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Blue Jays 6 @ Twins 16
Metropolitan Stadium
May 8, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 8, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting Blue Jays with a score of 16 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1979 
Visiting Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 6 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 16 H: 19 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 16
Hits: 19
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherMike Bacsik  
Losing PitcherMike Willis  
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Game Winning RBIKen Landreaux 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1979 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Underwood  
Home Starting PitcherRoger Erickson  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance3,126 
Time of Game3 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Derryl Cousins
1B: Les Novack
2B: Bill Follmer
3B: Mike Briscese

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Bob Bailor  Third Baseman 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Rico Carty  DH 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Otto Velez  Right Fielder 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Tim Johnson  Second Baseman 
Rick Cerone  Catcher 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Ron Jackson  First Baseman 
Jose Morales  DH 
Willie Norwood  Center Fielder 
Ken Landreaux  Left Fielder 
John Castino  Third Baseman 
Bombo Rivera  Right Fielder 
Glenn Borgmann  Catcher 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Blue Jays 6 @ Twins 16
Metropolitan Stadium
May 8, 1979

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         Game of 5/8/1979 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)

  Toronto            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Griffin A, ss         5  1  3  1   Randall B, 2b-3b      4  1  1  0   
Bailor B, 3b-rf       5  0  0  0   Smalley R, ss         5  4  4  4   
Bosetti R, cf         3  1  0  0   Jackson R, 1b         3  0  0  0   
Carty R, dh           4  1  2  1   Kusick C, pr-1b       2  3  2  2   
Mayberry J, 1b        3  1  1  2   Morales J, dh         2  1  1  0   
Velez O, rf           3  2  2  2   Adams G, ph           3  0  0  0   
Gomez L, 2b           1  0  0  0   Norwood W, cf         3  0  1  0   
Woods A, lf           2  0  1  0   Wynegar B, ph-c       1  1  0  0   
Johnson T, 2b         2  0  0  0   Landreaux K, lf       5  3  4  5   
McKay D, ph-2b-3b     1  0  0  0   Castino J, 3b         3  2  2  1   
Cerone R, c           3  0  0  0   Wilfong R, pr-2b      0  0  0  0   
                                   Rivera B, rf          4  0  3  4   
                                   Borgmann G, c         3  0  1  0   
                                   Edwards D, pr-cf      2  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  6  9  6                        40 16 19 16

Toronto          012 003 000 --  6
Minnesota        110 036 41x -- 16

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Underwood T           4.2  9  5  5  3  3
Willis M (L)          0.2  3  3  3  0  0
Freisleben D          0.1  2  3  3  2  0
Moore B               1.0  4  4  4  0  1
Murphy T              1.1  1  1  1  1  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson R*           5.0  7  5  5  2  2
Redfern P+            0.0  1  1  1  0  0
Brett K               0.1  1  0  0  2  0
Bacsik M (W)          3.2  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

E -- Randall B
DP -- Toronto 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Toronto 5, Minnesota 9
2B -- Woods A, Norwood W, Rivera B 2, Landreaux K, Carty R, Mayberry J, Velez O, Borgmann G, Randall B
3B -- Griffin A 2, Castino J
HR -- Smalley R 2, Velez O, Kusick C 2, Landreaux K
CS -- Woods A
SH -- Woods A, Randall B
SF -- Mayberry J
HBP -- by Willis M (Jackson R), by Moore B (Castino J)
WP -- Erickson R, Underwood T, Freisleben D, Moore B
T -- 3:14
A -- 3126

    

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