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Wednesday May 2, 1979
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Completing the three-game series sweep, the Twins beat the Blue Jays, 7-5, as Ken Landreaux led the attack with four runs batted in. Landreaux singled in the third inning to drive home two tallies and knocked in two more with a double in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Wednesday, May 2, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Twins        0  0  2    1  2  0    1  1  0  -   7  9  1
Blue Jays    0  1  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Griffin ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  Castino ph,3b       1   0   0   1     0   0   .320      Bailor rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .292
Smalley ss            3   1   1   1     2   0   .369      Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .296
Landreaux lf          3   0   2   4     1   0   .306      Mayberry 1b           3   2   2   3     1   0   .325
Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Velez dh              4   1   2   0     0   1   .250
  Morales ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .318      Howell 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Wynegar c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Woods lf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .286
R. Jackson 1b         5   1   1   1     0   0   .228      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .202
Sofield rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Rivera ph,rf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norwood cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .268        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            3   3   3   0     0   0   .306        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randall ph,2b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   9   7     6   3             Totals               36   5  11   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 20,110
Left on Base: Twins 8, Blue Jays 7
DP: Twins 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Cubbage, Moore
Doubles: Landreaux (5), Rivera (2), Velez (4), Howell (5), Bosetti (6), Mayberry (7), Woods (7)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (2), Mayberry (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (3), Castino (2), Landreaux (3), Morales (2)
GIDP: Wynegar (2), Velez (3), Howell (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(3-3)            7    10   5   5   2   2   1  32   4.83
Marshall SV(9)          2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.08
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   3   1  39

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(2-2)          6     7   6   6   2   3   1  27   6.75
Moore                   1.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   8   6.39
Willis                  1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   5.52
Totals                  9     9   7   7   6   3   1  42

Passed Balls: Wynegar (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Sawchuk, 1B - Alan Contant, 2B - Rich Panas, 3B - Dallas Parks


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage made an out to second; Smalley grounded out
(first unassisted); Landreaux made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Bailor grounded out (second
to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to left; Velez doubled to
right; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Velez to third]; Howell
doubled to left [Velez scored]; Woods singled to shortstop
[Howell out at third (shortstop to first to shortstop)]; McKay
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield grounded out (second to first); Norwood
grounded out (third to first); Wilfong singled to center;
Cubbage singled to right [Wilfong to second]; Smalley walked
[Wilfong to third, Cubbage to second]; Landreaux singled to
center [Wilfong scored, Cubbage scored, Smalley to second];
Adams flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bailor singled to center;
Bosetti walked [Bailor to second]; Mayberry homered [Bailor
scored, Bosetti scored]; Velez struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 2, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar lined to first; R. Jackson homered; Sofield
was called out on strikes; Norwood struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled to right; Woods grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Howell to second]; McKay flied out to
left; Cerone made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong singled to center; Cubbage out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilfong to second]; Smalley walked;
Landreaux doubled to right [Wilfong scored, Smalley scored];
Adams flied out to left; Wynegar lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
reached on an error by Cubbage; Bosetti doubled to left [Bailor
to third]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Velez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Sofield
struck out; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell lined to left; Woods singled to center;
McKay flied to left in foul territory; Cerone grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong singled to left; MOORE REPLACED HUFFMAN
(PITCHING); CASTINO BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Castino reached on an
error by Moore on a sacrifice bunt [Wilfong to second]; Smalley
singled to left [Wilfong scored, Castino to second]; Landreaux
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Castino to third,
Smalley to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales was walked
intentionally; Wynegar grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Morales out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 6, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CASTINO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Griffin grounded out (first
unassisted); Bailor lined to left; Bosetti grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 8TH: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); RIVERA
BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Rivera doubled to right; Norwood walked;
WILLIS REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG;
Randall walked [Rivera to third, Norwood to second]; Castino
forced Randall (second to shortstop) [Rivera scored, Norwood to
third]; Smalley popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
7, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RANDALL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mayberry doubled to left; Velez
singled to left [Mayberry to third]; MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); Howell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Mayberry scored, Velez out at second]; Woods
doubled to right; McKay walked; Cerone forced McKay (second
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Blue Jays 5.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux walked; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Landreaux to second]; Wynegar flied out to
center; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor was
called out on strikes; Bosetti popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 7, Blue Jays 5.



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