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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 29, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 29, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Johnson |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 19,020 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Rocky Roe |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Nieto | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Mike Sharperson | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 29, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Johnson
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Johnson
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Johnson
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Smithson
Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Smithson
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Smithson
Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puckett throws the ball in to Gagne who tags Moseby trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mulliniks scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smithson
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Johnson
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Johnson
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Johnson
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Johnson
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fernandez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Smithson
Barfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Smithson
Upshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Smithson
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Johnson
Nieto hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Johnson
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Smithson
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Smithson
Sharperson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Smithson
Smithson fires over to first and Hrbek drops the ball. That's an error on Hrbek. Sharperson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Smithson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sharperson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mulliniks vs. Smithson
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Johnson
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Johnson
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Johnson
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Johnson
Smalley hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Smithson
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smithson
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Smithson
Barfield hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Johnson
Brunansky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Johnson
There goes Brunansky. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Johnson
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Johnson
Nieto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Smithson
Upshaw hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Smithson
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Smithson
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Smithson covering, for the out. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sharperson vs. Smithson
Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Johnson
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Johnson
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Smithson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Smithson
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Smithson
Moseby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smithson
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Johnson
Hrbek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Johnson
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Johnson
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smalley for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Smithson
Barfield hits a fly ball towards right. Bush settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bush. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Smithson
Upshaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Upshaw reaches second base with a double. Barfield scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Smithson
Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Berenguer
Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Berenguer
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Berenguer
Mulliniks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Berenguer
Garth Iorg pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks.
Moseby hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Johnson
Garth Iorg now playing third base.
Brunansky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Johnson
Gagne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Gagne reaches second base with a double. Moseby throws the ball in to Upshaw who tags Gagne trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brunansky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
Nieto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Eichhorn
Lombardozzi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Atherton
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Atherton
Barfield is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Upshaw vs. Atherton
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Atherton
Whitt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Atherton
McGriff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brunansky. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Barfield scores. Whitt moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sharperson vs. Atherton
Sharperson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush who is chasing the ball. Sharperson reaches third base with a triple. Whitt scores. McGriff scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Atherton
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Eichhorn
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Eichhorn covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Eichhorn
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Upshaw, and towards Sharperson, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Henke
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1987 -- Minnesota at Toronto (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Lombardozzi S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fernandez T, ss 5 0 1 0
Bush R, rf 3 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Puckett K, cf 4 0 2 0 Iorg G, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 4 1 2 2
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 0 0 0
Smalley R, dh 2 0 0 0 Barfield J, rf 3 2 1 0
Brunansky T, lf 2 1 1 0 Upshaw W, 1b 4 1 1 1
Gagne G, ss 3 0 1 1 Whitt E, c 2 2 1 2
Nieto T, c 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, dh 4 1 1 1
Sharperson M, 2b 3 0 1 2
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29 1 4 1 33 8 10 8
Minnesota 000 000 010 -- 1
Toronto 100 001 33x -- 8
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson M (L)* 6.0 6 5 4 2 1
Berenguer J 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Atherton K 1.0 2 3 0 2 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (W) 7.1 3 1 1 3 0
Eichhorn M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Henke T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Hrbek K, Bush R, Gagne G
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 4, Toronto 5
2B -- Mulliniks R, Upshaw W, Gagne G, McGriff F
3B -- Sharperson M
HR -- Moseby L, Whitt E
CS -- Brunansky T, Barfield J
T -- 2:56
A -- 19020
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