Toronto Blue Jays - The Eighties (1980-1989)
 
   
 
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        1980 7 67 95   1983 4 89 73   1987 2 96 66               Click  
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  Titles: Top Blue Jays Players of the Eighties  
  1985 Division (Lost to Kansas City in ALCS)  
  1989 Division (Lost to Oakland ALCS) Pitchers:  
    Dave Stieb (48.4) -    96  
  Ballpark: Jim Clancy (22.6) -   69  
  Exhibition Stadium (1980-1989) Jimmy Key (20.1) -    47  
  SkyDome (1989) Tom Henke (10.7) -    33  
    Doyle Alexander  (13.6) -    28  
  Team Name: Luis Leal (10.7) -    26  
  Blue Jays John Cerutti (6.22) -    15  
  Joey McLaughlin (2.87) -    14  
  Owner:  Mike Flanagan () -    12  
  Consortium of Corporations (LaBatt, Imperial Trust, Imperial Bank) Mark Eichhorn (9.79) -    12  
  Roy Lee Jackson (4.33) -   11  
  General Managers:    
  Pat Gillick Catchers:  
    Ernie Whitt (19.36) -    58  
  Managers: Clifford Johnson (5.46) -    16  
  Bobby Mattick (1980 - 1981) Buck Martinez (3.51) -    14  
  Bobby Cox (1982 - 1985)    
  Jimmy Williams (1986 - 1989) First Basemen:  
    Willie Upshaw (13.99) -   42  
  Hall of Famers: Fred McGriff (14.15) -    21  
  Fred McGriff John Mayberry (2.3) -   13  
    Cecil Fielder (0.26) -    1  
e Rookie of the Year:  Willie Mays Aikens (0.87) -   0  
  None    
    Second Basemen:  
  MVP Damaso Garcia (8.66) -    24  
  George Bell (1987) Garth Iorg (3.72) -   10  
       
  No Hitters: ShortStop:  
  None Tony Fernandez (23.88) -   48  
    Alfredo Griffin (3.68) -    15  
  Cy Young:    
  None Third Base:  
    Rance Mulliniks (15.04) -    41  
  Notable Events: Kelly Gruber (9.9) -    22  
       
  1980 - 1989 Pat Gillick is General Manager. He architects the excellent   Outfield:  
   Blue Jay teams of the mid eighties thru the mid nineties in his seventeen  Lloyd Moseby (26.03) -    81  
  year tenure.  Here's how Gillick continued building a contender in the   Jesse Barfield (29.51) -    70  
  Eighties without an ownership group with deep pockets: George Bell (20.19) -    40  
   □  1980 - 2B Damaso Garcia, 23, is obtained from the Yankees in a six player deal  Barry Bonnell (3.43) -   19  
  for catcher Rick Cerone . Cerone was the replacement for Thurman Munson.  Dave Collins (4.67) -    14  
  □  1981 - OF George Bell, 21. selected from the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft Otto Velez (2.16) -   12  
   □  1982 - C Pat Borders, 19, 6th round of amateur draft, debuted in 1988 Alvis Woods (1.42) -    10  
  □  1982 - 3B Rance Mulliniks, 26, stolen from KC in a deal for Phil Huffman    
  □  1982 - LHP Jimmy Key, 22, 3rd round of amateur draft, debut 1984  Notable Events:  
  □  1983 - RHP Doyle Alexander, 32, signed as FA off the scrap heap from Yankees      
  □  1983 - 1B Fred McGriff, 19, is stolen from the Yankees in exchange for  1983 - In their seventh season, the Jays have their first over .500 finish.   
  Dale Murray. He debuts in 1986  GM Pat Gillick has built a strong young nucleus that will keep the Blue Jays  
  □  1983 - 1B Cecil Fielder,19, is stolen from KC in exchange for Leon Roberts.  in the title hunt for the next eleven years. During that span, Toronto will  
   However, due to the logjam at first base, he bolts for Japan in 1988.    average a 91-61 mark and never dip below 86-76. Impressive.   
  He's one that got away □  Stud ouftielders Barfield, Bell and Moseby are all twenty three   
  □  1984 - 3B Kelly Gruber, 22, selected from Cleveland in the Rule 5 draft. □  The infield of Upshaw, Garcia, Griffin and Mulliniks averages twenty six   
   He had been the tenth overall pick in the 1980 amateur draft by the Indians. years of age and there are youngsters Fernandez, 21, and McGriff, 19,  
  □  1985 - Ace Righty Reliever Tom Henke, 27, is taken from Texas as a FA  waiting in the wings.  Not to mention that Gruber, 22, will be acquired in '84  
   Compensation pick □  Catcher Whitt is 31, but it turns out he'll be going strong until he's  
  □  1985 - RHP Todd Stottlemyre, 20, 3rd overall pick in amateur draft,  thirty seven  
   debuted in 1988 □  On the mound you've got three aces in Stieb, Clancy and Leal who average  
  □  1986 - RHP Pat Hentgen, 17, 5th round. Debuted 1992  twenty six years old and in '84, another ace, Jimmy Key, 21, will be joining  
  □  1987 - RHP Juan Guzman, 20, acquired from LA for 2B Mike Sharperson  the  starting rotation  followed by twenty seven year old bullpen stud Henke,   
  □  1988 - 1B Carlos Delgado, 16, is an IFA, he debuted in 1993 who will join the staff in '85  
  □  1989 - 1B John Olerud, 20, is drafted in the 3rd round, he debuts in '89  
    1985 - The Jays win the Division, but lose to eventual World Champ Royals   
    in the ALCS.   
     
    1989 - The SkyDome opens. It's a retractable dome. It also has some nice   
     features such as a restaurant overlooking the playing field and hotel rooms   
    overlooking the playing field - these cause additional entertainent from  
     time to time depending on what's going on in the rooms.   
     
    1989 - The Jays win the Division in something of a down year, going 89-73,  
     but they'll take it. They're no match for the powerful A's in the ALCS, however