Sparked by Roy Howell, who hit a homer in the ninth inning to tie the score, the Blue Jays added another run on a double by Lloyd Moseby and pinch-single by Steve Braun to defeat the Twins, 3-2. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    30, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Griffin ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .254
Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Bailor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Landreaux cf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Mayberry dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Adams dh              4   1   1   1     0   1   .302      Howell 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .264
Wynegar c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .251      Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Sofield lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Moseby rf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .227
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Iorg 2b               3   0   2   1     1   0   .263
Castino ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .301      Ainge cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Braun ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .192
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitt c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     1   1             Totals               34   3   9   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 18,376
Left on Base: Twins 7, Blue Jays 6
DP: Twins 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Iorg
Doubles: Landreaux (21), Adams (7), Moseby (13)
Triples: Griffin (15)
Home Runs: Howell (7)
GIDP: Mayberry (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                8.1   7   2   2   0   5   1  31   3.15
Verhoeven L(2-4)        0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   4.11
Totals                  8.2   9   3   3   1   6   1  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd W(2-1)             9     9   2   2   1   1   0  36   3.86
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   1   0  36

Wild Pitches: Todd 2 (2)
Balks: Erickson (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Shulock


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (third to first); Wilfong popped
to first; Landreaux singled to center; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); Sofield
reached on an error by Iorg [Sofield to second]; Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted) [Sofield to third]; Castino
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Ault
struck out; Moseby singled to second; Erickson balked [Moseby to
second]; Iorg singled to right [Moseby scored, Iorg to second
(on throw)]; Ainge struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson flied out to left; Powell flied out to
right; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt flied out to right; Griffin struck out;
Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue
Jays 1.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux flied out to center; Adams struck out;
Wynegar walked; Sofield forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; Howell singled to left; Ault
popped to shortstop; Moseby popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Castino
singled to third; R. Jackson popped to shortstop; Powell singled
to second [Castino to second]; Todd threw a wild pitch [Castino
to third, Powell to second]; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Iorg singled to left; Ainge lined to right; Whitt
flied out to center; Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 6TH: Landreaux doubled to left; Adams doubled to right
[Landreaux scored]; Todd threw a wild pitch [Adams to third];
Wynegar singled to center [Adams scored]; Sofield flied out to
right; Cubbage singled to left [Wynegar to second]; Castino
flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor singled to shortstop; Mayberry grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Bailor out at
second]; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 7TH: Powell singled to left; Powell was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Wilfong flied out to right; Landreaux lined
to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ault flied out to center; Moseby flied out to
left; Iorg lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue
Jays 1.

TWINS 8TH: Adams flied out to right; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); Sofield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ainge flied out to left; Whitt grounded out
(second to first); Griffin tripled to right; Bailor flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage lined to left; Castino singled to second; R.
Jackson hit into a double play (third to first) [Castino out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Howell homered;
VERHOEVEN REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Ault struck out; Moseby
doubled to right; Iorg walked; BRAUN BATTED FOR AINGE; Braun
singled to right [Moseby scored, Iorg to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 3.