A pinch-double by Steve Braun in the ninth inning lifted the Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Twins. Roy Howell stroked a leadoff single and was forced at second by Al Woods. Braun then delivered the decisive blow. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 19, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 8 0 Twins 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 .246 Powell rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .256 Bailor rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .219 Morales ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331 Mayberry 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Sofield cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .261 Ault pr,1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Adams lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .325 Velez dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .281 Rivera ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Garcia 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .291 Smalley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Howell 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .269 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Woods lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .304 Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .198 Ainge cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Braun ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .205 Castino ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Cannon pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 R. Jackson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .265 Davis c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230 Mackanin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Stieb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 8 3 4 5 Totals 34 3 11 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 6,902 Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Twins 9 DP: Blue Jays 1, Twins 1 Errors: Sofield, Wynegar Doubles: Garcia (29), Howell (20), Braun (2), Powell (14) Home Runs: Adams (4) Caught Stealing: Garcia (11), Bailor (4) Sacrifice Hits: Mackanin (5) Sacrifice Flies: Sofield (7) GIDP: Ainge (2), Adams (10) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stieb 5.1 7 3 3 2 4 1 25 3.21 Barlow W(2-1) 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.23 Willis 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3.18 Schrom SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.79 Totals 9 11 3 3 3 5 1 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Jackson 7 6 3 2 4 3 0 29 3.97 Corbett L(8-5) 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 1.95 Totals 9 8 4 3 4 5 0 37 Wild Pitches: Stieb (5) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rich Garcia BLUE JAYS 1ST: On a bunt Griffin singled to first; Bailor singled to shortstop [Griffin to second]; Mayberry forced Bailor (shortstop to second) [Griffin to third]; AULT RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez struck out; Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Powell flied out to left; Sofield grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Adams singled to pitcher; Cubbage flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Woods flied out to left; Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Goodwin lined to shortstop; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Castino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Davis flied out to center; Griffin walked; Bailor singled to center [Griffin scored (error by Sofield) (unearned) (no RBI), Bailor to third]; Ault reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor out at home (pitcher to catcher to third)]; Velez grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson struck out; Mackanin flied out to left; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Garcia singled to right; Howell walked [Garcia to second]; Woods flied out to center; Ainge forced Howell (third to second) [Garcia to third]; Garcia was caught stealing home (pitcher to first to catcher to third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Sofield struck out; Adams homered; Cubbage singled to center; Goodwin walked [Cubbage to second]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Cubbage to third, Goodwin to second]; Castino flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Griffin was called out on strikes; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson singled to center; Mackanin struck out; Powell doubled to left [R. Jackson to third]; Sofield hit a sacrifice fly to left [R. Jackson scored]; Adams singled to center [Powell scored]; Cubbage flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ault flied out to left; Velez walked; Garcia doubled to left [Velez to third]; Howell doubled to right [Velez scored, Garcia scored]; Woods walked; Ainge grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Woods out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Wynegar singled to right; Stieb threw a wild pitch [Wynegar to second]; Castino walked; BARLOW REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); R. Jackson forced Wynegar (third unassisted) [Castino to second]; Mackanin forced R. Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Davis struck out; Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Bailor reached on an error by Wynegar [Bailor to first]; Bailor was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Powell singled to shortstop [Powell out at second (first to second)]; Sofield singled to center; Adams grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Sofield out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: CORBETT REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Ault grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez lined to first; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: Cubbage flied out to right; Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Wynegar lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell singled to center; Woods forced Howell (first to shortstop); BRAUN BATTED FOR AINGE; Braun doubled to left [Woods scored]; CANNON RAN FOR BRAUN; Davis struck out; Griffin lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 3. TWINS 9TH: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Castino singled to center; R. Jackson singled to left [Castino to second]; Mackanin out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Castino to third, R. Jackson to second]; WILLIS REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR POWELL; Morales was walked intentionally; Sofield struck out; RIVERA BATTED FOR ADAMS; SCHROM REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); SMALLEY BATTED FOR RIVERA; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 3.

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