BOSTON 2, MINNESOTA 0 IN BOSTON

Date:  Thursday, May 27.

Batting stars:  Frank Kostro was 1-for-2 with two walks.  Tony Oliva was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, his second.  Jimmie Hall was 0-for-2 with two walks.

Pitching stars:  Jim Kaat pitched seven innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Johnny Klippstein pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Dave Morehead pitched eight shutout innings, allowing three hits and six walks with five strikeouts.  Felix Mantilla was 2-for-3 with a run.  Carl Yastrzemski was 1-for-2 with a walk.

The game:  It was scoreless until the bottom of the seventh, when singles by Yastrzemski, Mantilla, and Tony Conigliaro loaded the bases with none out.  The next batter hit into a force out, but then an error and a sacrifice fly brought home a pair of runs.  The Twins biggest threats came in the first and last innings.  In the first, with two out, a single, an error, and a walk loaded the bases but Bob Allison popped up.  Three one-out walks filled the bases in the ninth, but Dick Radatz came on to strike out pinch-hitters Don Mincher and Sandy Valdespino to end the game.

Of note:  Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-4.  Jerry Kindall was 0-for-4.  Harmon Killebrew was 0-for-4.

Record:  The loss dropped the Twins to 23-14 and dropped them to second place, a half game behind Chicago.

Notes:  Kostro was playing in place of Rich Rollins, who was apparently rested.  Kindall was moved back to the second spot in the batting order.  Earl Battey was apparently rested as well.