MINNESOTA 3, KANSAS CITY 1 IN KANSAS CITY

Date:  Friday, July 2.

Batting stars:  Tony Oliva was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Earl Battey was 3-for-4 with a double.  Harmon Killebrew was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching star:  Mudcat Grant pitched a complete game, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Ken Harrelson was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Wayne Causey was 2-for-4 with a run.  Jesse Hickman retired all four batters he faced, striking out one.

The game:  An error, a single, and a ground out put the Twins up 1-0 in the top of the first, but Harrelson singled in a run in the bottom of the first to tie it 1-1.  There was no more scoring until the sixth, when Oliva delivered a two-out run-scoring double and Killebrew followed with an RBI single.  The Athletics did not get a man into scoring position after the fourth.

Of note:  Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-4 with a run.  Joe Nossek was 1-for-5.  Jimmie Hall was 1-for-4, dropping his average to .320.

Record:  The Twins went to 44-28, second in the American League, a game behind Cleveland.

Notes:  Battey made a strong return to the starting lineup after missing about ten days.  Bob Allison returned to the lineup as well, going 1-for-4.  With the additions, the Twins went back to their regular lineup, with Killebrew batting fourth, Allison fifth, and Hall sixth.