DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 4 IN MINNESOTA
Date: April 15.
Batting stars: Bob Allison was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBIs. Zoilo Versalles was 2-for-5 with a double and a run. Harmon Killebrew was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Pitching stars: None.
Opposition stars: Norm Cash was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. Al Kaline was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk, and a stolen base. Dave Wickersham pitched a complete game, allowing four runs on nine hits and one walk with four strikeouts.
The game: Allison had a two-run single in a four-run third that put the Twins ahead 4-1. In the fifth, Cash hit a three-run homer off Camilo Pascual to tie it up. In the seventh, Kaline hit a two-run homer off Jerry Fosnow to give the Tigers the lead. The Twins had only two hits after the third inning. Both came in the ninth, but a double play meant they did not get a man past first.
Of note: Cesar Tovar was 1-for-4 with a run. Tony Oliva was 0-for-4. Earl Battey was 1-for-2 with an RBI. Camilo Pascual pitched five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
Record: The loss put the Twins at 1-1, tied for third, a game and a half behind Detroit.
