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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 19, 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 19, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Serum |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 10,745 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: (none) 3B: Mike Reilly |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 19, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Serum
Bosetti hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Serum
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Serum
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Garvin
Norwood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Garvin
Carew bunts towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Garvin
Ford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Ford reaches third base with a triple. Carew goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kusick vs. Garvin
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Garvin
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Garvin
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ford scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Garvin
Randall hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. Garvin
Wolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Serum
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Serum
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Serum
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Garvin
Rivera hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Garvin
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Garvin
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Garvin
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Serum
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Serum
McKay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Serum
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Serum
Bosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Garvin
Kusick hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Garvin
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Garvin
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Garvin
Randall hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. Garvin
Wolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Serum
Bailor hits a line drive towards third. Wolfe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Serum
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Serum
Horton hits a fly ball towards center. Ford settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Ford. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Serum
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Garvin
Rivera hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Garvin
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Garvin
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Garvin
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Serum
Woods bunts towards third. Wolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Serum
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Serum
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Garvin
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Garvin
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Garvin
There goes Smalley. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smalley steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Garvin
Wynegar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Garvin
Randall hits a line drive towards short. Gomez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Serum
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Serum
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Serum
Bailor hits a fly ball towards left. Norwood settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Norwood. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Serum
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Garvin
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Garvin
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wolfe moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching. Hosken Powell pinch hits for Willie Norwood.
Powell hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Coleman
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wolfe moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ford vs. Coleman
Ford takes first base on ball four. Wolfe scores. Rivera moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adams vs. Coleman
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Craig Kusick.
Adams hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry catches it and steps on first to double up Ford. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Serum
Hosken Powell now playing right field. Bombo Rivera now playing left field.
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Serum
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Serum
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Coleman
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Coleman
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Coleman
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Serum
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Serum
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Serum
Sam Ewing pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Coleman
Tim Johnson now playing shortstop.
Wolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Coleman
Rivera bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Wolfe moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Coleman
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Coleman
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Coleman
Ford hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Serum
Bosetti hits a line drive towards first. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Serum
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Serum
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1978 -- Toronto at Minnesota (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0 Norwood W, lf 3 1 1 1
Bailor B, rf 4 0 0 0 Powell H, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 5 1 3 0
Horton W, dh 3 0 0 0 Ford D, cf 4 1 1 2
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kusick C, dh 3 0 0 0
Woods A, lf 3 0 1 0 Adams G, ph 1 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 3 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 3 0
McKay D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 4 0 2 1
Gomez L, ss 2 0 0 0 Randall B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ewing S, ph 1 0 0 0 Wolfe L, 3b 4 1 2 0
Johnson T, ss 0 0 0 0 Rivera B, rf-lf 3 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 2 0 35 5 14 5
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota 310 001 00x -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin J (L)* 5.0 11 5 5 1 2
Coleman J 3.0 3 0 0 2 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Serum G (W) 9.0 2 0 0 0 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Ford D, Norwood W
DP -- Toronto 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Toronto 3, Minnesota 10
3B -- Ford D
HR -- Norwood W, Rivera B
SB -- Smalley R
SH -- Rivera B
T -- 2:15
A -- 10745
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