Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
July 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1979 at Metropolitan 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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Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 6

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 5 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 1 2 0
Carty dh 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 0 0
Velez rf 2 1 1 1
Woods lf 4 1 1 0
Cerone c 4 0 3 0
Ainge 2b 3 0 2 0
Huffman p 0 0 0 0
  Lemongello p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 1
  Rivera lf 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 1 2 1
Landreaux cf 4 1 2 0
Adams lf 3 0 0 0
  Castino 3b 0 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 1 1 0
Powell rf 4 0 1 1
Jackson 1b 3 1 1 0
Wynegar c 2 1 0 1
Goodwin dh 3 1 1 2
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
Toronto 030 010 0004100
Minnesota 130 002 00x682
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman  L (4-11) 5.1 6 6 6 2 2
  Lemongello   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
3
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (9-6) 7.0 10 4 2 2 2
  Marshall  SV (19) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
4
3

  E–Cubbage (9), Wilfong (9).  DP–Minnesota 3.  2B–Toronto Velez (12,off Goltz); Howell (14,off Goltz), Minnesota Smalley (18,off Lemongello).  3B–Minnesota Goodwin (1,off Huffman).  HR–Minnesota Smalley (17,1st inning off Huffman 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Cubbage (3,off Huffman); Wynegar (3,off Lemongello).  IBB–R Jackson (3,by Lemongello).  CS–Cerone (3,2nd base by Goltz/Wynegar); Woods (4,2nd base by Goltz/Wynegar).  SB–Wilfong (6,3rd base off Lemongello/Cerone); Landreaux (8,2nd base off Lemongello/Cerone).  WP–Lemongello (1).  IBB–Lemongello (6,R Jackson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:23.
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