Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 5, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1985 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."

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Minnesota Twins 0, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 3 0 0 0
Smalley dh 4 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 3 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 0
Bush lf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Salas c 2 0 0 0
  Reed c 1 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lombardozzi 2b 1 0 0 0
Gagne ss 2 0 1 0
  Stenhouse ph 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Schrom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0
  Fielder ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee 2b 0 0 0 0
Moseby cf 3 2 2 3
Mulliniks 3b 4 1 2 2
Bell lf 3 0 0 0
Oliver dh 4 0 1 0
Upshaw 1b 4 1 3 1
Whitt c 3 0 0 1
Barfield rf 3 0 1 0
  Leach ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Fernandez ss 4 2 2 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 13 7
Minnesota 000 000 000021
Toronto 310 210 00x7130
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (13-14) 4.0 9 6 5 0 4
  Schrom   4.0 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
6
2
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (14-8) 9.0 2 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
5

  E–Gaetti (16).  DP–Minnesota 2, Toronto 1.  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (25,off Alexander), Toronto Moseby (28,off Blyleven); Mulliniks (22,off Blyleven).  3B–Toronto Fernandez (9,off Blyleven).  HR–Toronto Moseby (12,4th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out); Upshaw (14,5th inning off Schrom 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Moseby (5,off Blyleven).  SB–Fernandez (13,2nd base off Blyleven/Salas).  WP–Blyleven (3).  T–2:07.  A–26,584.
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