MINNESOTA 7, NEW YORK 2 IN NEW YORK

Date:  Wednesday, April 21.

Batting stars:  Rich Rollins was 2-for-5 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.  Jimmie Hall was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Tony Oliva was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Pitching stars:  Camilo Pascual pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts.  Jerry Fosnow pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Mickey Mantle was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Bobby Richardson was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Tom Tresh was 2-for-5 with a run.

The game:  The Yankees struck first, getting a two-run homer from Mantle in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead.  The Twins came back in the third, as Rollins had an RBI single followed by Oliva's two-run homer to put Minnesota up 3-2.  The first two Twins of the fifth went out, but Zoilo Versalles drew a walk followed by a Rollins two-run homer to make it 5-2.  Hall followed Harmon Killebrew's walk with another two-run homer in the eighth to build the lead to 7-2.  The Yankees put men on first and third in the fifth, first and second in the eighth, and loaded the bases in the ninth, but were turned aside each time.

Of note:  Versalles was 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base, scoring once.  Bob Allison was 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base.

Record:  The win made the Twins 4-1, tied for first with Detroit, though ahead based on winning percentage.