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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 21, 1979
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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 July 21, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Balor Moore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Hartzell |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 12,887 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Marty Springstead |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
| Tim Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Bob Davis | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Bombo Rivera | Left Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Dave Edwards | Center Fielder |
| Willie Norwood | Right Fielder |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 21, 1979
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Hartzell
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Hartzell
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall misplays the ball. That's an error on Randall. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Hartzell
Howell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Hartzell
Carty strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Moore
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Moore
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howell. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Moore
Smalley hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Moore
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hartzell
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera throws the ball in to Randall who tags Mayberry, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Hartzell
Velez 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: ---
Johnson vs. Hartzell
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Moore
Morales 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Moore
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Moore
Norwood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hartzell
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hartzell
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Hartzell
Bosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Hartzell
There goes Bosetti. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Bosetti steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Hartzell
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Moore
Castino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Moore
Moore fires to first and picks off Castino. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Moore
Borgmann hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Moore
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hartzell
Howell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hartzell
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartzell covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hartzell
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Hartzell
There goes Mayberry. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Mayberry steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Hartzell
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hartzell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hartzell
There goes Johnson. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Randall applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Moore
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Moore
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Moore
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Moore
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Moore
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hartzell
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hartzell
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Hartzell
Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Moore
Norwood hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Moore
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Moore
Borgmann strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Moore
Randall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Moore
There goes Randall. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Randall steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Moore
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Hartzell
Woods 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, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hartzell
Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Hartzell
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hartzell
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Moore
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Moore
The ball gets by Davis for a passed ball. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Moore
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Moore
Morales hits a line drive towards short. Gomez catches it and throws to second to double up Smalley. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Hartzell
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hartzell
Johnson bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Randall covering, for the out. Velez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Hartzell
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hartzell, and towards Randall, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Velez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Hartzell
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Velez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Hartzell
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Moore
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Moore
Norwood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Moore
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Hartzell
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hartzell
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hartzell
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hartzell
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Moore
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Moore
Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Glenn Borgmann.
Randall bunts towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Moore
Rivera hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Moore
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Moore
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Hartzell
Butch Wynegar now catching. Rob Wilfong now playing second base.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hartzell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hartzell
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1979, game 2 -- Toronto at Minnesota (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 3 0 0 0 Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Woods A, lf 4 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 0 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Rivera B, lf 4 2 3 2
Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 2 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Velez O, rf 3 1 0 0 Morales J, dh 3 0 1 1
Johnson T, 2b 3 0 1 1 Edwards D, cf 3 0 0 0
Gomez L, ss 4 0 0 0 Norwood W, rf 3 1 1 1
Davis B, c 3 0 1 1 Castino J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Borgmann G, c 2 0 0 0
Wilfong R, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 29 4 9 4
Toronto 000 200 100 -- 3
Minnesota 000 110 02x -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Moore B (L) 8.0 9 4 4 1 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell P (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 6
E -- Randall B, Howell R
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 5, Minnesota 3
HR -- Howell R, Norwood W, Rivera B
SB -- Bosetti R, Mayberry J, Randall B
CS -- Johnson T
SH -- Johnson T, Randall B
PB -- Davis B
T -- 2:01
A -- 12887
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