Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 14, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1979 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 2, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Wilfong 2b 4 1 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 1 0
Adams lf 4 0 2 1
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0
Powell dh 3 1 0 0
Edwards rf 3 0 1 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Bacsik p 0 0 0 0
  Redfern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 3 1 2 1
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Carty dh 4 1 1 0
Velez rf 3 1 0 0
Cerone c 4 1 3 1
Ainge 2b 2 0 1 1
Woods lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 3
Minnesota 001 000 100282
Toronto 031 000 00x483
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (11-7) 2.2 7 4 3 1 0
  Bacsik   3.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Redfern   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
4
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  W (2-1) 9.0 8 2 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
2
3

  E–Smalley (14), Cubbage (7), Griffin 2 (20), Howell (8).  DP–Minnesota 1, Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Carty (18,off Koosman); Cerone (12,off Koosman).  HR–Toronto Bosetti (5,3rd inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Johnson (1,off Koosman); Ainge (3,off Bacsik).  CS–Bosetti (6,2nd base by Koosman/Wynegar).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:22.  A–19,187.
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