Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 28, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1980 at Exhibition Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 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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Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 8 0 1 1
Castino 3b,ss 7 0 2 0
Smalley ss 5 0 0 0
  Jackson R. 1b 1 0 0 0
Adams dh 4 1 1 0
  Rivera ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Wynegar c 5 1 1 0
Cubbage 1b,3b 7 1 1 0
Landreaux cf 5 2 2 0
Sofield lf 3 1 2 0
  Morales ph 1 1 1 3
  Edwards lf 2 0 1 1
Wilfong 2b 1 0 0 1
  Mackanin ph,2b 4 0 1 1
Jackson D. p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 55 7 13 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 7 1 3 0
Bailor lf 3 1 1 0
  Braun ph 0 0 0 0
  Cannon pr,lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Garcia 2b 4 1 2 1
Velez 1b 5 2 2 2
  Stieb lf 1 0 0 0
Ault dh 2 0 1 0
  Mayberry ph,dh 1 0 1 1
  Iorg pr,dh,lf,1b 2 0 2 0
Howell 3b 5 0 0 0
Moseby rf 6 0 0 0
Ainge cf 5 0 1 0
  Whitt ph 1 0 0 0
  Schrom p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Davis c 6 0 0 0
McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  Garvin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 5 13 4
Minnesota 000 010 130 000 0027131
Toronto 004 000 010 000 0005132
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   7.0 8 4 4 2 5
  Corbett   4.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Verhoeven  W (2-3) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Williams  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
15.0
13
5
5
7
9
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin   6.0 6 2 2 1 1
  Willis   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Barlow   1.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Garvin   2.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Schrom   3.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Jefferson  L (4-13) 1.0 1 2 1 1 0
Totals
15.0
13
7
6
5
3

  E–Landreaux (5), Griffin (27), Velez (1).  DP–Minnesota 3, Toronto 2.  PB–Wynegar (5).  2B–Minnesota Sofield 2 (17,off McLaughlin 2), Toronto Iorg (6,off Corbett).  3B–Minnesota Castino (7,off McLaughlin).  HR–Minnesota Morales (7,8th inning off Garvin 2 on, 2 out), Toronto Velez (20,3rd inning off D Jackson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Edwards (1,off Schrom); Landreaux (4,off Jefferson); Mackanin (7,off Jefferson); Garcia (4,off Corbett); Iorg (2,off Verhoeven).  SF–Wilfong (2,off McLaughlin).  IBB–Howell 2 (6,by Corbett,by Verhoeven).  SB–Ainge (3,2nd base off D Jackson/Wynegar); Garcia (12,2nd base off D Jackson/Wynegar).  CS–Griffin (20,2nd base by D Jackson/Wynegar).  WP–Verhoeven (1), Barlow (1).  IBB–Corbett (7,Howell); Verhoeven (5,Howell).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–4:24.  A–14,035.
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