 20,165 20–16 37 May 22 Orioles 5–0 Clancy (4–2) Boddicker (1–1) 15,222 21–16 38 May 23 Tigers 4–0 Leal (4–3) Wilcox (4–5) Moffitt (5) 35,011 22–16 39 May 24 Tigers 7–6 Jackson (3–1) Rucker (1–2) McLaughlin (3) 19,105 23–16 40 May 25 Tigers 6–2 Petry (5–2) Gott (1–4) López (5) 15,846 23–17 41 May 26 Red Sox 7–2 Stanley (4–2) Stieb (8–3) 16,589 23–18 42 May 27 Red Sox 2–0 Tudor (3–2) Clancy (4–3) 17,161 23–19 43 May 28 Red Sox 9–5 Jackson (4–1) Aponte (3–3) McLaughlin (4) 30,171 24–19 44 May 29 Red Sox 6–1 (6) Gott (2–4) Eckersley (3–2) 33,352 25–19 -- May 29 Red Sox Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 29 45 May 30 @ Tigers 6–4 (10) McLaughlin (1–1) Gumpert (0–1) 10,901 26–19
June: 14–12 (Home: 6–3; Away: 8–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 46 June 1 @ Tigers 3–1 Rozema (2–0) Clancy (4–4) López (7) 9,586 26–20 47 June 2 @ Tigers 6–1 Leal (5–3) Wilcox (5–6) 11,907 27–20 48 June 3 @ Orioles 3–2 Martinez (3–1) McLaughlin (1–2) 40,393 27–21 49 June 4 @ Orioles 6–4 Boddicker (3–2) Stieb (8–4) Stewart (2) 22,659 27–22 50 June 5 @ Orioles 5–2 Clancy (5–4) Davis (3–3) McLaughlin (5) 20,953 28–22 51 June 6 @ Orioles 8–1 (6) McGregor (7–3) Leal (5–4) 16,649 28–23 52 June 7 @ Athletics 5–3 Conroy (1–1) Gott (2–5) Baker (3) 8,353 28–24 53 June 8 @ Athletics 5–2 Stieb (9–4) Codiroli (4–5) McLaughlin (6) 11,229 29–24 54 June 9 @ Athletics 3–1 Underwood (4–2) Clancy (5–5) Baker (4) 6,846 29–25 55 June 10 @ Angels 5–3 Brown (1–0) Leal (5–5) 32,751 29–26 56 June 11 @ Angels 3–2 Gott (3–5) Goltz (0–5) Moffitt (6) 45,393 30–26 57 June 12 @ Angels 6–5 (15) Clarke (1–0) Brown (1–1) Geisel (1) 32,587 31–26 58 June 14 Athletics 13–7 Jackson (5–1) Underwood (4–3) 20,189 32–26 59 June 15 Athletics 10–1 Krueger (5–5) Leal (5–6) 20,039 32–27 60 June 16 Athletics 9–1 Gott (4–5) McCatty (1–1) 18,186 33–27 61 June 17 Angels 6–3 Stieb (10–4) Travers (0–2) 31,586 34–27 62 June 18 Angels 7–6 Sánchez (7–2) Clarke (1–1) 40,150 34–28 63 June 19 Angels 6–1 Leal (6–6) Goltz (0–6) 36,098 35–28 64 June 20 Twins 2–1 Gott (5–5) Davis (2–3) 19,267 36–28 65 June 21 Twins 8–3 Acker (1–0) Oelkers (0–4) 23,473 37–28 66 June 22 Twins 4–3 Schrom (5–2) Stieb (10–5) Davis (10) 26,452 37–29 67 June 23 @ Mariners 5–4 Clancy (6–5) Stanton (0–1) McLaughlin (7) 6,303 38–29 68 June 24 @ Mariners 4–2 Leal (7–6) Young (7–7) 6,389 39–29 69 June 25 @ Mariners 5–2 Beattie (5–5) Gott (5–6) Caudill (14) 15,048 39–30 70 June 26 @ Mariners 19–7 Acker (2–0) Stoddard (4–10) 6,593 40–30 71 June 28 @ Twins 5–2 Schrom (6–2) Stieb (10–6) Davis (11) 12,844 40–31 72 June 29 @ Twins 4–2 Clancy (7–5) Castillo (4–6) 8,242 41–31 73 June 30 @ Twins 11–3 Leal (8–6) Williams (4–9) 20,498 42–31
July: 15–12 (Home: 8–8; Away: 7–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 74 July 1 Mariners 11–2 Beattie (6–5) Gott (5–7) 36,572 42–32 75 July 2 Mariners 7–6 Jackson (6–1) Caudill (1–5) 21,783 43–32 76 July 3 Mariners 4–1 Abbott (3–0) Stieb (10–7) 32,161 43–33 -- July 4 Mariners Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 19 77 July 8 Rangers 8–5 Clancy (8–5) Darwin (7–7) Moffitt (7) 25,666 44–33 78 July 9 Rangers 5–1 Leal (9–6) Hough (7–7) 26,234 45–33 79 July 10 Rangers 6–4 Stieb (11–7) Honeycutt (11–5) Moffitt (8) 32,071 46–33 80 July 11 @ Royals 7–4 (11) Moffitt (4–0) Creel (0–4) 32,415 47–33 81 July 12 @ Royals 9–6 Jackson (7–1) Renko (5–7) 22,266 48–33 82 July 13 @ Royals 5–4 Gura (8–10) Clancy (8–6) Quisenberry (21) 32,352 48–34 83 July 14 @ White Sox 8–0 Leal (10–6) Koosman (7–2) 17,883 49–34 84 July 15 @ White Sox 3–2 McLaughlin (2–2) Dotson (8–6) 28,288 50–34 85 July 16 @ White Sox 7–5 McLaughlin (3–2) Agosto (1–1) Moffitt (9) 34,243 51–34 86 July 17 @ White Sox 3–2 Bannister (5–9) Alexander (0–3) Lamp (2) 30,140 51–35 87 July 18 Royals 8–2 Clancy (9–6) Gura (8–11) 26,178 52–35 88 July 19 Royals 6–2 Black (4–3) Leal (10–7) Quisenberry (22) 36,459 52–36 89 July 20 Royals 14–8 Splittorff (8–3) Stieb (11–8) Quisenberry (23) 30,658 52–37 90 July 21 @ Rangers 3–2 Tanana (4–2) Gott (5–8) 18,323 52–38 91 July 22 @ Rangers 10–5 (11) Moffitt (5–0) Schmidt (2–1) 28,075 53–38 92 July 23 @ Rangers 3–2 Clancy (10–6) Darwin (7–10) 43,705 54–38 93 July 24 @ Rangers 3–0 Honeycutt (13–6) Leal (10–8) 30,123 54–39 94 July 25 White Sox 7–4 Dotson (10–6) Stieb (11–9) Lamp (4) 24,394 54–40 95 July 26 White Sox 6–4 Gott (6–8) Burns (5–6) McLaughlin (8) 55–40 96 July 26 White Sox 4–3 Bannister (7–9) Alexander (0–4) Lamp (5) 33,554 55–41 97 July 27 White Sox 11–3 Hoyt (12–10) Leal (10–9) 36,012 55–42 98 July 29 Indians 4–2 Clancy (11–6) Sutcliffe (12–6) 18,020 56–42 99 July 30 Indians 6–5 (13) McLaughlin (4–2) Anderson (0–2) 23,445 57–42 100 July 31 Indians 16–11 Eichelberger (4–10) Acker (2–1) Anderson (2) 22,498 57–43
August: 15–19 (Home: 7–5; Away: 8–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 101 August 1 Indians 6–0 Barker (8–11) Alexander (0–5) 20,781 57–44 102 August 2 Yankees 10–9 (10) Jackson (8–1) Murray (2–2) 58–44 103 August 2 Yankees 13–6 Williams (1–0) Shirley (3–6) Geisel (2) 45,102 59–44 104 August 3 Yankees 6–2 Clancy (12–6) Guidry (12–7) 35,589 60–44 105 August 4 Yankees 3–1 Rawley (10–9) Stieb (11–10) 36,684 60–45 106 August 5 @ Brewers 7–0 Haas (9–2) Gott (6–9) 29,559 60–46 107 August 6 @ Brewers 3–0 Porter (4–5) Alexander (0–6) 48,464 60–47 108 August 7 @ Brewers 9–6 Caldwell (9–8) Leal (10–10) Ladd (11) 47,300 60–48 109 August 8 @ Yankees 8–3 Guidry (13–7) Clancy (12–7) 60–49 110 August 8 @ Yankees 11–3 Shirley (4–6) Williams (1–1) Frazier (4) 40,598 60–50 111 August 9 @ Yankees 8–0 Stieb (12–10) Rawley (10–10) 35,221 61–50 112 August 10 @ Yankees 8–3 Righetti (13–3) Gott (6–10) 40,377 61–51 113 August 11 Brewers 6–4 Porter (5–5) Alexander (0–7) Ladd (13) 27,620 61–52 114 August 12 Brewers 5–4 McLaughlin (5–2) Slaton (9–5) 30,130 62–52 115 August 13 Brewers 3–1 Clancy (13–7) McClure (9–9) Geisel (3) 35,240 63–52 116 August 14 Brewers 4–3 Stieb (13–10) Ladd (3–3) McLaughlin (9) 42,240 64–52 117 August 15 @ Indians 3–2 Moffitt (6–0) Spillner (1–8) 6,675 65–52 118 August 16 @ Indians 3–2 Easterly (2–1) Moffitt (6–1) 65–53 119 August 16 @ Indians 9–6 McLaughlin (6–2) Anderson (0–4) 9,666 66–53 120 August 17 @ Indians 6–5 (10) McLaughlin (7–2) Sutcliffe (13–9) Jackson (3) 6,239 67–53 121 August 19 @ Red Sox 8–7 Acker (3–1) Clear (3–5) Jackson (4) 27,386 68–53 122 August 20 @ Red Sox 5–2 Eckersley (7–9) Stieb (13–11) Stanley (23) 29,173 68–54 123 August 21 @ Red Sox 7–3 Gott (7–10) Hurst (9–10) 31,159 69–54 124 August 22 @ Red Sox 4–2 Ojeda (6–6) Alexander (0–8) Stanley (24) 26,351 69–55 125 August 23 @ Orioles 9–3 Leal (11–10) Flanagan (7–3) 47,387 70–55 126 August 24 @ Orioles 7–4 (10) Martinez (7–3) McLaughlin (7–3) 25,882 70–56 127 August 25 @ Orioles 2–1 (10) Martinez (8–3) Jackson (8–2) 28,615 70–57 128 August 26 @ Tigers 4–3 (10) López (8–5) Gott (7–11) 46,467 70–58 129 August 27 @ Tigers 7–4 Alexander (1–8) López (8–6) Geisel (4) 39,118 71–58 130 August 28 @ Tigers 4–2 Morris (17–8) McLaughlin (7–4) 38,332 71–59 131 August 29 Red Sox 5–1 Clancy (14–7) Tudor (10–9) 72–59 132 August 29 Red Sox 8–7 Clear (4–5) Moffitt (6–2) Stanley (26) 38,338 72–60 133 August 30 Red Sox 5–4 (12) Johnson (3–2) Jackson (8–3) Clear (4) 30,827 72–61 134 August 31 Orioles 10–2 Boddicker (12–6) Gott (7–12) 37,127 72–62
September: 16–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 135 September 1 Orioles 5–3 Alexander (2–8) Palmer (3–4) 30,062 73–62 136 September 2 Tigers 9–8 (10) López (9–7) Gott (7–13) 73–63 137 September 2 Tigers 8–7 Acker (4–1) Wilcox (8–9) Geisel (5) 41,667 74–63 138 September 3 Tigers 7–4 Petry (15–8) Clancy (14–8) Martin (1) 35,268 74–64 139 September 4 Tigers 6–3 (10) Stieb (14–11) López (9–8) 43,158 75–64 140 September 5 Angels 7–0 Gott (8–13) Zahn (8–11) 24,741 76–64 141 September 6 Angels 6–4 Alexander (3–8) Curtis (1–2) Acker (1) 19,176 77–64 142 September 7 Angels 9–6 Sánchez (9–7) Geisel (0–2) 22,639 77–65 143 September 9 Athletics 7–5 McCatty (6–7) Clancy (14–9) Atherton (3) 20,336 77–66 144 September 10 Athletics 7–5 Stieb (15–11) Underwood (8–7) Moffitt (10) 26,434 78–66 145 September 11 Athletics 16–6 Gott (9–13) Codiroli (12–11) 38,439 79–66 146 September 13 @ Mariners 6–4 Leal (12–10) Stoddard (8–15) Jackson (5) 4,340 80–66 147 September 14 @ Mariners 4–3 Alexander (4–8) Thomas (3–1) 4,800 81–66 148 September 15 @ Twins 6–2 Schrom (13–7) Stieb (15–12) 4,039 81–67 149 September 16 @ Twins 11–4 Lysander (5–12) Gott (9–14) 11,640 81–68 150 September 17 @ Twins 13–3 Leal (13–10) Pettibone (0–2) 6,300 82–68 151 September 19 Mariners 9–6 Young (11–14) Geisel (0–3) Vande Berg (5) 10,484 82–69 152 September 20 Mariners 7–3 Stieb (16–12) Moore (5–8) 15,657 83–69 153 September 21 Mariners 4–3 Alexander (5–8) Clark (7–9) 16,321 84–69 154 September 23 @ Athletics 2–0 Conroy (7–9) Leal (13–11) 8,069 84–70 155 September 24 @ Athletics 2–1 (10) Warren (4–3) Clancy (14–10) 11,732 84–71 156 September 25 @ Athletics 8–6 Acker (5–1) Atherton (2–5) 14,650 85–71 157 September 26 @ Angels 3–2 (10) Alexander (6–8) Lacey (0–2) Jackson (6) 19,713 86–71 158 September 27 @ Angels 7–1 McLaughlin (2–4) Leal (13–12) Curtis (4) 20,559 86–72 159 September 28 @ Angels 5–3 Clancy (15–10) Witt (7–14) Jackson (7) 20,592 87–72 160 September 30 Twins 8–0 Stieb (17–12) Viola (7–15) 18,501 88–72
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 161 October 1 Twins 4–3 Alexander (7–8) Pettibone (0–4) 25,332 89–72 162 October 2 Twins 9–3 Williams (11–14) Clancy (15–11) 40,692 89–73

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Ernie Whitt	123	344	53	88	15	2	.256	17	56	1
1B	Willie Upshaw	160	579	99	177	26	7	.306	27	104	10
2B	Dámaso García	131	525	84	161	23	6	.307	3	38	31
3B	Rance Mulliniks	129	364	54	100	34	3	.275	10	49	0
SS	Alfredo Griffin	162	528	62	132	22	9	.250	4	47	8
LF	Dave Collins	118	402	55	109	12	4	.271	1	34	31
CF	Lloyd Moseby	151	539	104	170	31	7	.315	18	81	27
RF	Jesse Barfield	128	388	58	98	13	3	.253	27	68	2
DH	Cliff Johnson	142	407	59	108	23	1	.265	22	76	0

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Barry Bonnell	121	377	49	120	21	3	.318	10	54	10
Garth Iorg	122	375	40	103	22	5	.275	2	39	7
Jorge Orta	103	245	30	58	6	3	.237	10	38	1
Buck Martinez	88	221	27	56	14	0	.253	10	33	0
George Bell	39	112	5	30	5	4	.268	2	17	1
Hosken Powell	40	83	6	14	0	0	.169	1	7	2
Mickey Klutts	22	43	3	11	0	0	.256	3	5	0
Tony Fernández	15	34	5	9	1	1	.265	0	2	0
Mitch Webster	11	11	2	2	0	0	.182	0	0	0
Geno Petralli	6	4	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	R	ER	BB	K
Dave Stieb	36	36	278.0	17	12	3.04	105	94	93	187
Jim Clancy	34	34	223.0	15	11	3.91	115	97	61	99
Luis Leal	35	35	217.1	13	12	4.31	113	104	65	116
Jim Gott	34	30	176.2	9	14	4.74	103	93	68	121
Doyle Alexander	17	15	116.2	7	6	3.93	55	51	26	46
Matt Williams	4	3	8.0	1	1	14.63	13	13	7	5

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	R	ER	BB	K
Jim Acker	38	5	97.2	5	1	1	4.33	52	47	38	44
Mike Morgan	16	4	45.1	0	3	0	5.16	26	26	21	22

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	R	ER	BB	K
Randy Moffitt	45	57.1	6	2	10	3.77	27	24	24	38
Joey McLaughlin	50	64.2	7	4	9	4.45	33	32	37	47
Roy Lee Jackson	49	92.0	8	3	7	4.50	48	46	41	48
Dave Geisel	47	52.1	0	3	5	4.64	28	27	31	50
Stan Clarke	10	11.0	1	1	0	3.27	4	4	5	7
Don Cooper	4	5.1	0	0	0	6.75	4	4	0	5

Award winners

• Lloyd Moseby, Player of the Month Award, August
• Lloyd Moseby, Silver Slugger Award
• Dave Stieb, Pitcher of the Month Award, May

All-Star Game

• Dave Stieb, Starting Pitcher^[5]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jim Beauchamp
AA	Knoxville Blue Jays	Southern League	John McLaren
A	Kinston Blue Jays	Carolina League	Ron Clark and Doug Ault
A	Florence Blue Jays	South Atlantic League	Dennis Holmberg
Rookie	GCL Blue Jays	Gulf Coast League	Epy Guerrero
Rookie	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	Pioneer League	Duane Larson

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