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.
"By all rights, you know, you (Dave Stieb) should be in Syracuse. Being up here where we're short of pitching, you have to mature by making your mistakes in the big league." - Bobby Mattick
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1981 Toronto Blue Jays Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?