Events in Sport
Baseball Record
1948-05-30 Schenectady Blue Jays Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 in 15-inning game
- 1976-10-05 MLB expansion draft: Seattle Mariners & Toronto Blue Jays pick 30 unprotected AL players; Ruppert Jones OF (Seattle) & Bob Bailor OF (Toronto) are first picks
- 1977-04-07 MLB Toronto Blue Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5
Sports History
1977-04-21 Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6
Baseball Record
1977-06-08 MLB California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game, in 10-inning, 2-1 win over visiting Toronto Blue Jays
- 1977-09-10 Blue Jays beat Yankees 19-3 with 20 hits
Sports History
1977-09-15 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when mgr Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound)
- 1979-08-25 California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2
- 1983-05-22 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR
- 1983-05-25 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) & Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs
- 1984-04-30 Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game
- 1984-08-05 Toronto designated hitter Cliff Johnson hits MLB record 19th career pinch-hit HR in Blue Jays 4-3 win over Baltimore Orioles
- 1985-10-02 Detroit 1st baseman Darrell Evans hits home run #40 in Tigers' 4-2 win over Toronto Blue Jays; first to record 40 x HRs in a MLB season in both Leagues
- 1985-10-16 MLB American League Championship: Kansas City Royals beat Toronto Blue Jays, 4 games to 3
- 1987-09-14 Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 HRs vs Baltimore Orioles
- 1987-11-17 George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP
- 1988-07-03 Gene Nelson of the Oakland A's becomes first AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 in 9-8 win over Toronto Blue Jays
- 1989-05-04 Junior Felix of Toronto Blue Jays becomes 53rd MLB player to hit HR on 1st at bat
- 1989-05-15 MLB Toronto Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams, and replace him with Cito Gaston
- 1989-06-04 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway
- 1989-06-05 Toronto Blue Jays Skydome stadium opens, Milwaukee Brewers win 5-3
- 1989-06-07 1st Baseball game to start outdoors & end indoors, as Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48, & beat Brewers 4-2
- 1989-09-23 Blue Jays bat out of order against Brewers in 6th inning
- 1989-09-30 Toronto Blue Jays wins AL East title
Baseball Record
1989-10-07 Oakland A's Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a playoff series (5 games) against Toronto Blue Jays
- 1989-10-08 MLB American League Championship: Oakland Athletics beat Toronto Blue Jays, 4 games to 1
- 1990-01-15 In a shrewd move, Detroit Tigers sign 1st baseman Cecil Fielder who spent previous season in Japan; hits 51 homers this MLB season and becomes a premier power hitter for most of the 1990s
- 1990-06-22 Longest game in Toronto, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns
Sports History
1990-06-29 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues
- 1990-08-27 Brewers-Blue Jays game is delayed 35 minutes due to gnats
- 1990-09-02 Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb throws MLB record 9th no-hitter of the season; beats Cleveland, 3-0
- 1990-12-05 Blue Jays trade F McGriff & T Fernandez to SD for R Alomar & J Carter
- 1991-06-18 Yankee pitchers pick-off 3 Toronto Blue Jays
Sports History
1991-09-13 Joe Carter 1st baseball player with 3 consecutive 100 RBI seasons with 3 different teams (Indians, Padres, Blue Jays)
- 1991-10-02 Toronto Blue Jays clinch AL East title with a 6-5 win v California Angels; become first sport franchise in history to draw 4 million fans in one season
- 1991-10-13 Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game
- 1991-10-13 MLB American League Championship: Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays, 4 games to 1
- 1992-04-13 Longest 2 undefeated baseball teams to meet (NY Yanks 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); Yanks score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2
Baseball Trade
1992-04-27 NY Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent
- 1992-08-28 Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings
- 1992-10-14 MLB American League Championship: Toronto Blue Jays beat Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 2
- 1992-10-14 Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant
- 1992-10-17 1st Baseball World Series featuring non-American team; Game 1: Toronto Blue Jays lose 3-1 to Braves at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
- 1992-10-18 1st non-American team to win a Baseball World Series game; Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 5-4 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
- 1992-10-20 1st Baseball World Series game is played outside United States; Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 3-2 in Game 3 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
- 1992-10-22 Atlanta Braves become 1st American team to win a Baseball World Series game outside of United States; beat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2 in Game 5 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
- 1992-10-24 Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 4-3 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their first-ever title; MVP: Toronto catcher Pat Borders
- 1992-11-17 Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft
- 1993-07-23 NY Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yanks, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st
- 1993-07-31 Toronto Blue Jays obtain future Baseball Hall of Fame OF Rickey Henderson from Oakland in exchange for minor leaguers Steve Karsay and Jose Herrera
- 1993-08-13 Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24
- 1993-10-12 MLB American League Championship: Toronto Blue Jays beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2
- 1993-10-20 Highest scoring, longest lasting World Series game - Toronto Blue Jays score 6 runs in 8th inning to defeat Philadelphia Phillies 15-14, in 4 hr-14 min slugfest at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
World Series
1993-10-23 Baseball World Series: Defending champion Toronto Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 8-6 at the SkyDome, Toronto to clinch series, 4-2; MVP: Blue Jays infielder Paul Molitor
- 1996-11-11 Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award; Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays claims AL Award
Clemens Signs with Blue Jays
1996-12-13 Free agent Roger Clemens signs with Toronto Blue Jays
- 1997-05-21 Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens beats the Yankees for his 200th win
- 1997-11-11 Canadian based players win Cy Young Awards for best MLB pitcher; Toronto Blue Jays' Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Award; Pedro Martinez of Montreal Expos takes NL Award
- 1998-07-05 Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens collects his 3,000th career strikeout in 2-1 win vs Tampa Bay (11th to achieve milestone)
- 2008-04-01 New York Yankees set a MLB record by winning their 11th straight home opener, 3-2 against Toronto Blue Jays
- 2012-04-05 A three-run homer by J.P. Arencibia off Jairo Asencio gives the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians; 16 inning game duration a MLB Opening Day record
- 2018-05-08 Seattle Mariners MLB left-hander James Paxton hurls a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto
- 2019-09-01 Houston Astros starter Justin Verlander strikes out 14 as he throws his third career no-hitter in a 2-0 decision against the Toronto Blue Jays
Birthdays in Sport
- 1933-05-27 (Edward) "Ted" Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur (Rogers Communications), MLB team owner (Toronto Blue Jays), and philanthropist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
- 1937-08-22 Pat Gillick, American Baseball HOF executive (GM Toronto Blue Jays World Series 1992, 93, Philadelphia Phillies 2008), born in Chico, California
- 1938-07-12 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2019)
- 1939-06-13 Tom Cheek, American sportscaster (Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 2005)
- 1941-05-21 Bobby Cox, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1977 [coach NY Yankees], 1995 Atlanta Braves; 4 × Manager of the Year; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1943-10-04 Jimy Williams, American MLB baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals), coach (World Series Champ - Atlanta, 1995 & Philadelphia, 2008), and manager (Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox (AL Manager of the Year -1999), Houston Astros), born in Santa Maria, California (d. 2024)
- 1944-03-17 Cito Gaston, American MLB player and manager (Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Antonio, Texas
Dave Winfield (72 years old)
1951-10-03 American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (12 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; 6 x Silver Slugger; SD Padres; NY Yankees), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
Jack Morris (68 years old)
1955-05-16 Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers, 1991 [MVP] Minnesota Twins, 1992-93 Toronto Blue Jays), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Paul Molitor (67 years old)
1956-08-22 American Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All-Star Milwaukee Brewers; World Series MVP 1993 Toronto Blue Jays) and manager (Minnesota Twins 2015-18), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1957-02-07 Dámaso García, Dominican baseball second baseman (MLB All-Star 1984, 85; Silver Slugger Award 1982; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Moca, Dominican Republic (d. 2020)
- 1957-07-22 Dave Stieb, American MLB pitcher (7-time All Star, Blue Jays), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1957-12-21 Tom Henke, American baseball relief pitcher (World Series 1992; MLB All-Star 1987, 95; NL Rolaids Relief Man Award 1995; Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1959-03-17 Danny Ainge, American NBA basketball player (Boston Celtics, 1981-69; 3 other teams 1989-95), coach (Phoenix Suns, 1996-99), and executive (Boston Celtics, 2000-present)and MLB baseball (Toronto Blue Jays, 1979-81) player, born in Eugene, Oregon
- 1959-10-21 George Bell, Dom Rep, outfielder (Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP)
- 1959-10-29 Jesse Barfield, American MLB outfielder (Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 HR leader), born in Joliet, Illinois
Joe Carter (64 years old)
1960-03-07 American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1991–94, 96; World Series 1992, 93; Silver Slugger Award 1991, 92; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1960-04-28 John Cerutti, American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Albany, New York (d. 2004)
- 1960-12-09 Juan Samuel, Dominican-American baseball infielder (NY Yankees, Blue Jays), manager and coach, born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- 1961-04-22 Jimmy Key, Huntsville Alabama, pitcher (Blue Jays, NY Yanks, Orioles)
- 1961-05-01 Charlie O'Brien, American MLB catcher (pioneered hockey style catcher's mask; World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1962-06-30 Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball shortstop (5 x MLB All-Star; 4 x Gold Glove; World Series 1993 Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic (d. 2020)
Roger Clemens (61 years old)
1962-08-04 American baseball pitcher (7 x Cy Young Awards; AL MVP 1986 Boston Red Sox; Triple Crown 1997, 98 Toronto Blue Jays; 11 x MLB All Star), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1962-12-29 Devon White, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1989, 93, 98; World Series 1992, 93 Toronto Blue Jays, 1997 Florida Marlins; 7 × Gold Glove Award), born in Kingston, Jamaica
David Cone (61 years old)
1963-01-02 American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1999; AL Cy Young Award 1994; 5 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1992 Toronto Blue Jays; 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 NY Yankees), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1963-08-11 Mike Huff, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1965-05-27 Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
- 1966-03-10 Michael Timlin, American MLB pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Midland, Texas
- 1966-10-03 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
- 1966-10-28 Juan Guzman, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1967-07-25 Ed Sprague Jr., American baseball infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Castro Valley, California
- 1968-02-05 Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1992, 93 Toronto Blue Jays; 12 x MLB All Star; 10 x Gold Glove Award), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
- 1968-08-05 John Olerud, American MLB infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1968-11-03 Paul Quantrill, Canadian baseball pitcher and coach (MLB All Star 2001; Toronto Blue Jays), born in London, Ontario
- 1968-11-04 Domingo Cedeno, Dominican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in La Ramona, Dominican Republic
- 1968-11-13 Pat Hentgen, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1969-02-04 Brad Cornett, American baseball pitcher, appeared in 14 games (Toronto Blue Jays, 1994-95), Brad Cornett
- 1969-06-04 Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
- 1969-10-13 Tim Crabtree, American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Jackson, Michigan
- 1970-09-24 Paul Spoljaric, Canadian pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Kelowna, British Columbia
- 1972-06-25 Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- 1972-11-10 Shawn Green, American baseball outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Des Plaines, Illinois
- 1973-04-08 Alex Gonzalez, American infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Miami, Florida
- 1973-05-31 Marty Janzen, American pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Miami, Florida
- 1973-12-29 Tomas Perez, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Lara, Venezuela
- 1974-07-20 Bengie Molina, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (World Series 2002, Gold Glove Award 2002, 03 LA Angels; Toronto Blue Jays, SF Giants, Texas Rangers), born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
- 1974-10-29 R. A. Dickey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star, NL Cy Young Award, NL strikeout leader 2012; Gold Glove Award 2013; NY Mets, Toronto Blue Jays), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1975-04-27 Chris Carpenter, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 2005; 3 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2006, 11 St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Exeter, New Hampshire
- 1977-05-14 Roy Halladay, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star, Cy Young Award 2003, 10; perfect game 2010; postseason no-hitter 2010; Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Denver Colorado (d. 2017)
- 1977-08-09 Jason Frasor, American baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1977-09-21 Brian Tallet, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2002-11 (Toronto Blue Jays, and 2 other teams), born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
- 1977-12-06 Kevin Cash, American baseball catcher (World Series 2007, 09; Boston Red Sox; New York Yankees) and manager (AL Manager of the Year 2020; TB Rays), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1978-12-08 Vernon Wells III, American baseball center fielder (Toronto Blue Jays; 3-time MLB All-Star & Gold Glove), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1991-05-01 Marcus Stroman, American MLB baseball pitcher (All-Star, 2019; Gold Glove, 2017; Toronto Blue Jays, NY Mets), born in Medford, New York
- 1992-07-01 Aaron Sanchez, American baseball pitcher (AL ERA leader & MLB All Star 2016 Toronto Blue Jays; pitched combined no-hitter 2019), born in Barstow, California
Deaths in Sport
- 2004-10-03 John Cerutti, American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), dies of ventricular arrhythmia at 44
- 2005-10-09 Tom Cheek, American sportscaster (Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays), dies at 66
- 2008-12-02 (Edward) "Ted" Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur (Rogers Communications), MLB team owner (Toronto Blue Jays), and philanthropist, dies of congestive heart failure at 75
- 2017-11-07 Roy Halladay, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star, Cy Young Award 2003, 10; perfect game 2010; postseason no-hitter 2010; Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies), died when piloting a plane under influence of painkillers, sleeping pills at 40
- 2019-10-30 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), dies from cancer at 81
- 2020-02-16 Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball shortstop (5 x MLB All-Star; 4 x Gold Glove; World Series 1993 Toronto Blue Jays), dies of polycystic kidney disease at 57
- 2020-04-15 Dámaso García, Dominican baseball second baseman (MLB All-Star 1984, 85; Silver Slugger Award 1982; Toronto Blue Jays), dies from a malignant brain tumour at 63
- 2024-01-26 Jimy Williams, American MLB baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals), coach (World Series Champ - Atlanta, 1995 & Philadelphia, 2008), and manager (Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox (AL Manager of the Year -1999), Houston Astros), dies at 80