CLEVELAND 2, MINNESOTA 1 IN MINNESOTA

Date:  Wednesday, June 9.

Batting stars:  Jerry Kindall was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.  Jimmie Hall was 2-for-4 with a double.  Bob Allison was 1-for-4 with a double.

Pitching star:  Jim Kaat pitched 8.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Ralph Terry pitched eight innings, allowing one run on six hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  Max Alvis was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his ninth) and a walk.  Vic Davalillo was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, his fourth.

The game:  It was scoreless, and there really wasn't much in the way of threats, until the eighth, when Kindall led off with a double, went to third on Kaat's bunt, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Zoilo Versalles.  In the ninth, Rocky Colavito drew a one-out walk which was followed by Alvis' two-run homer to give the Indians the lead.  Hall got a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth but did not advance past first base.

Of note:  Versalles was 0-for-3 with an RBI.  Rich Rollins was 0-for-4.  Tony Oliva was 1-for-4.  Harmon Killebrew was 0-for-4.  Earl Battey was 1-for-4.

Record:  The loss dropped the Twins to 32-17.  They remained in first place by 2.5 games over Chicago.

Notes:  Ralph Terry was having the last good year of a pretty good career.  His best years came with the Yankees, for whom he played from 1959-64.  He went 16-3 in 1961, but his best year was 1962, when he led the league in wins with 23, in starts with 39, and in innings pitched with 298.2.  He made his only all-star team that year.  He also had a fine year in 1963, when he led the league in starts, complete games, and WHIP.