AL East
| Year | Date | Game | Vs. | H/A | TOR/OPP | ALE | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Aug. 30 (a) |
129 | Did not play | – | – | New York | 33.0 |
| 1978 | Aug. 29 (b) |
133 | Texas | A | 4-1 | New York | 30.5 |
| 1979 | Aug. 19 |
123 | California | A | 2-4 | Baltimore | 41.0 |
| 1980 | Sept. 7 (c) |
137 | Chicago | H | 7-6 | New York | 27.0 |
| +1981 | May 17 (d) |
34 | Cleveland | A | 0-1 | New York | 10.0 |
| +1981 | Sept. 22 |
39 | Oakland | H | 2-4 | Milwaukee | 5.5 |
| 1982 | Sept. 14 (e) |
143 | Did not play | – | – | Milwaukee | 19.0 |
| 1983 | Sept. 21 |
153 | Seattle | H | 4-3 | Baltimore | 11.0 |
| 1984 | Sept. 18 |
151 | Boston | H | 10-3 | Detroit | 13.0 |
| 1985 | Oct. 5 |
160 | New York | H | 5-1 | Toronto | +2.0 |
| 1986 | Sept. 28 |
156 | Boston | A | 3-12 | Boston | 9.0 |
| 1987 | Oct. 4 |
162 | Detroit | A | 0-1 | Detroit | 2.0 |
| 1988 | Sept. 25 |
156 | Cleveland | A | 3-4 | Boston | 7.5 |
| 1989 | Sept. 30 |
161 | Baltimore | H | 4-3 | Toronto | +2.0 |
| 1990 | Oct. 3 |
162 | Baltimore | A | 2-3 | Boston | 2.0 |
| 1991 | Oct. 2 |
159 | California | H | 6-5 | Toronto | +7.0 |
| 1992 | Oct. 3 |
161 | Detroit | H | 3-1 | Toronto | +3.0 |
| 1993 | Sept. 27 |
156 | Milwaukee | A | 2-0 | Toronto | +6.5 |
| 1994 | STRIKE |
Indicates the day the Blue Jays were eliminated from, or clinched, the AL East. Plus, their position for the single AL Wildcard spot (1995-2011).
| Year | Date | Game | Vs. | H/A | TOR/OPP | ALE | GB | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sept. 3 |
118 | Chicago | A | 5-6 | Boston | 24.5 | NY | 23.0 |
| 1996 | Sept. 13 |
147 | New York | H | 1-4 | New York | 16.5 | BAL | 14.0 |
| 1997 |  Sept. 9 (f) |
144 | Anaheim | H | 2-0 | Baltimore | 20.0 | NYY | 20.0 |
| 1998 | Aug. 28 (g) |
136 | New York | H | 7-6 | New York | 29.0 | BOS | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Sept. 19 |
150 | Chicago | H | 2-3 | New York | 13.5 | BOS | 10.0 |
| 2000 | Sept. 28 |
159 | Baltimore | A | 1-23 | New York | 4.5 | SEA | 8.0 |
| 2001 | Sept. 21 |
147 | Tampa Bay | H | 4-7 | New York | 16.0 | OAK | 22.0 |
| 2002 | Sept. 3 |
138 | Chicago | H | 4-5 | New York | 25.5 | ANA | 21.0 |
| 2003 |  Sept. 13 (h) |
148 | Baltimore | H | 6-1 | New York | 16.0 | BOS | 9.0 |
| 2004 |  Sept. 4 |
136 | Oakland | H | 5-9 | New York | 27.5 | BOS | 30.5 |
| 2005 | Sept. 20 (i) |
150 | Baltimore | H | 6-4 | New York | 15.0 | BOS | 15.0 |
| 2006 | Sept. 19 |
151 | New York | H | 3-6 | New York | 13.0 | DET | 8.0 |
| 2007 | Sept. 14 (j) |
147 | Baltimore | H | 2-6 | Boston | 13.0 | NYY | 11.0 |
| 2008 | Sept. 19 |
154 | Boston | H | 3-4 | Tampa Bay | 11.0 | BOS | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Sept. 7 |
137 | Minnesota | H | 3-6 | New York | 28.0 | BOS | 20.0 |
| 2010 | Sept. 18 (k) |
148 | Baltimore | A | 4-3 | Tampa Bay | 11.0 | NYY | 10.0 |
| 2011 | Sept. 13 |
148 | Boston | A | 6-18 | New York | 16.0 | TAM | 10.0 |
Indicates the day the Blue Jays were eliminated from, or clinched, the AL East. Plus, their position for the AL Wildcard spots (2, 2012-2019, 2021 – 3, 2022-Present).
| Year | Date | Game | Vs. | H/A | TOR/OPP | ALE | GB | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Sept. 19 |
146 | New York | A | 2-4 | New York | 22.0 | BAL/TEX | 20.0 |
| 2013 | Sept. 7 (l) |
142 | Boston | A | 11-2 | Boston | 23.0 | CLE/TAM | 17.5 |
| 2014 | Sept. 16 |
150 | Baltimore | A | 2-8 | Baltimore | 13.0 | KC/OAK | 5.0 |
| 2015 | Sept. 30 |
157 | Baltimore | A | 15-2 | Toronto | +2.5 | – | – |
| 2016 | ? |
Boston | 4.0 | TOR/BAL | 0.0 | ||||
| 2017 | ? |
Boston | 18.5 | NY/MIN | 9.0 | ||||
| 2018 | ? |
Boston | 35.0 | NY/OAK | 24.0 | ||||
| 2019 | ? |
New York | 36.0 | OAK/TAM | 29.0 | ||||
| 2020* |  ? |
TAM | 8.0 | – | 0.0 | ||||
| 2021 | ? |
TAM | 9.0 | BOS/NY | 1.0 | ||||
| 2022 | ? |
New York | 7.0 | TOR/SEA/TAM | +6.0 | ||||
| 2023 | ? |
TAM/TOR/TBD. | – |
a — New York defeated Seattle, 6-5, to eliminate Blue Jays.
b — Boston (leader on Aug. 29) defeated Seattle, 10-5, to eliminate Blue Jays.
c — New York defeated California, 4-1, to eliminate Blue Jays, 2nd game of DH.
d — 1st game of DH.
+ — Split-Season.
e — Milwaukee defeated Detroit, 6-3, to eliminate Blue Jays.
f — Baltimore defeated Detroit, 16-6, to eliminate Blue Jays.
g — Baltimore defeated Cleveland, 9-3, to eliminate Blue Jays.
h — New York defeated Tampa Bay in Gm #1 of double header, 6-5, to eliminate Blue Jays.
i — Yankees defeated Orioles, 12-9, to eliminate Blue Jays.
j — Yankees defeated Orioles, 2-1, to eliminate Blue Jays.
k — Yankees defeated Orioles, 11-3, to eliminate Blue Jays.
l — Red Sox defeated Yankees, 13-9, to eliminate Blue Jays.
*For the 2020 postseason, following a shortened 60-game regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MLB held a one-off Wild Card Series with eight teams in each league, thus a total of 16 playoff teams.
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