Driving in three runs with a triple and double, Ernie Whitt sparked the Blue Jays to a 10-4 triumph over the Twins. Whitt tripled home a fifth-inning run and doubled in two more to highlight a four-run eighth.

The Blue Jays scored twice in the seventh to overcome a 4-3 Minnesota lead. Bob Bailor drove in one run with a single and another scored when left fielder Glenn Adams misplayed the ball. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 10, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    20, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  2  0    2  4  1  -  10 11  0
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4 10  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .253
Bailor rf,lf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .223      Sofield cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Garcia 2b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .294      Adams lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .323
Velez dh              5   0   1   2     0   2   .280      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .257
Ault 1b               2   1   0   0     3   0   .224      Goodwin dh            3   1   2   0     1   0   .211
Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .253
Woods lf              2   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Castino ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .295
  Moseby rf           2   2   0   1     0   0   .222      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   1   2     0   0   .265
Ainge cf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   3   .275
Whitt c               3   2   2   3     1   1   .239      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kinnunen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34  10  11   9     4   4             Totals               33   4  10   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  4,198
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Twins 6
DP: Blue Jays 3, Twins 0
Errors: Adams, Zahn
Doubles: Griffin (19), Whitt (7)
Triples: Whitt (2), Velez (3)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (3), Cubbage (7)
Caught Stealing: Adams (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ainge (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin (5)
GIDP: Wynegar (9), Castino (12), Powell (11)
Hit by Pitch: Howell (3,by Kinnunen)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd W(1-0)             9    10   4   4   4   6   2  37   4.24
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   6   2  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(10-16)           7     6   5   3   3   4   0  29   4.73
Verhoeven               0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   4.42
Kinnunen                0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   5.74
Corbett                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.01
Totals                  9    11  10   8   4   4   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Kinnunen (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dale Ford


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Sofield
grounded out (second to first); Adams was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez struck out; Ault made an out to first;
Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

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

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Ainge
grounded out (third to first); Whitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
homered; Mackanin struck out; Powell walked; Sofield struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin doubled to left; Bailor singled to first
[Griffin to third]; Garcia singled to first [Griffin out at home
(first to catcher), Bailor to third, Garcia to second]; Velez
grounded out (second to first) [Bailor scored, Garcia to third];
Ault walked; Howell forced Ault (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams singled to right; Cubbage walked [Adams to
second]; Adams was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher
to shortstop to third) [Cubbage to second]; Goodwin grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cubbage to third]; Wynegar lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods singled to right; Ainge grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Woods to second]; Whitt tripled to right
[Woods scored]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to left [Whitt
scored]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Castino singled to shortstop; R. Jackson flied out to
left; Mackanin struck out; Powell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
struck out; Ault walked; Howell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MOSEBY
REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING RF); Sofield singled to center; Adams
struck out; Cubbage hit an inside the park homer to left
[Sofield scored]; Goodwin singled to center; Wynegar walked
[Goodwin to second]; Castino singled to shortstop [Goodwin to
third, Wynegar to second]; R. Jackson forced Castino (shortstop
to second) [Goodwin scored, Wynegar to third]; Mackanin was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins
4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby reached on an error by Zahn; Ainge out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Moseby to second]; Whitt
walked; Griffin flied out to right; Bailor singled to left
[Moseby scored (unearned), Whitt scored (error by Adams)
(unearned), Bailor out at third (center to first to third)]; 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sofield
flied out to center; Adams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: VERHOEVEN REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Garcia
singled to third; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Garcia to second]; Ault walked; KINNUNEN REPLACED VERHOEVEN
(PITCHING); Howell was hit by a pitch [Garcia to third, Ault to
second]; Moseby forced Howell (shortstop to second) [Garcia
scored, Ault to third]; Ainge singled to left [Ault scored,
Moseby to second]; Whitt doubled to center [Moseby scored, Ainge
scored, Whitt out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Goodwin
singled to center; Wynegar singled to right [Goodwin to second];
Castino grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
9, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: CORBETT REPLACED KINNUNEN (PITCHING); Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garcia singled to center; Velez tripled to right
[Garcia scored]; Ault grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 10, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Mackanin
singled to left; Powell grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Mackanin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 10, Twins 4.