MINNESOTA 6, CLEVELAND 3 IN MINNESOTA

Date:  Sunday, April 18.

Batting stars:  Jimmie Hall was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk, scoring twice.  Jerry Kindall was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Bob Allison was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.

Pitching star:  Dave Boswell struck out three in 3.2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up three hits and a walk.  Al Worthington pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Leon Wagner was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Chuck Hinton was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Rocky Colavito was 1-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

The game:  With two out and none on in the third, the Indians put together three singles and a double off Mudcat Grant to take a 3-0 lead.  In the third, Kindall hit a solo homer and another run scored on Rich Rollins' single-plus-error to cut the lead to 3-2.  The Twins took a 4-3 lead in the fourth on Hall's two-run homer.  They added two more in the eighth when Allison singled in a run and then, with men on first and third Allison and Hall pulled off a double steal of second and home.  The Indians threatened in the fourth, putting two men on with none out, and again in the ninth when they had two on with one out, but never scored again.

Of note:  Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Rollins was 1-for-4.  Tony Oliva was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Harmon Killebrew was 2-for-4 with a run.  Grant pitched three innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts.  Five of the Twins eight position players, Versalles, Rollins, Oliva, Earl Battey, and Kindall, were all hitting below .200 at this point in the season.

Record:  The win made the Twins 3-1, tied for second with Boston, a half game behind Detroit.