1981 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

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The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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46 Mike Barlow 6-06 215 Right Left 1948-04-30
30 Juan Berenguer 5-11 215 Right Right 1954-11-30
45 Mark Bomback 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-14
18 Jim Clancy 6-04 220 Right Right 1955-12-18
38 Nino Espinosa 6-01 192 Right Right 1953-08-15
36 Jerry Garvin 6-03 195 Left Left 1955-10-21
25 Roy Lee Jackson 6-02 194 Right Right 1954-05-01
48 Luis Leal 6-03 205 Right Right 1957-03-21
50 Joey McLaughlin 6-02 205 Right Right 1956-07-11
42 Paul Mirabella 6-02 196 Left Left 1954-03-20
33 Dale Murray 6-04 205 Right Right 1950-02-02
37 Dave Stieb 6-01 195 Right Right 1957-07-22
40 Jackson Todd 6-02 180 Right Right 1951-11-20
23 Mike Willis 6-02 210 Left Left 1950-12-26
13 Buck Martinez 5-10 190 Right Right 1948-11-07
6 Dan Whitmer 6-03 195 Right Right 1955-11-23
12 Ernie Whitt 6-02 200 Right Left 1952-06-13
2 Danny Ainge 6-04 175 Right Both 1959-03-17
34 Ted Cox 6-03 195 Right Right 1955-01-24
7 Damaso Garcia 6-00 170 Right Right 1957-02-07
4 Alfredo Griffin 5-11 165 Right Both 1957-10-06
16 Garth Iorg 5-11 170 Right Right 1954-10-12
8 Ken Macha 6-02 217 Right Right 1950-09-29
2 Fred Manrique 6-01 175 Right Right 1961-11-05
10 John Mayberry 6-03 220 Left Left 1949-02-18
43 Greg Wells 6-05 218 Right Right 1954-04-25
29 Jesse Barfield 6-01 205 Right Right 1959-10-29
11 George Bell 6-01 190 Right Right 1959-10-21
9 Barry Bonnell 6-03 200 Right Right 1953-10-27
22 Rick Bosetti 5-11 185 Right Right 1953-08-05
15 Lloyd Moseby 6-03 200 Right Left 1959-11-05
20 Al Woods 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-08-08
32 Charlie Beamon 6-01 183 Left Left 1953-12-04
26 Willie Upshaw 6-00 185 Left Left 1957-04-27
19 Otto Velez 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-11-29
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The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays played 106 games during the regular season, won 37 games, lost 69 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Exhibition Stadium (Park Factors: 106/108) where 755,083 fans witnessed their 1981 Blue Jays finish the season with a .349 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list:

1981 Toronto Blue Jays
Opening Day Starters

Danny Ainge
Barry Bonnell
Jim Clancy
Damaso Garcia
Alfredo Griffin
John Mayberry
Lloyd Moseby
Otto Velez
Ernie Whitt
Al Woods

1981 Toronto Blue Jays
Most Games by Position

C Ernie Whitt (72)
1B John Mayberry (80)
2B Damaso Garcia (62)
3B Danny Ainge (77)
SS Alfredo Griffin (97)
LF Al Woods (77)
CF Lloyd Moseby (80)
RF Barry Bonnell (42)
  
SP Jim Clancy
SP Luis Leal
SP Dave Stieb
  
RP Jerry Garvin
RP Roy Lee Jackson
RP Mike Willis
CL Joey McLaughlin

1981 Toronto Blue Jays
Salaries

John Mayberry $650,000.00
Al Woods $157,500.00
Alfredo Griffin $125,000.00
Dave Stieb $85,000.00
Ernie Whitt $55,000.00
Damaso Garcia $54,000.00
Ted Cox $33,100.00
Danny Ainge $32,500.00
Jesse Barfield $32,500.00
George Bell $32,500.00
Mark Bomback $32,500.00
Luis Leal $32,500.00
Fred Manrique $32,500.00
Lloyd Moseby $32,500.00
Greg Wells $32,500.00
Dan Whitmer $32,500.00

1981 Toronto Blue Jays
Uniform Numbers

#2 Danny Ainge
#2 Fred Manrique
#4 Alfredo Griffin
#6 Dan Whitmer
#7 Damaso Garcia
#8 Ken Macha
#9 Barry Bonnell
#10 John Mayberry
#11 George Bell
#12 Ernie Whitt
#13 Buck Martinez
#15 Lloyd Moseby
#16 Garth Iorg
#18 Jim Clancy
#19 Otto Velez
#20 Al Woods
#22 Rick Bosetti
#23 Mike Willis
#25 Roy Lee Jackson
#26 Willie Upshaw
#29 Jesse Barfield
#30 Juan Berenguer
#32 Charlie Beamon
#33 Dale Murray
#34 Ted Cox
#36 Jerry Garvin
#37 Dave Stieb
#38 Nino Espinosa
#40 Jackson Todd
#42 Paul Mirabella
#43 Greg Wells
#45 Mark Bomback
#46 Mike Barlow
#48 Luis Leal
#50 Joey McLaughlin

Did you know that a 1981 Toronto Blue Jays Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?