Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 31, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1980 at Exhibition 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 1, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 2 0 0 0
Adams dh 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 2 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0
Sofield lf 3 0 0 0
Castino ss 3 1 1 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Kinnunen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 2 2
Bailor lf 4 1 1 2
Iorg 2b 4 1 2 0
Howell 3b 3 1 1 0
Ault 1b 4 0 0 0
Hodgson dh 3 1 0 0
Moseby rf 4 1 3 2
Ainge cf 4 1 2 1
Whitt c 4 0 0 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
Minnesota 001 000 000151
Toronto 002 005 00x7111
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (11-12) 5.2 9 7 4 1 5
  Kinnunen   2.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
4
1
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  W (13-10) 9.0 5 1 1 8 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
8
3

  E–R Jackson (8), Griffin (29).  DP–Minnesota 1, Toronto 3.  2B–Minnesota R Jackson (24,off Clancy), Toronto Iorg (7,off Koosman); Moseby (14,off Koosman); Griffin (22,off Koosman).  HR–Toronto Bailor (1,3rd inning off Koosman 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Landreaux (5,off Clancy); Howell (4,off Koosman).  WP–Clancy (9).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:27.  A–18,029.
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