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2001 Toronto Blue Jays season

FieldValue
nameToronto Blue Jays
season2001
leagueAmerican League
divisionEast
ballparkSkyDome
cityToronto
record80–82 (.494)
divisional_place3rd
ownersRogers; Paul Godfrey (CEO)
general_managersGord Ash
managersBuck Martinez
televisionCBC Television
(Brian Williams, John Cerutti)
The Sports Network
(Dan Shulman, Pat Tabler)
CTV Sportsnet
(Rob Faulds, Jerry Howarth)
radioCHUM (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek, Gary Matthews)

(Brian Williams, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman, Pat Tabler) CTV Sportsnet (Rob Faulds, Jerry Howarth) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek, Gary Matthews) |}} The 2001 Toronto Blue Jays was the franchise's 25th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses.

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 2001 season.

October 2000

October 31Frank Castillo granted free agency (signed with Boston Red Sox to a two-year, $4.5 million contract on December 7, 2000).
Mark Guthrie granted free agency (signed with Oakland Athletics to a two-year, $3.6 million contract on January 5, 2001).
Dave Martinez granted free agency (signed with Atlanta Braves to a two-year, $3 million contract on December 10, 2000).
Mickey Morandini granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a contract on December 6, 2000).
Steve Trachsel granted free agency (signed with New York Mets to a two-year, $7.3 million contract on December 14, 2000).

November 2000

November 22Acquired Steve Parris from the Cincinnati Reds for Clayton Andrews and Leo Estrella.

December 2000

December 21Signed free agent Trent Hubbard from the Baltimore Orioles to a contract.

January 2001

January 24Signed amateur free agent Alfredo Aceves to a contract.

February 2001

February 12Re-signed Steve Parris to a two-year, $6.05 million contract.

March 2001

March 28Released Héctor Carrasco.
Released Todd Greene.

Regular season

  • August 17, 2001: Jeff Frye became the second Blue Jay in history to hit for the cycle. He achieved the feat against the Texas Rangers.

Opening Day starters

  • Tony Batista
  • José Cruz Jr.
  • Carlos Delgado
  • Darrin Fletcher
  • Homer Bush
  • Brad Fullmer
  • Alex Gonzalez
  • Esteban Loaiza
  • Raúl Mondesí
  • Shannon Stewart

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2001 regular season.

April 2001

April 16Signed free agent Patrick Lennon of the Montreal Expos to a contract.

June 2001

June 29Released Lance Painter.

July 2001

July 31Released John Frascatore.

August 2001

August 27Signed amateur free agent Eugenio Vélez to a contract.

2001 draft picks

Source

The 2002 MLB draft was held in June 2001.

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege/SchoolNationality
115Gabe GrossOFAuburn UniversityUnited States
259Brandon LeagueRHPSt. Louis High School (Honolulu, HI)United States
391Tyrell GodwinOFEast Bladen High SchoolUnited States
4121Chris SheffieldRHPUniversity of MiamiUnited States
5151Mike RouseSSCalifornia State University, FullertonUnited States
6181Lee DelfinoSSEast Carolina UniversityUnited States
7211Jason ColsonRHPWinthrop UniversityUnited States
8241Sean GrimesLHPSaunders Secondary SchoolCanada
9271Luke HetheringtonOFKentwood High SchoolUnited States
10301Ryan CostelloLHPMontclair State UniversityUnited States

Roster

2001 Toronto Blue JaysRoster
**Pitchers**

Game log

|- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 1 || Rangers † || 8–1 || Loaiza (1–0) || Helling (0–1) || || 19,891 || 1–0 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Devil Rays || 8–1 || Lopez (1–0) || Parris (0–1) || || 41,546 || 1–1 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Devil Rays || 11–8 || Quantrill (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Koch (1) || 15,172 || 2–1 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Devil Rays || 11–0 || Carpenter (1–0) || Rekar (0–1) || || 14,023 || 3–1 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Yankees || 13–4 || Loaiza (2–0) || Parker (0–1) || || 29,606 || 4–1 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Michalak (1–0) || Hernández (0–1) || Koch (2) || 30,487 || 5–1 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 8 || @ Yankees || 16–5 || Clemens (2–0) || Parris (0–2) || || 31,970 || 5–2 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 9 || Devil Rays || 8–1 || Hamilton (1–0) || Wilson (0–1) || || 48,115 || 6–2 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 10 || Devil Rays || 3–2 (10) || Quantrill (2–0) || Sturtze (0–1) || || 18,071 || 7–2 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 11 || Devil Rays || 4–3 || Yan (1–0) || Koch (0–1) || || 24,017 || 7–3 |- align="centre" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | – || April 12 || Royals ||colspan=6|Postponed (SkyDome roof malfunction) Rescheduled for April 30 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 13 || Royals || 2–1 || Michalak (2–0) || Suppan (1–2) || Koch (3) || 26,148 || 8–3 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 14 || Royals || 5–4 || File (1–0) || Hernández (0–2) || || 26,024 || 9–3 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 15 || Royals || 4–2 || Stein (1–2) || Carpenter (1–1) || Hernández (2) || 21,379 || 9–4 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 || Yankees || 6–5 || Loaiza (3–0) || Keisler (0–1) || Koch (4) || 20,019 || 10–4 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 18 || Yankees || 7–2 || Michalak (3–0) || Hernández (0–2) || || 19,770 || 11–4 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || Yankees || 6–5 (17) || Choate (1–0) || File (1–1) || Mendoza (1) || 24,684 || 11–5 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 20 || @ Royals || 12–4 || Carpenter (2–1) || Suzuki (1–1) || || 28,018 || 12–5 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 21 || @ Royals || 5–4 (13) || Henry (1–0) || Plesac (0–1) || || 18,246 || 12–6 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || @ Royals || 5–1 || Reichert (2–1) || Loaiza (3–1) || Hernández (4) || 17,371 || 12–7 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 24 || Rangers || 7–5 || Frascatore (1–0) || Mahomes (0–2) || Koch (5) || 15,381 || 13–7 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 25 || Rangers || 8–5 || Quantrill (3–0) || Rogers (1–2) || Koch (6) || 15,021 || 14–7 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 27 || Angels || 12–4 || Loaiza (4–1) || Washburn (0–3) || || 16,174 || 15–7 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 28 || Angels || 4–1 || Ortiz (3–2) || Michalak (3–1) || Percival (4) || 19,261 || 15–8 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 29 || Angels || 2–0 || Parris (1–2) || Schoeneweis (2–2) || Koch (7) || 23,949 || 16–8 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 30 || Royals || 6–3 || Suppan (2–3) || Hamilton (1–1) || Hernández (6) || 13,766 || 16–9 |- |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 1 || @ Athletics || 5–4 (10) || Quantrill (4–0) || Isringhausen (0–1) || Koch (8) || 10,935 || 17–9 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 2 || @ Athletics || 6–0 || Mulder (3–2) || Loaiza (4–2) || || 14,048 || 17–10 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 3 || @ Athletics || 3–2 (15)|| Bradford (1–1) || Borbón (0–1) || || 10,586 || 17–11 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 4 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Parris (2–2) || Abbott (0–1) || || 42,284 || 18–11 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 5 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Rhodes (3–0) || Borbón (0–2) || Sasaki (14) || 42,894 || 18–12 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 6 || @ Mariners || 11–3 || Carpenter (3–1) || Halama (2–3) || || 45,080 || 19–12 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 8 || Athletics || 8–5 || Mulder (4–2) || Loaiza (4–3) || Mecir (1) || 16,479 || 19–13 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 9 || Athletics || 8–5 || Hudson (3–3) || Michalak (3–2) || Isringhausen (5) || 16,241 || 19–14 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 10 || Athletics || 14–8 || Guthrie (1–0) || Painter (0–1) || || 16,130 || 19–15 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 11 || Mariners || 7–2 || Abbott (1–1) || Hamilton (1–2) || || 20,279 || 19–16 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 12 || Mariners || 11–7 || Tomko (2–1) || Escobar (0–1) || || 24,908 || 19–17 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 13 || Mariners || 7–5 || Moyer (6–1) || Loaiza (4–4) || Sasaki (17) || 20,624 || 19–18 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 15 || @ Angels || 9–3 || Michalak (4–2) || Valdez (2–3) || || 15,904 || 20–18 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 16 || @ Angels || 3–1 || Schoeneweis (3–2) || Parris (2–3) || Percival (8) || 15,611 || 20–19 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 17 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Hasegawa (2–3) || Escobar (0–2) || Percival (9) || 15,204 || 20–20 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 18 || @ Rangers || 9–3 || Carpenter (4–1) || Myette (0–1) || || 35,368 || 21–20 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 19 || @ Rangers || 6–5 || Quantrill (5–0) || Brantley (0–1) || Koch (9) || 48,336 || 22–20 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 20 || @ Rangers || 3–2 || Mahomes (3–2) || Michalak (4–3) || Zimmerman (4) || 33,272 || 22–21 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 21 || White Sox || 10–3 || Parris (3–3) || Biddle (1–4) || || 20,806 || 23–21 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 23 || White Sox || 9–6 || Hamilton (2–2) || Wells (3–5) || Koch (10) || 19,115 || 24–21 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 24 || White Sox || 3–1 || Wells (1–1) || Carpenter (4–2) || Foulke (8) || 17,062 || 24–22 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 25 || @ Red Sox || 4–0 || Nomo (5–3) || Loaiza (4–5) || || 32,912 || 24–23 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 26 || @ Red Sox || 5–0 || Michalak (5–3) || Castillo (5–3) || || 31,035 || 25–23 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 27 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 || Wakefield (2–0) || Parris (3–4) || Lowe (4) || 31,420 || 25–24 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 28 || @ White Sox || 6–3 || Garland (2–2) || Hamilton (2–3) || Howry (1) || 20,631 || 25–25 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 29 || @ White Sox || 4–0 || Carpenter (5–2) || Wells (1–2) || || 13,356 || 26–25 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 30 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Wunsch (1–1) || Escobar (0–3) || Foulke (9) || 13,208 || 26–26 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 31 || Red Sox || 11–5 || Beck (1–2) || Escobar (0–4) || || 21,747 || 26–27 |- |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 1 || Red Sox || 6–4 (11)|| Lowe (3–5) || Koch (0–2) || || 21,564 || 26–28 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 2 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Schourek (1–3) || Plesac (0–2) || Beck (3) || 24,603 || 26–29 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 3 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Pichardo (1–0) || Carpenter (5–3) || Lowe (6) || 24,653 || 26–30 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 5 || Devil Rays || 13–1 || Loaiza (5–5) || Lopez (3–7) || || 15,078 || 27–30 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 6 || Devil Rays || 6–2 || Kennedy (1–0) || Michalak (5–4) || || 16,298 || 27–31 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 7 || Devil Rays || 8–7 || Borbón (1–2) || Phelps (0–1) || || 26,835 || 28–31 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 8 || Marlins || 7–6 (10)|| Koch (1–2) || Bones (2–2) || || 18,629 || 29–31 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 9 || Marlins || 6–1 || Burnett (4–2) || Carpenter (5–4) || || 20,875 || 29–32 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 10 || Marlins || 7–2 || Penny (5–1) || Loaiza (5–6) || || 20,070 || 29–33 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 11 || Braves || 9–4 || File (2–1) || Burkett (5–5) || || 16,885 || 30–33 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 12 || Braves || 3–0 || Pérez (4–4) || Parris (3–5) || Rocker (19) || 20,448 || 30–34 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 13 || Braves || 12–5 || Hamilton (3–3) || Glavine (6–5) || || 19,901 || 31–34 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 15 || @ Expos || 9–3 || Carpenter (6–4) || Vázquez (5–8) || || 8,692 || 32–34 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 16 || @ Expos || 7–2 || Blank (1–2) || Loaiza (5–7) || || 11,113 || 32–35 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 17 || @ Expos || 4–1 || Mota (1–0) || Quantrill (5–1) || || 8,440 || 32–36 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 18 || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Ponson (4–4) || Borbón (1–3) || Trombley (5) || 33,605 || 32–37 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 19 || @ Orioles || 5–1 || Towers (5–1) || Hamilton (3–4) || Groom (4) || 31,001 || 32–38 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 20 || @ Orioles || 6–5 || Quantrill (6–1) || McElroy (1–2) || Koch (11) || 30,062 || 33–38 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 22 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Borbón (2–3) || Schourek (1–4) || Koch (12) || 33,844 || 34–38 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 23 || @ Red Sox || 9–6 || File (3–1) || Castillo (7–5) || Koch (13) || 33,266 || 35–38 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 24 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Plesac (1–2) || Wakefield (5–2) || Koch (14) || 32,804 || 36–38 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 25 || Orioles || 8–2 || Roberts (6–6) || Hamilton (3–5) || || 18,243 || 36–39 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 26 || Orioles || 3–1 || Carpenter (7–4) || Johnson (6–5) || Koch (15) || 18,175 || 37–39 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 27 || Orioles || 7–3 || Mercedes (4–8) || Loaiza (5–8) || || 17,517 || 37–40 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || Orioles || 5–0 || Ponson (5–5) || Michalak (5–5) || || 17,322 || 37–41 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 29 || Red Sox || 8–4 || Quantrill (7–1) || Florie (0–1) || || 23,055 || 38–41 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 30 || Red Sox || 7–5 || Cone (4–1) || Hamilton (3–6) || || 28,543 || 38–42 |- |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 1 || Red Sox || 4–0 || Arrojo (2–2) || Carpenter (7–5) || || 34,348 || 38–43 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 2 || Red Sox || 16–4 || Nomo (7–4) || Loaiza (5–9) || || 38,237 || 38–44 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 3 || @ Devil Rays || 7–2 || Kennedy (3–1) || Michalak (5–6) || Phelps (3) || 13,789 || 38–45 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 4 || @ Devil Rays || 8–1 || Parris (4–5) || Rekar (1–10) || || 13,119 || 39–45 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 5 || @ Devil Rays || 7–4 || Hamilton (4–6) || Rupe (4–8) || Koch (16) || 10,706 || 40–45 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 6 || Expos || 10–7 || Lloyd (7–1) || Quantrill (7–2) || Urbina (13) || 20,074 || 40–46 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 7 || Expos || 9–8 (11)|| Plesac (2–2) || Strickland (1–4) || || 23,976 || 41–46 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 8 || Expos || 9–3 || Michalak (6–6) || Armas (7–8) || Quantrill (1) || 31,012 || 42–46 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 12 || @ Phillies || 2–1 (11)|| Escobar (1–4) || Santiago (0–2) || Koch (17) || 20,306 || 43–46 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 13 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Daal (10–2) || Plesac (2–3) || Mesa (25) || 18,279 || 43–47 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 14 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Hamilton (5–6) || Figueroa (1–2) || Koch (18) || 22,418 || 44–47 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 15 || @ Mets || 6–2 || Reed (8–4) || Michalak (6–7) || || 32,138 || 44–48 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 16 || @ Mets || 3–0 || Trachsel (3–10) || Halladay (0–1) || Benítez (21) || 34,203 || 44–49 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 17 || @ Mets || 1–0 || Leiter (6–8) || Carpenter (7–6) || Benítez (22) || 26,630 || 44–50 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 18 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Garcés (3–0) || Koch (1–3) || Lowe (19) || 30,449 || 44–51 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 96 || July 19 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Escobar (2–4) || Lowe (4–7) || || 30,488 || 45–51 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 97 || July 20 || @ Yankees || 10–4 || Loaiza (6–9) || Jodie (0–1) || || 46,634 || 46–51 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 21 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Quantrill (8–2) || Rivera (3–5) || Koch (19) || 55,264 || 47–51 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 22 || @ Yankees || 7–3 || Mussina (10–8) || Carpenter (7–7) || || 51,132 || 47–52 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 23 || @ Yankees || 7–2 || Clemens (14–1) || Parris (4–6) || || 38,573 || 47–53 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 24 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Cone (6–1) || Hamilton (5–7) || Lowe (20) || 33,154 || 47–54 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 25 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 (10)|| Quantrill (9–2) || Lowe (4–8) || Koch (20) || 33,030 || 48–54 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 26 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || Nomo (11–4) || File (3–2) || Beck (5) || 33,094 || 48–55 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 27 || Yankees || 9–1 || Mussina (11–8) || Carpenter (7–8) || || 36,666 || 48–56 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 28 || Yankees || 12–1 || Clemens (15–1) || Escobar (2–5) || || 44,105 || 48–57 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || July 29 || Yankees || 9–3 || Pettitte (11–6) || Hamilton (5–8) || || 40,149 || 48–58 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || July 31 || Twins || 3–1 || Loaiza (7–9) || Mays (12–8) || Koch (21) || 23,849 || 49–58 |- |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || August 1 || Twins || 3–1 || Halladay (1–1) || Lohse (3–4) || Koch (22) || 26,069 || 50–58 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 2 || Twins || 9–4 || Reed (9–6) || Carpenter (7–9) || || 26,849 || 50–59 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 3 || Orioles || 10–1 || Escobar (3–5) || Mercedes (5–13) || || 20,115 || 51–59 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 4 || Orioles || 2–1 || Lyon (1–0) || Ponson (5–7) || Koch (23) || 22,322 || 52–59 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 5 || Orioles || 5–4 || Loaiza (8–9) || Towers (6–7) || Koch (24) || 27,724 || 53–59 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 7 || @ Mariners || 5–4 (14)|| Halama (8–6) || DeWitt (0–1) || || 45,636 || 53–60 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 8 || @ Mariners || 12–4 || Moyer (13–5) || Carpenter (7–10) || || 45,450 || 53–61 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 9 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Quantrill (10–2) || García (13–4) || Koch (25) || 45,670 || 54–61 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 10 || @ Angels || 8–7 || Schoeneweis (9–8) || Lyon (1–1) || Percival (32) || 30,484 || 54–62 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 11 || @ Angels || 7–6 (10)|| Plesac (3–3) || Levine (5–7) || Koch (26) || 27,927 || 55–62 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 12 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Levine (6–7) || Plesac (3–4) || Percival (33) || 19,129 || 55–63 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || August 14 || Athletics || 6–3 || Koch (2–3) || Isringhausen (4–3) || || 25,121 || 56–63 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 15 || Athletics || 5–2 || Escobar (4–5) || Zito (8–8) || Koch (27) || 23,135 || 57–63 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 16 || Athletics || 8–4 || Lidle (8–5) || Lyon (1–2) || || 30,062 || 57–64 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 17 || Rangers || 11–3 || Loaiza (9–9) || Oliver (9–8) || || 22,384 || 58–64 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 18 || Rangers || 12–5 || Moreno (3–2) || Koch (2–4) || || 26,092 || 58–65 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 19 || Rangers || 8–4 || Myette (2–2) || Carpenter (7–11) || || 30,336 || 58–66 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 20 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Escobar (5–5) || Mays (12–12) || Koch (28) || 16,032 || 59–66 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 21 || @ Twins || 7–5 || Lyon (2–2) || Cressend (2–2) || Koch (29) || 13,023 || 60–66 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 22 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Reed (2–2) || Loaiza (9–10) || || 15,303 || 60–67 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 23 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Halladay (2–1) || Lohse (4–6) || || 16,482 || 61–67 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 24 || @ Orioles || 5–0 || Carpenter (8–11) || Johnson (10–9) || || 43,606 || 62–67 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 25 || @ Orioles || 9–0 || Escobar (6–5) || Maduro (2–4) || || 42,260 || 63–67 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 26 || @ Orioles || 5–1 || Lyon (3–2) || Mercedes (7–15) || || 37,994 || 64–67 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 28 || @ Yankees || 4–0 || Mussina (13–11) || Loaiza (9–11) || Rivera (41) || 37,450 || 64–68 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || August 29 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Halladay (3–1) || Hitchcock (3–3) || Koch (30) || 36,855 || 65–68 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 30 || @ Yankees || 5–4 (11)|| Witasick (3–0) || Eyre (0–1) || || 42,537 || 65–69 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 31 || Tigers || 4–3 || Sparks (10–8) || Borbón (2–4) || Anderson (17) || 22,383 || 65–70 |- |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 1 || Tigers || 3–1 || Lyon (4–2) || Weaver (10–14) || Plesac (1) || 22,052 || 66–70 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 2 || Tigers || 11–0 || Loaiza (10–11) || Lima (4–6) || || 24,146 || 67–70 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 3 || Yankees || 7–5 || Wohlers (1–0) || Koch (2–5) || Mendoza (6) || 28,404 || 67–71 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 4 || Yankees || 14–0 || Carpenter (9–11) || Pettitte (14–9) || || 20,036 || 68–71 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 5 || Yankees || 4–3 || Clemens (19–1) || Escobar (6–6) || Rivera (44) || 29,235 || 68–72 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 7 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Lyon (5–2) || Lima (4–7) || Koch (31) || 28,083 || 69–72 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 8 || @ Tigers || 4–3 || Murray (1–4) || Halladay (3–2) || Anderson (18) || 29,158 || 69–73 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 9 || @ Tigers || 6–3 || Carpenter (10–11) || Cornejo (3–3) || || 24,652 || 70–73 |- align="centre" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | – || September 11 || @ Orioles ||colspan=6|Postponed (September 11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 1 |- align="centre" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | – || September 12 || @ Orioles ||colspan=6|Postponed (September 11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 2 |- align="centre" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | – || September 13 || @ Orioles ||colspan=6|Postponed (September 11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 3 |- align="centre" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | – || September 14 || Indians ||colspan=6|Postponed (September 11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 5 |- align="centre" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | – || September 15 || Indians ||colspan=6|Postponed (September 11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 6 |- align="centre" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | – || September 16 || Indians ||colspan=6|Postponed (September 11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 7 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 18 || Orioles || 8–5 || Plesac (4–4) || Julio (1–1) || Koch (32) || 18,604 || 71–73 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 19 || Orioles || 4–1 || Halladay (4–2) || Maduro (3–6) || Koch (33) || 31,303 || 72–73 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 20 || Orioles || 12–6 || Parrish (1–1) || File (3–3) || || 21,895 || 72–74 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 21 || Devil Rays || 7–4 || Rekar (2–13) || Lyon (5–3) || Yan (18) || 25,344 || 72–75 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 22 || Devil Rays || 8–7 || Coco (1–0) || Colomé (1–2) || Koch (34) || 24,691 || 73–75 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 23 || Devil Rays || 1–0 || Kennedy (6–8) || Escobar (6–7) || Yan (19) || 31,351 || 73–76 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 24 || @ Indians || 3–2 (11)|| File (4–3) || Báez (5–2) || Eyre (1) || 32,425 || 74–76 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 25 || @ Indians || 11–7 || Riske (2–0) || Plesac (4–5) || || 35,729 || 74–77 |- align="centre" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | – || September 26 || @ Indians ||colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for October 5 ‡ |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 27 || @ Devil Rays || 5–1 || Colomé (2–2) || Eyre (0–2) || || 13,045 || 74–78 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 28 || @ Devil Rays || 6–1 || Rekar (3–13) || Escobar (6–8) || Phelps (5) || 10,586 || 74–79 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 29 || @ Devil Rays || 5–2 || Bierbrodt (2–4) || Halladay (4–3) || Yan (20) || 17,635 || 74–80 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 30 || @ Devil Rays || 6–5 (12)|| Quantrill (11–2) || Creek (2–5) || Eyre (2) || 14,217 || 75–80 |- |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 156 || October 1 || @ Orioles || 1–0 || Loaiza (11–11) || Bauer (0–4) || Koch (35) || 37,108 || 76–80 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || October 2 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Roberts (9–9) || DeWitt (0–2) || || 29,390 || 76–81 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || October 3 || @ Orioles || 7–6 || Eyre (1–2) || Groom (1–4) || Koch (36) || 33,705 || 77–81 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || October 5 || Indians || 5–0 || Halladay (5–3) || Finley (8–7) || || || 78–81 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || October 5 || Indians || 4–3 (11)|| File (5–3) || Drese (1–2) || || 19,387 || 79–81 |- align="centre" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || October 6 || Indians || 5–2 || Carpenter (11–11) || Drew (0–2) || Quantrill (2) || 20,762 || 80–81 |- align="centre" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || October 7 || Indians || 3–2 || Sabathia (17–5) || Lyon (5–4) || Rocker (4) || 28,217 || 80–82 |- | † At Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ‡ Due to scheduling difficulties, this game was made up in Toronto.

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CDarrin Fletcher13441694.2261156
1BCarlos Delgado162574160.27939102
2BHomer Bush7827183.306327
SSAlex Gonzalez154636161.2531776
3BTony Batista7227156.2071345
LFShannon Stewart155640202.3161260
CFJosé Cruz Jr.146577158.2743488
RFRaúl Mondesí149572144.2522784
DHBrad Fullmer146522143.2741883

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Felipe López4917746.260523
Jeff Frye7417543.246215
César Izturis4613436.26929
Alberto Castillo6613126.19814
Luis Lopez4111929.244310
Brian Simmons6010719.17828
Vernon Wells309630.274210
Chris Latham437320.274210
Chris Woodward376312.19025
Tony Fernández485918.305112
Ryan Freel9226.27303
Josh Phelps8120.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Chris Carpenter34215.211114.09157
Esteban Loaiza36190.011115.02110
Joey Hamilton22122.1585.8982
Chris Michalak24115.0674.6257
Steve Parris19105.2464.6049
Roy Halladay17105.1533.1696
Brandon Lyon1163.0544.2935

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Kelvim Escobar59126.0683.50121
Pasqual Coco714.1104.409

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Billy Koch6925364.8055
Paul Quantrill8011223.0458
Pedro Borbón Jr.712403.7145
Dan Plesac624513.5768
Bob File605303.2738
Scott Eyre171223.4516
Matt DeWitt160203.7913
John Frascatore121002.209
Lance Painter100107.8514
Kevin Beirne500012.865
Brian Bowles20000.004

Award winners

All-Star Game

  • Paul Quantrill, P

Farm system

References

References

  1. "2001 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions".
  2. "Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score, April 1, 2001".
  3. "2001 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions".
  4. "Feature: 2001 Free Agent Draft Pick Compensation". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192230/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars. bluejays.com: History]
  6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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