Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 29, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 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 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 4 1 2 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 1 2
Adams dh 5 0 2 0
Wynegar c 5 1 2 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0
Sofield lf 4 1 1 2
Castino ss 4 0 2 0
Jackson 1b 4 2 2 1
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 2 0
Bailor rf 4 1 2 0
Garcia 2b 3 0 1 1
Ault 1b 4 0 0 0
Iorg lf 4 0 1 0
Howell 3b 3 0 2 1
Braun dh 3 0 0 0
Ainge cf 3 0 1 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2
Minnesota 031 000 0015130
Toronto 200 000 000291
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (11-17) 9.0 9 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
1
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  L (11-10) 8.2 13 5 5 0 3
  Willis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
0
3

  E–Griffin (28).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Wilfong (12,off Stieb).  3B–Minnesota Wynegar (3,off Stieb); Wilfong (3,off Stieb).  HR–Minnesota Sofield (9,2nd inning off Stieb 1 on, 1 out); R Jackson (4,2nd inning off Stieb 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wilfong (9,off Stieb); Powell (3,off Stieb).  SF–Landreaux (3,off Stieb); Garcia (3,off Zahn).  SB–Wilfong (9,3rd base off Stieb/Davis).  CS–Iorg (1,Home by Zahn/Wynegar); Griffin (21,2nd base by Zahn/Wynegar).  BK–Zahn (1).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:15.  A–14,358.
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