Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
June 8, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1980 at Metropolitan 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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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 0 1
Garcia 2b 6 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 6 0 1 0
Velez dh 6 1 2 1
  Cannon pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Howell 3b 5 1 1 0
Bonnell cf 5 1 3 2
Moseby rf 5 0 0 0
Bailor lf 6 2 3 1
Davis c 2 0 2 1
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  Whitt c 1 0 0 0
Leal p 0 0 0 0
  Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 6 13 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Wynegar c 5 1 2 1
Sofield lf 3 0 1 1
  Morales ph 1 0 1 1
  Edwards lf 2 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 6 0 1 0
Goodwin 1b 3 1 1 1
  Castino ss 3 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 5 0 0 0
Adams dh 3 0 1 0
  Norwood ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 5 1 1 0
Powell rf 5 1 2 0
Mackanin ss 1 0 0 0
  Smalley ph,1b 1 0 0 0
  Jackson D. pr 0 0 0 0
  Jackson R. 1b 0 0 0 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 11 4
Toronto 001 021 000 000 26131
Minnesota 100 100 200 000 04111
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Leal   6.2 8 4 4 2 8
  Garvin   4.2 2 0 0 1 4
  McLaughlin  W (3-3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
13.0
11
4
4
4
14
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   8.2 9 4 4 1 5
  Corbett   2.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Arroyo  L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
13.0
13
6
6
3
7

  E–Davis (3), Koosman (3).  DP–Toronto 3, Minnesota 2.  2B–Toronto Bailor (4,off Koosman); Davis 2 (5,off Koosman 2); Velez (5,off Arroyo); Bonnell (9,off Arroyo), Minnesota Wynegar (8,off Leal).  HR–Toronto Velez (12,6th inning off Koosman 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Goodwin (1,4th inning off Leal 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Davis (3,off Koosman); Mackanin (2,off Leal).  SF–Griffin (2,off Koosman).  IBB–Howell (2,by Arroyo); Moseby (1,by Arroyo).  CS–Adams (2,2nd base by Leal/Davis); Landreaux (5,2nd base by Garvin/Whitt).  BK–Koosman (1).  IBB–Arroyo 2 (2,Howell,Moseby).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–3:37.  A–17,869.
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