Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
July 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0
Bailor rf 3 1 1 0
Howell 3b 4 1 1 0
Carty dh 3 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 1
Ashby c 4 1 1 0
Woods lf 4 1 1 0
McKay 2b 4 1 1 1
Gomez ss 4 0 1 2
Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood lf 5 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Ford cf 4 1 2 0
Rivera rf 4 0 2 0
Kusick dh 2 0 1 1
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 1 0
Wolfe 3b 4 0 0 0
Randall 2b 4 0 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Holly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Toronto 000 500 000572
Minnesota 000 000 010181
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W (5-2) 9.0 8 1 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (9-7) 4.0 5 5 1 1 4
  Holly   5.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
1
2
6

  E–Mayberry (6), A Woods (1), Smalley (20).  DP–Toronto 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Toronto McKay (16,off Goltz), Minnesota Rivera (7,off Moore).  3B–Toronto Gomez (3,off Goltz), Minnesota Ford (5,off Moore).  SF–Mayberry (5,off Goltz); Kusick (3,off Moore).  WP–Goltz (4).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:21.  A–6,014.
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