A four-run outburst in the fourth inning carried the Blue Jays to a 6-2 victory over the Twins. With one out, Al Woods tripled down the right field line and scored on a single by Alan Ashby, who moved to third on a single by Dave McKay. Ashby tallied when first baseman Craig Kusick misplayed a bunt by Luis Gomez. The final two runs of the inning scored on a single by Rick Bosetti and grounder by Bob Bailor. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    20, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    4  1  0    0  0  1  -   6 16  2
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .259      Powell rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .245
Bailor rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .266        Rivera ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Howell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Horton dh             5   0   1   0     0   2   .261      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Mayberry 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .256        Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
A. Woods lf           5   3   4   0     0   0   .257      Cubbage 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .295
Ashby c               5   1   4   2     0   0   .277      Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
McKay 2b              3   1   2   0     2   1   .246      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Gomez ss              4   1   0   1     0   0   .224      Chiles lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norwood ph,lf       2   1   2   0     0   0   .270
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kusick 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .183
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Randall ph,2b       1   0   1   1     1   0   .280
                                                          Perzanowski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   6  16   5     2   4             Totals               30   2   6   1     6   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 11,685
Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, Twins 8
DP: Blue Jays 2, Twins 1
Errors: Ashby, McKay, Kusick
Doubles: Howell (26), A. Woods (6), Ashby (11), Cubbage (10), Norwood (20)
Triples: A. Woods (2), Norwood (2)
Stolen Bases: Powell 2 (8), Cubbage (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (16), Smalley (18)
GIDP: Mayberry (10), Kusick (8), Morales (9)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood W(2-1)         6     3   1   1   3   1   0  23   3.99
Willis                  2.2   3   1   1   3   1   0  13   5.47
Murphy SV(7)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.44
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   2   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perzanowski L(2-5)      5    10   5   4   1   2   0  27   5.63
Sutton                  4     6   1   1   1   2   0  18   3.65
Totals                  9    16   6   5   2   4   0  45

Wild Pitches: Perzanowski (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Ron Luciano


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor
singled to right; Howell grounded out (third to first) [Bailor
to second]; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Adams grounded out
(second to first) [Powell to third]; Cubbage walked; Powell
stole home and Cubbage stole second [Cubbage to third (error by
McKay)]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to left; A. Woods singled to
center [Mayberry to second]; Ashby flied out to left [Mayberry
to third]; McKay struck out; Gomez lined to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Chiles flied out to left; Kusick
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wynegar
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor
grounded out (second to first); Howell doubled to left; Horton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); A. Woods
tripled to right; Ashby singled to center [A. Woods scored];
McKay singled to center [Ashby to third]; Gomez reached on an
error by Kusick on a sacrifice bunt [Ashby scored, McKay to
second]; Bosetti singled to center [McKay scored, Gomez to
third]; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop to second) [Gomez
scored (unearned)]; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R
(3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams lined to third; Cubbage doubled to right; Ford
lined to center [Cubbage to third]; Wynegar grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Horton flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
left; A. Woods doubled to left; Ashby singled to left [A. Woods
to third]; McKay walked [Ashby to second]; Perzanowski threw a
wild pitch [A. Woods scored, Ashby to third, McKay to second];
Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick
grounded out (third to first); Wilfong made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: SUTTON REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Bosetti
singled to second; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bosetti to second]; Howell struck out; Horton struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Powell singled to center; Powell stole second;
Smalley flied out to right; Adams flied out to right; Cubbage
walked; Ford forced Cubbage (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods grounded out (second to first); Ashby singled to center;
McKay singled to right [Ashby to second]; Gomez forced McKay
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: WILLIS REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Wynegar lined to
third; NORWOOD BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood doubled to left;
Kusick struck out; RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall singled
to center [Norwood scored]; RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Randall
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ashby [Randall
to second]; Rivera flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RANDALL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor flied out to
center; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley walked; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Smalley out at second]; Cubbage popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Horton
singled to right; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; A. Woods singled
to right; Ashby doubled to left [A. Woods scored]; McKay was
walked intentionally; Gomez forced McKay (shortstop to second);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar lined
to left; Norwood tripled to right; Kusick walked; Randall walked
[Kusick to second]; MURPHY REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Rivera
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 2.