MINNESOTA 2, BOSTON 0 IN MINNESOTA

Date:  Monday, July 5 (Game 2 of doubleheader)

Batting stars:  Bob Allison was 1-for-1 with three walks and a stolen base (his eighth), scoring once.  Earl Battey was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Tony Oliva was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitching star:  Jim Perry pitched a complete game shutout, giving up seven hits and three walks with eight strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Dave Morehead struck out seven in six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and five walks.  Lee Thomas was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Eddie Bressoud was 2-for-4.

The game:  In the fourth, Allison singled and scored on a stolen base-plus-error to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth, an error, a walk, and Battey's RBI single made it 2-0.  Perry took it from there.  The Red Sox had two men on in the second, seventh, and ninth, but did not score.

Of note:  Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Jimmie Hall was 2-for-4.  Harmon Killebrew was 0-for-4.

Record:  The doubleheader sweep made the Twins 48-28 and put them in first place by a game over Cleveland, who lost to the White Sox 3-1.

Notes:  Hall raised his average to .317...Battey raised his average to .309...It was Perry's first start of the season and only the second time he had pitched more than three innings.  It goes without saying (but we're saying it anyway) that a pitcher in his situation would never be allowed to throw a complete game today, especially after allowing two batters to reach in the ninth.  He would remain in the rotation the rest of the season, although he made a couple of relief appearances down the stretch.