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Sunday July 15, 1979
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The first career grand slam by Dave Edwards sparked the Twins to a 9-4 thumping of the Blue Jays. With the Twins trailing, 2-1, in the third inning, Glenn Adams singled and Butch Wynegar and Ron Jackson drew walks to set the stage for Edwards' blast. John Castino drilled a three-run double in the fifth and Wynegar connected for a solo homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 9, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Sunday, July 15, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Twins        1  0  4    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   9 10  1
Blue Jays    2  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smalley ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .341      Griffin ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .255
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Bosetti cf            3   1   2   1     1   0   .264
Landreaux cf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Adams lf              2   1   2   1     1   0   .335      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Rivera ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Velez rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .263
Wynegar c             2   3   1   1     3   0   .285      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Cubbage dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Ainge 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Norwood ph,dh       3   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
R. Jackson 1b         3   2   2   0     2   0   .279      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Edwards rf            4   2   1   4     1   0   .310      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Castino 3b            4   0   2   3     0   2   .274        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  10   9     8   5             Totals               34   4   8   3     2   0

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 19,069
Left on Base: Twins 8, Blue Jays 5
DP: Twins 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Castino
Doubles: Castino (7), R. Jackson (23), Velez (11), Bosetti (17)
Home Runs: Edwards (6), Wynegar (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (13)
GIDP: Ainge (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(8-2)             8     8   4   4   2   0   0  33   3.38
Marshall                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.30
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   0   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(2-6)           4     5   7   7   6   2   1  23   5.12
Moore                   5     5   2   2   2   3   1  21   3.84
Totals                  9    10   9   9   8   5   2  44

Wild Pitches: Moore (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


TWINS 1ST: Smalley walked; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Smalley to second]; Landreaux singled to
right [Smalley to third]; Adams singled to center [Smalley
scored, Landreaux to second]; Wynegar grounded out (second to
first) [Landreaux to third, Adams to second]; Cubbage flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to right; Bosetti singled to
center [Griffin to third]; Howell singled to left [Griffin
scored, Bosetti to second]; Carty lined to left; Velez singled
to center [Bosetti scored, Howell to second]; Cerone flied out
to right [Howell to third]; Ainge grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson flied out to right; Edwards walked; 43
minute rain delay; Castino singled to center [Edwards to
third]; Smalley flied out to right; Wilfong popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Woods lined to center; Johnson grounded out
(first unassisted); Griffin made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux struck out; Adams singled to right; Wynegar
walked [Adams to second]; Cubbage grounded out (third to first)
[Adams to third, Wynegar to second]; R. Jackson walked; Edwards
homered [Adams scored, Wynegar scored, R. Jackson scored];
Castino struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); Carty grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to right; Wilfong flied out to
right; Landreaux flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez doubled to left; Cerone singled to left
[Velez to third]; Ainge grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to shortstop to first) [Velez scored, Cerone out at
second]; Woods walked; Johnson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 3.

TWINS 5TH: Adams walked; Wynegar walked [Adams to second]; MOORE
REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); NORWOOD BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Moore
threw a wild pitch [Adams to third, Wynegar to second]; Norwood
struck out; R. Jackson was walked intentionally; Edwards forced
Adams (pitcher to catcher) [Wynegar to third, R. Jackson to
second]; Castino doubled to center [Wynegar scored, R. Jackson
scored, Edwards scored, Castino out at third (center to
shortstop to third)]; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Bosetti walked; Howell lined to
third [Bosetti to third (error by Castino)]; Carty flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Blue Jays 3.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to center; Wilfong singled to
right; Landreaux flied out to center; RIVERA BATTED FOR ADAMS;
Rivera lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Velez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone grounded out (pitcher
to first); Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Blue Jays 3.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar homered; Norwood grounded out (second to
first); R. Jackson doubled to right; Edwards reached on a
fielder's choice [R. Jackson out at third (third to second to
third)]; Castino struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); Griffin singled to left; Bosetti doubled to
left [Griffin scored, Bosetti to third (on throw to home)];
Howell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 9, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
grounded out (third to first); Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
lined to shortstop; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 9, Blue Jays 4.

TWINS 9TH: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
walked; Norwood struck out; R. Jackson singled to center
[Wynegar to second]; Edwards forced R. Jackson (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Ainge flied
out to right; Woods popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 9, Blue Jays 4.



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