1992 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977)

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May 5th, 1992

A great outing by Dave Summers and an 8th inning, three-run homer by newest Jay, Kent Hrbek, led to a 3-1 Toronto win over the A's.

WP - Dave Summers (3-0)
Save - Kent Johnson (5)
LP - Roy McAllister (1-1)

Record - 13-15

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Phillip Burgess was granted Free Agency due to a clause in his contract. (He was in AA.)

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May 6th, 1992

Bill Maxwell went 3 for 3 with a home run and a double as he led the Blue Jays to a 7-3 win over the Mariners.

Sam Wilson also homered for Toronto.

WP - Juan Guzman (3-1)
Save - Andrew Miles (1)
LP - Kevin Brown (2-4)

Record - 14-15

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May 7th, 1992

Ricardo Gonzalez went 3 for 5, including his first home run of the season, as the Blue Jays beat the Mariners, 7-5.

WP - Frank Viola (1-1)
Save - Kent Johnson (6)
LP - Roger Pavlov (1-3)

Record - 15-15

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May 8th, 1992

Jim Abbott pitched into the 9th, leading the Jays to a 4-2 win over the Angels.

WP - Jim Abbott (3-2)
Save - Kent Johnson (7)
LP - Alex Fernandez (1-5)

Record - 16-15

AL EAST


MIL. 15-13, .536, --
DET 16-15, .516. 0.5
TOR 16-15, .516. 0.5
BAL 15-15, .500. 1.0

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May 9th, 1992

The Blue Jay winning streak ended at four as the Angels thumped them, 9-2.

WP - Mark Gubicza (3-2)
LP - Dave Fleming (3-3)

Record - 16-16

AL EAST

DET 17-15 --
MIL 15-14 0.5
TOR 16-16 1.0

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May 10th, 1992

The Angels took care of the Blue Jays again today, beating them 9-4.

WP - German Matos (2-3)
Save - Blagidos Antabian (2)
LP - Dave Summers (3-1)

Record - 16-17

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TRADE

To ORIOLES

Clyde Harrison
Dave Beck
Broderick Pearson
Chuck Carr
Jason Duncan

To BLUE JAYS

Larry Harris
Thomas Jones
Paul MacGruder
Jesus Martinez
Scott Bullett

All minor leaguers.


Sent to AAA: Wes Sweet, David Roberts

Called Up: Kevin Thompson, Angel Lara

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May 12th, 1992

Angel Lara's first big league hit was a three-run home run, and Rick Rowe also went deep, but it was in a losing effort as the Jays fell, 7-6, to the A's.

Kirby Puckett left the game after being hit in the foot by a pitch. He may just need another day or two off.

WP - Sancho Garza (1-0)
Save - Jim Gore (11)
LP - Scott Radinsky (0-1)

Record - 16-18

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Robin Yount signed a minor league contract.

If he has anything left in the tank, we want to give him that chance.

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May 13th, 1992

Three Blue Jays errors heavily contributed to their 6-1 loss to the A's.

WP - Julio Castro (3-3)
LP - Jim Abbott (3-3)

Record - 16-19

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May 14th, 1992

A nice complete game win for Dave Fleming as he led the Jays to a 6-3 nod over the Mariners.

Santiago Canseco homered for Toronto.

WP - Dave Fleming (4-3)
LP - John Smiley (2-4)

Record - 17-19

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May 15th, 1992

Bill Maxwell and Bubba Cook both homered for Toronto but the Jays still came out on the wrong end of a 6-2 game against the Mariners.

WP - Donovan Osborne (3-1)
LP - Dave Summers (3-2)

Record - 17-20

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May 16th, 1992

The Mariners topped the Blue Jays again, beating them 6-3.

John Valentin hit his 3rd home run of the season (and his career).

WP - Roger Pavlov (2-3)
Save - Mike Perez (1)
LP - Manolo Gutierrez (0-2)

Record - 17-21

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May 17th, 1992

It was a tightly contested game but an RBI double in the 9th by John Valentin gave the Jays a walk-off, 4-3 win over the Mariners!

Bill Maxwell hit his 7th homer of the season.

WP - Andrew Miles (1-1)
LP - Jose DeLeon (1-4)

Record - 18-21

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Paul Hicks of Stratford was named Player of the Week for his A league.

For the Majors it was Ruben Sierra, White Sox & John Greenwood, Braves.

The Blue Jays slipped to #19 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

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May 18th, 1992

Jim Abbott pitched into the 9th, leading the Blue Jays to a 7-1 win over the Twins.

John Valentin and Kirby Puckett hit back-to-back homers in the 3rd.

WP - Jim Abbott (4-3)
LP - Gerardo Arroyo (3-2)

Record - 19-21

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May 19th, 1992

The Blue Jays bats were largely silent as the Twin beat them, 5-1.

Even that one run came from a bases loaded walk.

WP - Alfredo Ortiz (1-0)
Save - Albert Hodge (1)
LP - Dave Fleming (4-4)

Record - 19-22

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TRADE

To EXPOS

Gerald Perry
Scott Coolbaugh

To BLUE JAYS

Floyd Foley (MTL pays remainder of salary)
Jeremy McCarthy

Julio Franco is activated from the IL.

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May 20th, 1992

Quite a return for Julio Franco as he went 4 for 5 in the 8-5, Blue Jays win over the Twins.

WP - Dave Summers (4-2)
Save - Kent Johnson (8)
LP - Wally Whitehurst (1-5)

Record - 20-22