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Blue Jays 3 @ Twins 4
Metropolitan Stadium
August 18, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 18, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting Blue Jays with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 18, 1978 
Visiting Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 3 H: 8 E: 3 LOB: 13
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 4 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherJeff Holly  
Losing PitcherTom Murphy  
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Game Winning RBIGlenn Adams 

Game Info

DateAugust 18, 1978 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Underwood  
Home Starting PitcherDave Goltz  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance4,599 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Mike Reilly
1B: Bill Haller
2B: Ron Luciano
3B: Ken Kaiser

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Bob Bailor  Right Fielder 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
Willie Horton  DH 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Dave McKay  Second Baseman 
Luis Gomez  Shortstop 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Norwood  Left Fielder 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Dan Ford  Center Fielder 
Craig Kusick  DH 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Larry Wolfe  Third Baseman 
Bombo Rivera  Right Fielder 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Blue Jays 3 @ Twins 4
Metropolitan Stadium
August 18, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/18/1978 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)

  Toronto            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Bosetti R, cf         6  0  0  0   Norwood W, lf         4  0  0  0   
Bailor B, rf          5  0  1  0   Cubbage M, ph-3b      1  0  0  1   
Howell R, 3b          4  1  1  0   Carew R, 1b           3  0  1  1   
Horton W, dh          5  1  1  1   Ford D, cf            4  0  1  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        5  1  1  0   Kusick C, dh          3  0  0  0   
Woods A, lf           2  0  0  0   Smalley R, ss         5  1  1  0   
Velez O, ph-lf        1  0  0  0   Wynegar B, c          4  0  1  1   
Ashby A, c            3  0  1  0   Randall B, 2b         2  0  0  0   
McKay D, 2b           4  0  1  1   Chiles R, ph          0  0  0  0   
Gomez L, ss           4  0  2  1   Powell H, pr-rf       1  2  1  0   
                                   Wolfe L, 3b           3  0  1  0   
                                   Adams G, ph-lf        2  1  2  1   
                                   Rivera B, rf          2  0  0  0   
                                   Wilfong R, ph-2b      1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  3  8  3                        35  4  8  4

Toronto          000 003 000 0 --  3
Minnesota        010 000 002 1 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Underwood T           8.0  4  1  1  6  3
Murphy T (L)          1.1  4  3  2  2  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Goltz D               6.0  6  3  3  2  4
Holly J (W)           4.0  2  0  0  4  0

E -- Randall B, Smalley R, Howell R 2, Bailor B
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 13, Minnesota 12
2B -- Howell R, Ashby A, Adams G
3B -- Smalley R
SH -- Randall B, Woods A
T -- 2:48
A -- 4599

    

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