Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1979 at Exhibition 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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Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0
  Castino 3b 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 5 0 1 0
Landreaux lf 4 1 2 2
Adams dh 3 0 1 0
  Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 1 0
Sofield rf 3 0 0 0
  Rivera ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 2 0
Norwood cf 2 1 1 1
Wilfong 2b 2 1 1 0
  Randall ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 1 1
  Woods ph 0 0 0 0
  Gomez ss 0 0 0 0
Bailor rf 4 1 2 0
Bosetti cf 4 0 2 1
Velez lf 3 0 1 0
  Wilborn pr 0 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Robertson dh 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 3 1 1 0
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 2 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2
Minnesota 002 001 000390
Toronto 001 100 000290
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (5-0) 6.0 9 2 2 2 5
  Marshall  SV (8) 3.0 0 0 0 4 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
6
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  L (0-2) 6.1 7 3 3 0 2
  Willis   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Freisleben   1.1 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Wilfong (6,off Jefferson); R Jackson (4,off Freisleben), Toronto Bosetti (5,off Koosman).  HR–Minnesota Norwood (3,3rd inning off Jefferson 0 on, 0 out); Landreaux (3,6th inning off Jefferson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Norwood (2,off Jefferson); Landreaux (2,off Willis); McKay (3,off Koosman); Bosetti (2,off Marshall).  HBP–Mayberry (1,by Koosman).  CS–Cerone (2,2nd base by Koosman/Wynegar).  WP–Freisleben (1).  BK–Koosman (1).  HBP–Koosman (1,Mayberry).  U-HP–Dallas Parks, 1B–Joe Sawchuk, 2B–Alan Contant, 3B–Rich Panas.  T–3:02.  A–10,155.
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