MINNESOTA 7, CHICAGO 0 IN CHICAGO

Batting stars:  Tony Oliva was 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base, scoring twice and driving in two.  Zoilo Versalles was 2-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one.  Bob Allison was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Pitching star:  Mudcat Grant pitched a complete game shutout, giving up three hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Don Buford was 2-for-4 with a double.  Pete Ward was 1-for-4 with a double.  Ted Wills pitched a scoreless inning, allowing a walk.

The game:  The Twins once again struck early, scoring three times in the first inning.  Oliva doubled home one run, Allison had an RBI single, and Earl Battey singled in the third run.  It stayed 3-0 until the fifth, when Allison singled home another run.  Meanwhile, Grant retired the first fifteen batters of the game.  He allowed a leadoff double to Ward in the sixth and allowed him to reach third base, the only White Sox player to do so in the game.  The Twins added three more runs in the ninth.

Of note:  Rich Rollins was 1-for-4 with a run.  Harmon Killebrew was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run.

Record:  The win moved the Twins to 8-3 and put them back into first place, leading the White Sox and Detroit by a half game.