1981 Toronto Blue Jays

37-69 • .349 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays went 37-69 (.349) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 329 runs, allowed 466, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included John Mayberry (17 HR, 43 RBI) and Dave Stieb (11-10, 3.19 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

37 Wins
69 Losses
.349 Win %
7th Rank
329 R 466 RA
Diff -137

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329 Runs Scored
466 Runs Allowed
-137 Run Diff
755K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .226 12% below the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .286 11% below the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .330 11% below the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.81 4% worse than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 329 25% below the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 53
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Total Attendance 755,083
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Avg per Game 14,246

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Ted Cox 0.300 2 Damaso Garcia 0.252 3 John Mayberry 0.248 4 Greg Wells 0.247 5 Al Woods 0.247

Home Runs

1 John Mayberry 17 2 Otto Velez 11 3 Lloyd Moseby 9 4 George Bell 5 5 Barry Bonnell 4

RBI

1 John Mayberry 43 2 Lloyd Moseby 43 3 Barry Bonnell 28 4 Otto Velez 28 5 Alfredo Griffin 21
1981 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alfredo Griffin 101 388 30 81 19 6 0 21 17 38 8 0.209
Lloyd Moseby 100 378 36 88 16 2 9 43 24 86 11 0.233
John Mayberry 94 290 34 72 6 1 17 43 44 45 1 0.248
Al Woods 85 288 20 71 15 0 1 21 19 31 3 0.247
Damaso Garcia 64 250 24 63 8 1 1 13 9 32 13 0.252
Danny Ainge 86 246 20 46 6 2 0 14 23 41 8 0.187
Otto Velez 80 240 32 51 9 2 11 28 55 60 0 0.212
Barry Bonnell 66 227 21 50 7 4 4 28 12 25 4 0.220
Garth Iorg 70 215 17 52 11 0 0 10 7 31 2 0.242
Ernie Whitt 74 195 16 46 9 0 1 16 20 30 5 0.236
George Bell 60 163 19 38 2 1 5 12 5 27 3 0.233
Buck Martinez 45 128 13 29 8 1 4 21 11 16 1 0.227
Willie Upshaw 61 111 15 19 3 1 4 10 11 16 2 0.171
Jesse Barfield 25 95 7 22 3 2 2 9 4 19 4 0.232
Ken Macha 37 85 4 17 2 0 0 6 8 15 1 0.200
Greg Wells 32 73 7 18 5 0 0 5 5 12 0 0.247
Ted Cox 16 50 6 15 4 0 2 9 5 10 0 0.300
Rick Bosetti 25 47 5 11 2 0 0 4 2 6 0 0.234
Fred Manrique 14 28 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.143
Charlie Beamon 8 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.200
Dan Whitmer 7 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Mike Barlow 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Bomback 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nino Espinosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Garvin 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Lee Jackson 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Leal 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joey McLaughlin 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mirabella 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Murray 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackson Todd 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Willis 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Roy Lee Jackson 2.61 2 Joey McLaughlin 2.85 3 Dave Stieb 3.19 4 Jerry Garvin 3.40 5 Luis Leal 3.68

Wins

1 Dave Stieb 11 2 Luis Leal 7 3 Jim Clancy 6 4 Mark Bomback 5 5 Juan Berenguer 2

Strikeouts

1 Dave Stieb 89 2 Luis Leal 71 3 Jim Clancy 56 4 Jackson Todd 41 5 Joey McLaughlin 38
1981 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stieb 11 10 3.19 25 25 0 183.2 148 65 61 89
Luis Leal 7 13 3.68 29 19 1 129.2 127 53 44 71
Jim Clancy 6 12 4.90 22 22 0 125.0 126 68 64 56
Jackson Todd 2 7 3.96 21 13 0 97.2 94 43 31 41
Mark Bomback 5 5 3.89 20 11 0 90.1 84 39 35 33
Juan Berenguer 2 9 4.31 12 11 0 71.0 62 34 35 29
Roy Lee Jackson 1 2 2.61 39 0 7 62.0 65 18 25 27
Joey McLaughlin 1 5 2.85 40 0 10 60.0 55 19 21 38
Jerry Garvin 1 2 3.40 35 4 0 53.0 46 20 23 25
Mike Willis 0 4 5.91 20 0 0 35.0 43 23 20 16
Dale Murray 1 0 1.17 11 0 0 15.1 12 2 5 12
Mike Barlow 0 0 4.20 12 0 0 15.0 22 7 6 5
Paul Mirabella 0 0 7.36 8 1 0 14.2 20 12 7 9
Nino Espinosa 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 1 0 0

👥 Roster (35)

Danny Ainge Jesse Barfield Mike Barlow Charlie Beamon George Bell Juan Berenguer Mark Bomback Barry Bonnell Rick Bosetti Jim Clancy Ted Cox Nino Espinosa +23 more

35 players

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The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The record for the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays reads 37 wins and 69 losses, good for 7th in the AL East. Runs came in at 329 scored against 466 allowed (-137). The team batting average of .226 was 12% below the 1981 league mark of .256. The staff ERA of 3.81 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.66. The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays scored 25% fewer runs than the average club (329 against 437).

Exhibition Stadium was home in 1981, drawing a total attendance of 755,083. The home run leader was John Mayberry, who hit 17. The hits leader was Lloyd Moseby with 88. Dave Stieb was the top winner, with 11 victories. The saves leader was Joey McLaughlin with 10. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays finished 37-69 (.349 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
John Mayberry led the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays with 17 home runs.
What was the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Mayberry (17 HR, 43 RBI) and Dave Stieb (11-10, 3.19 ERA).
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