Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
July 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 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 1, Minnesota Twins 13

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 1 0
Woods lf 3 0 1 0
Howell 3b 4 0 1 0
Carty dh 4 0 2 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Velez rf 3 1 1 1
Bosetti cf 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 3 0 0 0
Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Wilfong 2b 3 1 1 3
Smalley ss 4 2 2 0
Landreaux cf 5 1 3 1
Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 1
  Castino pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Adams dh 5 3 3 2
Wynegar c 3 1 2 1
Powell rf 5 1 2 1
Goodwin 1b 3 2 2 1
  Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0
Edwards lf 4 1 1 0
Redfern p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 17 10
Toronto 000 000 100173
Minnesota 002 111 80x13170
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk  L (7-8) 5.1 8 5 5 3 3
  Miller   0.2 4 4 4 0 1
  Freisleben   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Jefferson   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
13
13
4
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern  W (5-0) 7.0 5 1 1 1 9
  Marshall   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
9

  E–Bosetti (11), Ainge 2 (8).  DP–Minnesota 3.  2B–Minnesota Smalley 2 (20,off Lemanczyk,off Miller).  3B–Minnesota Goodwin (2,off Lemanczyk).  HR–Toronto Velez (9,7th inning off Redfern 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Adams (8,4th inning off Lemanczyk 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wilfong (14,off Lemanczyk); Wynegar (7,off Lemanczyk).  SF–Wilfong (7,off Lemanczyk).  CS–Smalley (2,2nd base by Lemanczyk/Cerone).  WP–Lemanczyk (11), Jefferson (2).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:31.  A–18,927.
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