Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 15, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1981 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 2, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 0 1 1
Wilfong 2b 4 0 2 0
Hatcher cf 4 0 1 0
Corcoran 1b 4 0 2 0
Castino 3b 4 1 0 0
Hrbek dh 4 0 1 0
Sofield lf 3 1 1 1
Butera c 2 0 1 0
  Wynegar ph 1 0 0 0
Washington ss 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Iorg 2b 3 0 0 0
Woods lf 4 0 2 1
Moseby cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Velez dh 4 0 1 0
Barfield rf 3 1 0 0
Martinez c 3 1 1 1
Griffin ss 3 1 1 0
Ainge 3b 2 1 1 0
Leal p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 2
Minnesota 000 100 100293
Toronto 020 200 00x461
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  L (6-8) 6.1 6 4 3 2 3
  O'Connor   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
2
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Leal  W (7-10) 7.0 8 2 1 1 5
  McLaughlin  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
1
5

  E–Wilfong (8), Butera (7), Washington (4), Griffin (28).  DP–Toronto 1.  PB–Butera (2).  2B–Toronto Woods (11,off Arroyo); Martinez (7,off Arroyo); Griffin (17,off Arroyo).  SH–Washington (1,off Leal); Iorg (2,off Arroyo).  SF–Sofield (1,off Leal).  HBP–Barfield (1,by Arroyo).  SB–Barfield (3,2nd base off Arroyo/Butera); Griffin (8,3rd base off Arroyo/Butera).  CS–Woods (3,2nd base by Arroyo/Butera).  WP–Arroyo (3).  HBP–Arroyo (5,Barfield).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:16.  A–12,037.
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