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Twins 7 @ Blue Jays 5
Exhibition Stadium
May 2, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 2, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 2, 1979 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 7 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 5 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDave Goltz  
Losing PitcherPhil Huffman  
SaveMike Marshall  
Game Winning RBIKen Landreaux 

Game Info

DateMay 2, 1979 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Goltz  
Home Starting PitcherPhil Huffman  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance20,110 
Time of Game2 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Sawchuk
1B: Alan Contant
2B: Rich Panas
3B: Dallas Parks

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mike Cubbage  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Ken Landreaux  Left Fielder 
Glenn Adams  DH 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Ron Jackson  First Baseman 
Rick Sofield  Right Fielder 
Willie Norwood  Center Fielder 
Rob Wilfong  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

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

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Twins 7 @ Blue Jays 5
Exhibition Stadium
May 2, 1979

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         Game of 5/2/1979 -- Minnesota at Toronto (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Cubbage M, 3b         2  1  1  0   Griffin A, ss         5  0  0  0   
Castino J, ph-3b      1  0  0  1   Bailor B, rf          5  1  1  0   
Smalley R, ss         3  1  1  1   Bosetti R, cf         4  1  1  0   
Landreaux K, lf       3  0  2  4   Mayberry J, 1b        3  2  2  3   
Adams G, dh           3  0  0  0   Velez O, dh           4  1  2  0   
Morales J, ph         0  0  0  0   Howell R, 3b          4  0  2  1   
Wynegar B, c          5  0  0  0   Woods A, lf           4  0  3  0   
Jackson R, 1b         5  1  1  1   McKay D, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Sofield R, rf         3  0  0  0   Cerone R, c           4  0  0  0   
Rivera B, ph-rf       1  1  1  0                                      
Norwood W, cf         3  0  0  0                                      
Wilfong R, 2b         3  3  3  0                                      
Randall B, ph-2b      0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  7  9  7                        36  5 11  4

Minnesota        002 120 110 --  7
Toronto          013 000 010 --  5

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Goltz D (W)*          7.0 10  5  5  2  2
Marshall M (S)        2.0  1  0  0  1  1

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Huffman P (L)+        6.0  7  6  6  2  3
Moore B               1.1  2  1  1  2  0
Willis M              1.2  0  0  0  2  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Cubbage M, Moore B
DP -- Minnesota 2, Toronto 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Toronto 7
2B -- Velez O, Howell R, Landreaux K, Bosetti R, Rivera B, Mayberry J, Woods A
HR -- Mayberry J, Jackson R
SH -- Cubbage M, Castino J, Landreaux K, Morales J
PB -- Wynegar B
T -- 2:41
A -- 20110

    

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