1985 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 3

rpriske · 05-07-2016, 10:13 PM

April 11th, 1985

Paul Molitor was the spark plug at the top of the order as he reached base four times and scored all four times as the Jays beat the Royals 10-3.

Larry Parrish hit his 1st home run as a Jay.

WP - Ron Darling (1-0)
Save - Don Carman (1)
LP - Chris Codiroli (0-1)

Record - 3-0

rpriske · 05-09-2016, 07:37 AM

April 12th, 1985

Dreams of going 162-0 were dashed today as the Jays fell to the Orioles 5-2.

WP - Frank Tanana (1-0)
Save - Dan Quisenberry (2)
LP - Jim Beattie (0-1)

Record - 3-1

rpriske · 05-09-2016, 07:41 AM

The Jays claimed Ricky Butler off waivers from the Mets. He was assigned to AAA and Sammy Stewart was placed on waivers to make room.

rpriske · 05-12-2016, 10:31 AM

April 13th, 1985

Bert Blyleven gave up a costly gopher ball that turned his 8 strikeout evening into a 4-2 loss to the Orioles.

Edgardo Espinosa hit his 1st homer of the year.

WP - Storm Davis (2-0)
Save - Dan Quisenberry (3)
LP - Bert Blyleven (1-1)

Record - 3-2

rpriske · 05-12-2016, 10:40 AM

Miguel Serna was claimed off waivers from the Mariners. He was assigned to AAA.

Bernard Ray was placed on waivers to make room.

rpriske · 05-13-2016, 10:10 PM

April 14th, 1985

Dave Stewart's stamina is still questioned as he managed only 4 innings today, but Michael Klinger came in and pitched 5 scoreless frames to grab the 8-4 win over the Orioles.

Desiderio Holbeche hit his first home run.

WP - Michael Klinger (1-0)
LP - Kirk McCaskill (0-1)

Record - 4-2

rpriske · 05-13-2016, 10:12 PM

Mark Salas, Saint Hyacinthe (AA) was named player of the week of this league.

The Jays rose to #5 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Hal McRae, Angels & Tom Foley, Reds

rpriske · 05-13-2016, 10:39 PM

April 16th, 1985

Nolan Ryan struck out 10 and got great support from Larry Parrish who went 3 for 3 with a home run, double and a walk, scoring 3 times and knocking in 3.

The Jays beat the Rangers 8-2.

Jose Cruz also hit one out.

WP - Nolan Ryan (2-0)
LP - Tom Candiotti (1-1)

Record - 5-2

rpriske · 05-15-2016, 11:12 PM

April 17th, 1985

John Godwin reached base three times and scored twice, including on his home run. Ron Darling pitched 7 solid innings and beat the Rangers 6-2.

Al Carlson also hit a home run.

WP - Ron Darling (2-0)
LP - Len Barker (0-1)

Record - 6-2

rpriske · 05-17-2016, 02:03 PM

April 18th, 1985

Bert Blyleven kept the Rangers quiet all day until the Jays hitters could get to work, beating them 3-1.

The Toronto bullpen continues to have a 0.00 ERA

WP - Bert Blyleven (2-1)
Save - Tom Niedenfuer (2)
LP - Danny Jackson (0-3)

Record - 7-2

rpriske · 05-19-2016, 07:46 AM

April 19th, 1985

Michael Klinger gave up the first earned run for the Toronto bullpen, but it was just an add-on as the Jays fell to the Orioles, 7-2.

WP - Kirk McCaskill (1-1)
LP - Jim Beattie (0-2)

Record - 7-3

rpriske · 05-21-2016, 08:53 AM

April 20th, 1985

Dave Stewart, Don Carman and Tom Niedenfuer combined to strike out 11 Orioles while leading the Jays to a 2-0 win.

WP - Dave Stewart (1-0)
Save - Tom Niedenfuer (3)
LP - Dennis Eckersley (0-1)

Record - 8-3

rpriske · 05-23-2016, 08:10 PM

April 21st, 1985

Gustavo Pena had struggled so far this season, but not today! He hit a home run and two doubles, knocking in four runs, as the Jays beat the Orioles 8-4.

Edgardo Espinosa and Doug DeCinces also hit balls out.

WP - Nolan Ryan (3-0)
Save - Mark Huismann (1)
LP - Buddy Black (0-3)

Record - 9-3

rpriske · 05-23-2016, 08:11 PM

The Blue Jays sit at #1 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Tony Armas, Mariners & Eric Davis, Mets

rpriske · 05-23-2016, 08:33 PM

April 22nd, 1985

Edgardo Espinosa hit a 1st inning Grand Slam and followed it with a 2-run double, leading the Jays over the Royals 10-5.

Paul Molitor also hit a home run.

WP - Ron Darling (3-0)
LP - Chris Codiroli (0-2)

Record - 10-3

rpriske · 05-26-2016, 06:26 PM

April 23rd, 1985

Edgardo Espinosa's 3rd hit of the day was a 9th inning walk-off RBI single to score Doug DeCinces and give the Jays a 7-6 win over the Royals.

WP - Michael Klinger (2-0)
LP - Randy St.Claire (1-1)

Record - 11-3

rpriske · 05-26-2016, 06:49 PM

April 24th, 1985

The first time this season Tom Niedenfuer gives up a run, he gives up 4 of them for his first blown save and loss as the Jays fell to the Royals 5-3.

Jim Beattie's struggles so far this season may be physical as he left the game with an undisclosed injury.

Larry Parrish hit his 3rd home run of the year.

WP - Lee Tunnell (2-0)
Save - Randy St. Claire (2)
LP - Tom Niedenfuer (0-1)

Record - 11-4

rpriske · 05-26-2016, 09:10 PM

TRADE

To BREWERS

Gustavo Pena
Joel Ayers

To BLUE JAYS

Dan Gladden
Ralph Chapman
Walton Crawford
Jeffery Lugo

Gladden joins the Jays

Robin Yount is activated from the D.L.

Called up from AAA: Dave Stieb, Domingo Bruno, Pepe Romero

Sent down: Rade Grol, Tom Niedenfuer

DFA: Jim Dwyer, Gary Ward

The Jays were weak at CF with Desiderio Holbeche and amply stocked at C with Lance Parrish as back-up and Domingo Bruno earning a call-up.

Stew Cliburn is closing while Niedenfuer works out the kinks. Dave Stewart has moved to the pen to make room for Stieb... while we await word on the status of Jim Beattie.

rpriske · 05-26-2016, 09:32 PM

And we heard quickly. Jim Beattie has a torn meniscus and will miss the next 3-4 weeks.

He goes to to the D.L.

Jesse Conley is called up.

Dave Stewart is back in the rotation.

rpriske · 05-29-2016, 12:25 AM

April 26th, 1985

The Jays had the lead for most of the game, lost in the 8th, and got it back in the 9th, beating the Rangers 6-5.

Lance Parrish hit two home runs!

WP - Mark Huismann (1-0)
Save - Stew Cliburn (1)
LP - Donnie Moore (0-2)

Record - 12-4

05-07-2016, 10:13 PM	#41
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 11th, 1985 Paul Molitor was the spark plug at the top of the order as he reached base four times and scored all four times as the Jays beat the Royals 10-3. Larry Parrish hit his 1st home run as a Jay. WP - Ron Darling (1-0) Save - Don Carman (1) LP - Chris Codiroli (0-1) Record - 3-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-09-2016, 07:37 AM	#42
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 12th, 1985 Dreams of going 162-0 were dashed today as the Jays fell to the Orioles 5-2. WP - Frank Tanana (1-0) Save - Dan Quisenberry (2) LP - Jim Beattie (0-1) Record - 3-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-09-2016, 07:41 AM	#43
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	The Jays claimed Ricky Butler off waivers from the Mets. He was assigned to AAA and Sammy Stewart was placed on waivers to make room. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-12-2016, 10:31 AM	#44
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 13th, 1985 Bert Blyleven gave up a costly gopher ball that turned his 8 strikeout evening into a 4-2 loss to the Orioles. Edgardo Espinosa hit his 1st homer of the year. WP - Storm Davis (2-0) Save - Dan Quisenberry (3) LP - Bert Blyleven (1-1) Record - 3-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-12-2016, 10:40 AM	#45
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Miguel Serna was claimed off waivers from the Mariners. He was assigned to AAA. Bernard Ray was placed on waivers to make room. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-13-2016, 10:10 PM	#46
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 14th, 1985 Dave Stewart's stamina is still questioned as he managed only 4 innings today, but Michael Klinger came in and pitched 5 scoreless frames to grab the 8-4 win over the Orioles. Desiderio Holbeche hit his first home run. WP - Michael Klinger (1-0) LP - Kirk McCaskill (0-1) Record - 4-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-13-2016, 10:12 PM	#47
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Mark Salas, Saint Hyacinthe (AA) was named player of the week of this league. The Jays rose to #5 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Hal McRae, Angels & Tom Foley, Reds __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-13-2016, 10:39 PM	#48
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 16th, 1985 Nolan Ryan struck out 10 and got great support from Larry Parrish who went 3 for 3 with a home run, double and a walk, scoring 3 times and knocking in 3. The Jays beat the Rangers 8-2. Jose Cruz also hit one out. WP - Nolan Ryan (2-0) LP - Tom Candiotti (1-1) Record - 5-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-15-2016, 11:12 PM	#49
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 17th, 1985 John Godwin reached base three times and scored twice, including on his home run. Ron Darling pitched 7 solid innings and beat the Rangers 6-2. Al Carlson also hit a home run. WP - Ron Darling (2-0) LP - Len Barker (0-1) Record - 6-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-17-2016, 02:03 PM	#50
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 18th, 1985 Bert Blyleven kept the Rangers quiet all day until the Jays hitters could get to work, beating them 3-1. The Toronto bullpen continues to have a 0.00 ERA WP - Bert Blyleven (2-1) Save - Tom Niedenfuer (2) LP - Danny Jackson (0-3) Record - 7-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-19-2016, 07:46 AM	#51
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 19th, 1985 Michael Klinger gave up the first earned run for the Toronto bullpen, but it was just an add-on as the Jays fell to the Orioles, 7-2. WP - Kirk McCaskill (1-1) LP - Jim Beattie (0-2) Record - 7-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-21-2016, 08:53 AM	#52
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 20th, 1985 Dave Stewart, Don Carman and Tom Niedenfuer combined to strike out 11 Orioles while leading the Jays to a 2-0 win. WP - Dave Stewart (1-0) Save - Tom Niedenfuer (3) LP - Dennis Eckersley (0-1) Record - 8-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-23-2016, 08:10 PM	#53
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 21st, 1985 Gustavo Pena had struggled so far this season, but not today! He hit a home run and two doubles, knocking in four runs, as the Jays beat the Orioles 8-4. Edgardo Espinosa and Doug DeCinces also hit balls out. WP - Nolan Ryan (3-0) Save - Mark Huismann (1) LP - Buddy Black (0-3) Record - 9-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-23-2016, 08:11 PM	#54
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	The Blue Jays sit at #1 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Tony Armas, Mariners & Eric Davis, Mets __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-23-2016, 08:33 PM	#55
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 22nd, 1985 Edgardo Espinosa hit a 1st inning Grand Slam and followed it with a 2-run double, leading the Jays over the Royals 10-5. Paul Molitor also hit a home run. WP - Ron Darling (3-0) LP - Chris Codiroli (0-2) Record - 10-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-26-2016, 06:26 PM	#56
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 23rd, 1985 Edgardo Espinosa's 3rd hit of the day was a 9th inning walk-off RBI single to score Doug DeCinces and give the Jays a 7-6 win over the Royals. WP - Michael Klinger (2-0) LP - Randy St.Claire (1-1) Record - 11-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-26-2016, 06:49 PM	#57
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 24th, 1985 The first time this season Tom Niedenfuer gives up a run, he gives up 4 of them for his first blown save and loss as the Jays fell to the Royals 5-3. Jim Beattie's struggles so far this season may be physical as he left the game with an undisclosed injury. Larry Parrish hit his 3rd home run of the year. WP - Lee Tunnell (2-0) Save - Randy St. Claire (2) LP - Tom Niedenfuer (0-1) Record - 11-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-27-2016 at 02:44 PM.

05-26-2016, 09:10 PM	#58
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	TRADE To BREWERS Gustavo Pena Joel Ayers To BLUE JAYS Dan Gladden Ralph Chapman Walton Crawford Jeffery Lugo Gladden joins the Jays Robin Yount is activated from the D.L. Called up from AAA: Dave Stieb, Domingo Bruno, Pepe Romero Sent down: Rade Grol, Tom Niedenfuer DFA: Jim Dwyer, Gary Ward The Jays were weak at CF with Desiderio Holbeche and amply stocked at C with Lance Parrish as back-up and Domingo Bruno earning a call-up. Stew Cliburn is closing while Niedenfuer works out the kinks. Dave Stewart has moved to the pen to make room for Stieb... while we await word on the status of Jim Beattie. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-27-2016 at 02:45 PM.

05-26-2016, 09:32 PM	#59
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	And we heard quickly. Jim Beattie has a torn meniscus and will miss the next 3-4 weeks. He goes to to the D.L. Jesse Conley is called up. Dave Stewart is back in the rotation. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-29-2016, 12:25 AM	#60
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 26th, 1985 The Jays had the lead for most of the game, lost in the 8th, and got it back in the 9th, beating the Rangers 6-5. Lance Parrish hit two home runs! WP - Mark Huismann (1-0) Save - Stew Cliburn (1) LP - Donnie Moore (0-2) Record - 12-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````