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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1978 at Exhibition 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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Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 5 0 2 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Ford cf 4 1 0 0
Cubbage 3b 5 0 1 0
Adams dh 4 1 2 1
  Wilfong pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Norwood lf 3 0 1 1
Randall 2b 5 0 2 1
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 1 3 0
Bailor 3b 4 1 2 0
Velez rf 4 0 0 0
Horton dh 3 0 2 1
Woods lf 4 0 1 1
Ault 1b 4 1 2 0
McKay 2b 5 1 1 1
Cerone c 4 0 1 1
Gomez ss 4 0 3 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 15 4
Minnesota 000 101 010 03100
Toronto 110 000 001 14152
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (9-13) 9.0 15 4 4 3 2
Totals
9.0
15
4
4
3
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson   9.0 9 3 2 4 3
  Cruz  W (5-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
10
3
2
5
4

  E–Cerone (4), Gomez (14).  2B–Minnesota Adams (15,off Jefferson), Toronto Bosetti (20,off Zahn); Horton (18,off Zahn).  3B–Toronto Ault (1,off Zahn).  HR–Toronto McKay (5,10th inning off Zahn 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Smalley (19,off Jefferson); Wynegar (8,off Jefferson); Wilfong (13,off Cruz); Ault (2,off Zahn); Velez (3,off Zahn).  IBB–Carew (15,by Jefferson).  SF–Horton (1,off Zahn).  SB–Powell (9,2nd base off Jefferson/Cerone); Carew (23,2nd base off Jefferson/Cerone).  CS–Norwood (10,2nd base by Jefferson/Cerone); Gomez (9,2nd base by Zahn/Wynegar); Bosetti (9,2nd base by Zahn/Wynegar).  WP–Jefferson (4).  IBB–Jefferson (4,Carew).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Joe Sawchuk.  T–2:54.  A–25,601.
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