Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
August 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 6

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scott lf 4 1 2 0
Staggs 2b 4 1 1 1
Velez rf 2 0 1 0
  Woods pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 0
Howell dh 4 0 0 0
Ault 1b 3 0 1 3
Torres ss 3 1 1 0
  Ewing ph 1 0 0 0
Bowling cf 3 0 1 1
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 1 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 5 2 3 1
Carew 1b 5 0 3 0
Bostock lf 3 1 0 1
Adams dh 5 0 2 0
Chiles rf 3 1 2 2
  Ford rf 0 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 2 1
Cubbage 3b 3 1 1 1
Randall 2b 4 1 2 0
Gomez ss 3 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 15 6
Toronto 010 004 000590
Minnesota 112 002 00x6150
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson   4.2 10 4 4 1 0
  Willis  L (2-6) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Vuckovich   2.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
6
6
2
0
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn   5.1 7 5 5 1 2
  Johnson  W (15-6) 3.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 2, Minnesota 2.  2B–Toronto Staggs (9,off Zahn), Minnesota Chiles (14,off Jefferson).  3B–Toronto Bowling (1,off Zahn); Ault (3,off Zahn).  HR–Minnesota Cubbage (8,2nd inning off Jefferson 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Velez (1,by Zahn); Chiles (2,by Vuckovich).  SH–Gomez (4,off Willis).  SF–Bostock (6,off Vuckovich).  CS–Ault (4,Home by T Johnson/Wynegar).  WP–Jefferson (3), Zahn (5).  BK–Jefferson (1).  HBP–Vuckovich (3,Chiles); Zahn (4,Velez).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:31.  A–10,364.
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