Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 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 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 2 1 1 0
  Castino ph,3b 1 0 0 1
Smalley ss 3 1 1 1
Landreaux lf 3 0 2 4
Adams dh 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Wynegar c 5 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 5 1 1 1
Sofield rf 3 0 0 0
  Rivera ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Norwood cf 3 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 3 3 3 0
  Randall ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 0 0
Bailor rf 5 1 1 0
Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 2 2 3
Velez dh 4 1 2 0
Howell 3b 4 0 2 1
Woods lf 4 0 3 0
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Huffman p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Minnesota 002 120 110791
Toronto 013 000 0105111
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (3-3) 7.0 10 5 5 2 2
  Marshall  SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman  L (2-2) 6.0 7 6 6 2 3
  Moore   1.1 2 1 1 2 0
  Willis   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
6
3

  E–Cubbage (5), Moore (1).  DP–Minnesota 2, Toronto 1.  PB–Wynegar (2).  2B–Minnesota Landreaux (5,off Huffman); Rivera (2,off Moore), Toronto Velez (4,off Goltz); Howell (5,off Goltz); Bosetti (6,off Goltz); Mayberry (7,off Goltz); Woods (7,off Marshall).  HR–Minnesota R Jackson (2,4th inning off Huffman 0 on, 1 out), Toronto Mayberry (3,3rd inning off Goltz 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Cubbage (3,off Huffman); Castino (2,off Moore); Landreaux (3,off Moore); Morales (2,off Willis).  IBB–Morales (1,by Moore); Mayberry (1,by Goltz).  IBB–Goltz (2,Mayberry); Moore (2,Morales).  U-HP–Joe Sawchuk, 1B–Alan Contant, 2B–Rich Panas, 3B–Dallas Parks.  T–2:41.  A–20,110.
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