Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 14, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1981 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 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 3 1 1 1
Wilfong 2b 4 1 1 1
Hatcher cf 5 0 1 0
Corcoran 1b 3 0 0 0
Castino 3b 5 1 2 1
Hrbek dh 2 0 0 0
  Smalley ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Sofield lf 3 0 0 0
  Ward ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Butera c 3 0 0 0
  Adams ph 0 0 0 1
  Laudner c 0 0 0 0
Washington ss 4 1 2 2
Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Iorg 2b 4 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 0 0 0
Bell lf 3 0 0 0
  Woods ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Velez dh 3 1 0 0
Barfield rf 3 1 1 0
Cox 3b 3 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph 1 0 1 0
Wells 1b 3 0 1 0
  Beamon ph 1 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 1 1 2
Griffin ss 2 0 1 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Mirabella p 0 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 2
Minnesota 101 010 030671
Toronto 030 000 000351
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Havens  W (3-4) 7.0 3 3 2 3 3
  Corbett  SV (13) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
3
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (5-10) 7.2 6 4 4 4 3
  Garvin   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Jackson   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Mirabella   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Murray   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
9
4

  E–Washington (3), Cox (1).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Minnesota Washington (1,off Clancy); Wilfong (10,off Clancy); Castino (11,off Clancy), Toronto Martinez (6,off Havens).  HR–Minnesota Powell (2,3rd inning off Clancy 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Smalley (5,by Garvin); Ward (3,by Jackson).  WP–Jackson (5).  IBB–Garvin (4,Smalley); Jackson (7,Ward).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:26.  A–11,402.
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