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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 26, 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 July 26, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 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 | July 26, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 33,353 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Al Clark 3B: Dan Morrison |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Mark Davidson | Center Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | DH |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Rick Leach | DH |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 26, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Key
Gladden 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Key
Davidson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Key
Puckett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Key
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Blyleven
There goes Moseby. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Blyleven
Barfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moseby moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Blyleven
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Key
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Key
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Key
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Blyleven
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Leach moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin juggles the ball. That's an error on Larkin. Leach scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Blyleven
Gruber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
There goes Iorg. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Iorg steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Key
Lombardozzi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Lombardozzi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Key
Gagne bunts between the mound and first base. Key scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gagne for the out. Lombardozzi moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gladden vs. Key
Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardozzi scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davidson vs. Key
Davidson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Iorg catches it and throws to first to double up Gladden. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Blyleven
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Blyleven
There goes Bell. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Blyleven
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Key
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Key
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Key
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brunansky vs. Key
Brunansky hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Blyleven
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Blyleven
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Key
Laudner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Key
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Key
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Blyleven
Barfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Gladden picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gladden. Moseby scores. Barfield moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGriff vs. Blyleven
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Key
Gladden bunts towards the mound. Key settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Key
Davidson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Key
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, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Blyleven
Leach 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, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Blyleven
Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Key
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Key
Larkin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Key
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Blyleven
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Laudner and he is out, Gagne applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Blyleven
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Key
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Key
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Key
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a line drive off the glove of Gagne, and into shallow left field. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Blyleven
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Blyleven
Leach hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Iorg vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Bell scores. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Blyleven
Iorg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Iorg reaches second base with a double. Whitt scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Blyleven
Gruber strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Key
Gladden hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Key
Davidson strikes out. Whitt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Davidson out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Key
Puckett is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1987 -- Minnesota at Toronto (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Gladden D, lf 4 0 1 1 Fernandez T, ss 4 0 1 0
Davidson M, cf 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 3 1 1 0
Puckett K, dh 3 1 2 1 Barfield J, rf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 1 4 1
Larkin G, 1b 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brunansky T, rf 3 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 3 1 0 0
Laudner T, c 3 0 0 0 Leach R, dh 3 1 1 0
Lombardozzi S, 2b 3 1 1 0 Iorg G, 2b 4 0 1 1
Gagne G, ss 2 0 0 0 Gruber K, 3b 4 0 0 0
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29 2 4 2 33 4 9 2
Minnesota 101 000 000 -- 2
Toronto 010 010 02x -- 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 8.0 9 4 3 3 12
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (W) 8.2 4 2 2 0 5
Henke T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Larkin G, Gladden D
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Minnesota 2, Toronto 8
2B -- Lombardozzi S, Bell G, Iorg G
HR -- Puckett K
SB -- Moseby L, Iorg G, Bell G
CS -- Fernandez T
SH -- Gagne G
HBP -- by Key J (Puckett K)
WP -- Blyleven B 3
T -- 2:38
A -- 33353
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