Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
August 20, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Toronto Blue Jays 10, Minnesota Twins 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 1 1
Bailor rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Garcia 2b 5 2 3 0
Velez dh 5 0 1 2
Ault 1b 2 1 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
Woods lf 2 1 1 0
  Moseby rf 2 2 0 1
Ainge cf 3 1 1 1
Whitt c 3 2 2 3
Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 11 9
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 0 0 0
Sofield cf 4 1 1 0
Adams lf 4 0 1 0
Cubbage 3b 3 1 1 2
Goodwin dh 3 1 2 0
Wynegar c 3 0 1 0
Castino ss 4 0 2 0
Jackson 1b 4 1 1 2
Mackanin 2b 4 0 1 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0
  Kinnunen p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Toronto 000 120 24110110
Minnesota 001 003 0004102
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Todd  W (1-0) 9.0 10 4 4 4 6
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (10-16) 7.0 6 5 3 3 4
  Verhoeven   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Kinnunen   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Corbett   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
10
8
4
4

  E–Adams (1), Zahn (1).  DP–Toronto 3.  2B–Toronto Griffin (19,off Zahn); Whitt (7,off Kinnunen).  3B–Toronto Whitt (2,off Zahn); Velez (3,off Corbett).  HR–Minnesota R Jackson (3,3rd inning off Todd 0 on, 1 out); Cubbage (7,6th inning off Todd 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Ainge (1,off Zahn).  SF–Griffin (5,off Zahn).  HBP–Howell (3,by Kinnunen).  CS–Adams (4,3rd base by Todd/Whitt).  HBP–Kinnunen (1,Howell).  U-HP–Fred Spenn, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:53.  A–4,198.
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