Toronto Blue Jays Tickets

About The Toronto Blue Jays

On April 7th 1977, the Blue Jays played their first game against the Chicago White Sox, they played before 44,649 spectators. Fans who bought Toronto Blue Jays tickets were very pleased with the team. They won the game 9 – 5 with the help of Doug Ault’s 2 home runs. But the joy of the Toronto Blue Jay ticket holders was short lived because this win would be one of only 54 in the 1977 season. The team ended up finishing in last place at the American League (AL) East, with a sad record of 54 – 107.

Holders of the Toronto Blue Jays tickets were hoping that the team would perform much better in the 1979 season, and the team did improve their record by four and a half games, but still ended up in last place with a record 59 – 103. In 1980 the team almost reached the 70 win mark. They finished with a record 67 – 95, this happened to be a 14-win improvement on 1979 season, giving a little hope to Toronto Blue Jays ticket holding fans. Jim Clancy led with 13 wins in the season and John Mayberry became the first Blue Jay to hit a total of 30 home runs in one season.

In 1981, during the strike divided season, the Jays finished in last place in the AL East in both halves of the season. The team scored a mere 16 – 42 in the first half, but really upped their game and finished the 48-game second half at 21 – 27, to reach a combined record of 37 – 69. Supportive fans kept on buying Toronto Blue Jays tickets because the team showed a lot of promise each season.

With Billy Cox as the team’s new manager, the Blue Jays’ first solid season came in 1982 as they finished 78 – 84. The team’s pitching staff was led by starters Jim Clancy, Luis Leal and Dave Stieb and the team’s outfield featured young Jesse Barfield and Lloyd Moseby. The holders of Toronto Blue Jays tickets had their wish come true, the Blue Jays celebrated their very first season outside the bottom, finishing sixth out of seven in the East in 1982.

In 1983, the team compiled their first wining record (89-73), finishing in fourth place. Willie Upsahw became the first Jay to have at least 100 RBIs in a season. This made Toronto Blue Jays ticket buyers have something to look forward to. In 1984 the Jays finished with the same record they had in 1983, but this time they were second place behind another World Series champion, the Detroit Tigers.

In 1985 the Toronto Blue Jays ticket buying fans were happy to see their team win their first championship of any sort; the first of their five AL East division titles.