Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
July 23, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 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 6, Minnesota Twins 7

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 1 0
Ainge 2b 5 3 2 0
Howell 3b 5 1 3 0
Carty dh 3 0 0 1
Velez rf 3 1 3 2
Mayberry 1b 3 1 0 0
Bosetti cf 4 0 3 2
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Woods lf 3 0 1 1
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
  Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Lemongello p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 13 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Wynegar c 2 2 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 5 1 1 2
Adams lf 2 0 0 1
  Rivera lf 2 1 1 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0
Powell rf 4 1 2 0
Goodwin dh 3 1 2 2
  Morales ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Jackson R. 1b 3 0 1 0
Castino 3b 4 1 2 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Bacsik p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson D. p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 5
Toronto 101 040 0006131
Minnesota 103 002 0017120
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy   5.1 8 6 6 4 4
  Buskey   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Underwood   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Lemongello  L (1-9) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.1
12
7
7
8
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn   4.0 8 4 4 3 2
  Bacsik   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Jackson   2.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Marshall  W (10-9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
5
4

  E–Woods (8).  DP–Toronto 3, Minnesota 4.  2B–Toronto Velez (13,off Bacsik); Bosetti (18,off D Jackson), Minnesota Wilfong (17,off Underwood).  3B–Minnesota Landreaux (2,off Clancy); Rivera (4,off Lemongello).  HR–Minnesota Goodwin (1,6th inning off Clancy 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Carty (3,off Zahn); Adams (4,off Clancy).  IBB–Mayberry (5,by Bacsik); Wilfong (3,by Lemongello); Powell (1,by Lemongello).  SB–Powell (5,2nd base off Underwood/Cerone).  WP–Underwood (9), Lemongello (2).  IBB–Lemongello 2 (8,Wilfong,Powell); Bacsik (3,Mayberry).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–(none), 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:06.  A–7,482.
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