1987 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977)

rpriske · 01-09-2018, 12:33 PM

Expansion Jays! 63-99 - WS - New York Mets over Minnesota Twins

1978 69-93 - WS - Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers

1979 94-68 - WS - Texas Rangers over Cincinnati Reds

1980 97-66 (Lost a tiebreaker game to Detroit) - WS - Detroit Tigers over Cincinnati Reds

1981 89-73 - WS - Pittsburgh Pirates over Detroit Tigers

1982 98-64 - WS - Detroit Tigers over Pittsburgh Pirates

1983 104-58 (Lost ALCS to Oakland 3-1) - WS - Oakland Athletics over St.Louis Cardinals

1984 114-48 (Beat Kansas City in ALCS 4-0) - WS - Los Angeles Dodgers over Toronto Blue Jays (4 games to 1)

1985 123-39 (Record for wins) (Beat Kansas City in ALCS 4-0) - WS - Toronto Blue Jays over Chicago Cubs (4 games to 2)

1986 122-40 (Beat Kansas City in ALCS 4-1) - WS - Toronto Blue Jays over Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2.

rpriske · 01-09-2018, 12:37 PM

Major offseason acquisitions:

Bob Horner (Free Agent)
Randy Bush (Trade with LAD)
Bill Pecota (Trade with BAL)
Ronn Reynolds (Trade with CAL)

Major offseason departures:

Harold Reynolds (Trade with CAL)
Ruppert Jones (Trade with KCR)
Pepe Romero (Trade with KCR)
Juan Sanchez (Trade with CIN)
Cecil Cooper (Free Agent)
Mike Kingery (Trade with CIN)
Spike Owen (Free Agent)
Doug Winston (Trade with NYY)
Michael Klinger (Trade with BAL)

rpriske · 01-11-2018, 05:15 PM

March 2nd, 1987

The Blue Jays started off their spring schedule with a nice 3-1 win over the White Sox.

It was good to see Nolan Ryan in top form after all that time missed with injury last year.

WP - Nolan Ryan (1-0)
Save - John Simmons (1)
LP - Larry White (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-0

rpriske · 01-14-2018, 10:23 AM

March 3rd, 1987

What an anticlimactic way to end a great game! Paul Mirabella unloaded a wild pitch to allow Miguel Serna to score to give Toronto a 1-0, walk-off, 11 inning win over the Mariners.

WP - Antonio Gonzalez (1-0)
LP - Paul Mirabella (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-0

rpriske · 01-15-2018, 07:09 AM

March 4th, 1987

Domingo Bruno's second homer of the day was a grand slam, leading the Jays past the Yankees by a score of 7-3.

John Godwin left the game with an injured leg. We await prognosis.

WP - Jesus Garcia (1-0)
LP - Don Aase (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-0

rpriske · 01-15-2018, 07:10 AM

It turns out that John Godwin just has a tight hamstring. A few days rest will take care of it.

rpriske · 01-18-2018, 10:01 PM

March 5th, 1987

He wasn't involved in the decision but Ron Guidry's five shutout innings were a spark in Toronto's 3-1 win over the Orioles.

Mike Pagliarulo reached base three times in four attempts.

WP - Aaron Wilson (1-0)
LP - Mike Norris (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-0

rpriske · 01-21-2018, 09:23 AM

March 6th, 1987

Bill Gray retired the first 14 Tigers he faced, leading the Jays to a 4-1 victory.

Joseph Prost went 2 for 3 with a pair of RBI.

WP - Bill Gray (1-0)
Save - Daniel Peters (1)
LP - Rick Jones (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-0

rpriske · 01-23-2018, 06:43 AM

March 7th, 1987

The Jays lost their first game of the spring, falling 3-2 to the Rangers.

WP - Dave Stapleton (1-0)
LP - Brian Fisher (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-1

rpriske · 01-30-2018, 01:05 AM

March 8th, 1987

Miguel Serna went 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI, Zhao-ji Li hit a three-run bomb, and Nolan Ryan struck out nine as the Jays beat the Royals 7-1.

WP - Karl Cowell (1-0)
LP - Steve Onitiveros (0-1)

Spring Record - 6-1

rpriske · 02-01-2018, 10:04 AM

March 9th, 1987

8th inning homers by Bill Johnson and Eiichi Hasegawa turned this game around for Toronto as the Jays beat the Red Sox 4-2.

Both Joseph Prost and Jay Howell were forced out of the game. With Prost it looks very minor. We await word on Howell.

WP - Manny Hernandez (1-0)
LP - Allan Anderson (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-1

rpriske · 02-03-2018, 03:42 PM

March 10th, 1987

A couple of players may have played themselves out of the the Blue Jays' immediate plans today.

They lost 4-3 to the Brewers.

Al Carlson hit two home runs.

WP - Ray Fontenot (2-0)
Save - Bill Bordley (1)
LP - Jesus Garcia (1-1)

Spring Record - 7-2

rpriske · 02-03-2018, 03:51 PM

TRADE

To DODGERS

Dusty Baker
Greg Brown
Doug Flores
Tim Wells

To BLUE JAYS

Mike Krukow (LAD retains small amount of salary)
Jack Ross
Clyde Harrison
Burt McKnight
Mike Beck

While we liked the veteran presence of Dusty, the chance to add Krukow to an already solid rotation was too much to pass up.

Krukow joins the camp. The rest go to the minor league camp.

First round of Spring Cuts

Sent to the minor league camp:

Robinson Lopez
Jesus Garcia
Carlos Diaz
Chris James

Designated for Assignment:

Ronn Reynolds

Once we reacquired Domingo Bruno, it was clear that Reynolds had limited use for the Jays.

rpriske · 02-05-2018, 01:01 PM

March 11th, 1987

A four run 9th by Toronto pushed this to extras where they won 7-6 in 12 over Oakland.

Bill Pecota homered.

WP - Antonio Gonzalez (2-0)
LP - Mark Lee (0-1)

Spring Record - 8-2

rpriske · 02-05-2018, 01:03 PM

We finally got a prognosis on Jay Howell.

He has a torn triceps. He is expected back in mid-late May. Daniel Peters will likely be used as our closer until he gets back.

David Wells is called up from minor league camp.

rpriske · 02-06-2018, 06:05 PM

March 12th, 1987

A rough inning for Jesus Barron turned this into a 6-3 loss to the Angels.

WP - John Habyan (1-1)
LP - Jesus Barron (0-1)

Spring Record - 8-3

rpriske · 02-10-2018, 12:43 AM

March 13th, 1987

Nolan Ryan pitched five scoreless innings as the Jays beat the Twins, 6-2.

Robin Young led the game with a sore elbow. We await word.

WP - Nolan Ryan (2-0)
LP - John Stuper (0-1)

Spring Record - 9-3

rpriske · 02-10-2018, 12:45 AM

Robin Yount's sore elbow is going to leave him on light duty for about a week.

Ronn Reynolds cleared waivers and is being assigned to Stratford, in A-ball.

rpriske · 02-12-2018, 07:13 AM

March 15th, 1987

The Jays let a close one slip away, losing 2-1 to Cleveland.

Brian Fisher left the game with an unknown injury. We await word.

WP - Jose Guzman (1-0)
Save - Mike Trujillo (1)
LP - Bert Blyleven (0-1)

Spring Record - 9-4

rpriske · 02-12-2018, 07:14 AM

Brian Fisher had a mild hamstring strain. He is fine and will miss no time.

01-09-2018, 12:33 PM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	1987 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) Expansion Jays! 63-99 - WS - New York Mets over Minnesota Twins 1978 69-93 - WS - Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers 1979 94-68 - WS - Texas Rangers over Cincinnati Reds 1980 97-66 (Lost a tiebreaker game to Detroit) - WS - Detroit Tigers over Cincinnati Reds 1981 89-73 - WS - Pittsburgh Pirates over Detroit Tigers 1982 98-64 - WS - Detroit Tigers over Pittsburgh Pirates 1983 104-58 (Lost ALCS to Oakland 3-1) - WS - Oakland Athletics over St.Louis Cardinals 1984 114-48 (Beat Kansas City in ALCS 4-0) - WS - Los Angeles Dodgers over Toronto Blue Jays (4 games to 1) 1985 123-39 (Record for wins) (Beat Kansas City in ALCS 4-0) - WS - Toronto Blue Jays over Chicago Cubs (4 games to 2) 1986 122-40 (Beat Kansas City in ALCS 4-1) - WS - Toronto Blue Jays over Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-03-2019 at 07:10 PM.

01-09-2018, 12:37 PM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	Major offseason acquisitions: Bob Horner (Free Agent) Randy Bush (Trade with LAD) Bill Pecota (Trade with BAL) Ronn Reynolds (Trade with CAL) Major offseason departures: Harold Reynolds (Trade with CAL) Ruppert Jones (Trade with KCR) Pepe Romero (Trade with KCR) Juan Sanchez (Trade with CIN) Cecil Cooper (Free Agent) Mike Kingery (Trade with CIN) Spike Owen (Free Agent) Doug Winston (Trade with NYY) Michael Klinger (Trade with BAL) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-11-2018, 05:15 PM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 2nd, 1987 The Blue Jays started off their spring schedule with a nice 3-1 win over the White Sox. It was good to see Nolan Ryan in top form after all that time missed with injury last year. WP - Nolan Ryan (1-0) Save - John Simmons (1) LP - Larry White (0-1) Spring Record - 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-14-2018, 10:23 AM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 3rd, 1987 What an anticlimactic way to end a great game! Paul Mirabella unloaded a wild pitch to allow Miguel Serna to score to give Toronto a 1-0, walk-off, 11 inning win over the Mariners. WP - Antonio Gonzalez (1-0) LP - Paul Mirabella (0-1) Spring Record - 2-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-15-2018, 07:09 AM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 4th, 1987 Domingo Bruno's second homer of the day was a grand slam, leading the Jays past the Yankees by a score of 7-3. John Godwin left the game with an injured leg. We await prognosis. WP - Jesus Garcia (1-0) LP - Don Aase (0-1) Spring Record - 3-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-15-2018, 07:10 AM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	It turns out that John Godwin just has a tight hamstring. A few days rest will take care of it. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-18-2018, 10:01 PM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 5th, 1987 He wasn't involved in the decision but Ron Guidry's five shutout innings were a spark in Toronto's 3-1 win over the Orioles. Mike Pagliarulo reached base three times in four attempts. WP - Aaron Wilson (1-0) LP - Mike Norris (0-1) Spring Record - 4-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-18-2018 at 10:12 PM.

01-21-2018, 09:23 AM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 6th, 1987 Bill Gray retired the first 14 Tigers he faced, leading the Jays to a 4-1 victory. Joseph Prost went 2 for 3 with a pair of RBI. WP - Bill Gray (1-0) Save - Daniel Peters (1) LP - Rick Jones (0-1) Spring Record - 5-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-23-2018, 06:43 AM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 7th, 1987 The Jays lost their first game of the spring, falling 3-2 to the Rangers. WP - Dave Stapleton (1-0) LP - Brian Fisher (0-1) Spring Record - 5-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-30-2018, 01:05 AM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 8th, 1987 Miguel Serna went 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI, Zhao-ji Li hit a three-run bomb, and Nolan Ryan struck out nine as the Jays beat the Royals 7-1. WP - Karl Cowell (1-0) LP - Steve Onitiveros (0-1) Spring Record - 6-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-01-2018, 10:04 AM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 9th, 1987 8th inning homers by Bill Johnson and Eiichi Hasegawa turned this game around for Toronto as the Jays beat the Red Sox 4-2. Both Joseph Prost and Jay Howell were forced out of the game. With Prost it looks very minor. We await word on Howell. WP - Manny Hernandez (1-0) LP - Allan Anderson (0-1) Spring Record - 7-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-03-2018, 03:42 PM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 10th, 1987 A couple of players may have played themselves out of the the Blue Jays' immediate plans today. They lost 4-3 to the Brewers. Al Carlson hit two home runs. WP - Ray Fontenot (2-0) Save - Bill Bordley (1) LP - Jesus Garcia (1-1) Spring Record - 7-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-03-2018, 03:51 PM	#13
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	TRADE To DODGERS Dusty Baker Greg Brown Doug Flores Tim Wells To BLUE JAYS Mike Krukow (LAD retains small amount of salary) Jack Ross Clyde Harrison Burt McKnight Mike Beck While we liked the veteran presence of Dusty, the chance to add Krukow to an already solid rotation was too much to pass up. Krukow joins the camp. The rest go to the minor league camp. First round of Spring Cuts Sent to the minor league camp: Robinson Lopez Jesus Garcia Carlos Diaz Chris James Designated for Assignment: Ronn Reynolds Once we reacquired Domingo Bruno, it was clear that Reynolds had limited use for the Jays. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-10-2018 at 01:14 AM.

02-05-2018, 01:01 PM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 11th, 1987 A four run 9th by Toronto pushed this to extras where they won 7-6 in 12 over Oakland. Bill Pecota homered. WP - Antonio Gonzalez (2-0) LP - Mark Lee (0-1) Spring Record - 8-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-05-2018, 01:03 PM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	We finally got a prognosis on Jay Howell. He has a torn triceps. He is expected back in mid-late May. Daniel Peters will likely be used as our closer until he gets back. David Wells is called up from minor league camp. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-06-2018, 06:05 PM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 12th, 1987 A rough inning for Jesus Barron turned this into a 6-3 loss to the Angels. WP - John Habyan (1-1) LP - Jesus Barron (0-1) Spring Record - 8-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-10-2018, 12:43 AM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 13th, 1987 Nolan Ryan pitched five scoreless innings as the Jays beat the Twins, 6-2. Robin Young led the game with a sore elbow. We await word. WP - Nolan Ryan (2-0) LP - John Stuper (0-1) Spring Record - 9-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-10-2018, 12:45 AM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	Robin Yount's sore elbow is going to leave him on light duty for about a week. Ronn Reynolds cleared waivers and is being assigned to Stratford, in A-ball. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-10-2018 at 01:14 AM.

02-12-2018, 07:13 AM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	March 15th, 1987 The Jays let a close one slip away, losing 2-1 to Cleveland. Brian Fisher left the game with an unknown injury. We await word. WP - Jose Guzman (1-0) Save - Mike Trujillo (1) LP - Bert Blyleven (0-1) Spring Record - 9-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-12-2018, 07:14 AM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,216	Brian Fisher had a mild hamstring strain. He is fine and will miss no time. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````