Jim Northrup, who batted in four runs in the previous night's victory, drove in three more as the Tigers defeated the Orioles again, 5-1. Northrup homered in the first inning and accounted for his other RBIs with doubles in the third and fifth. After Northrup hit his two-bagger in the fifth, Al Kaline broke out of an 0-for-13 slump with a single to bat in his first run of the season. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Wednesday, April 21, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Tigers 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 x - 5 7 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 McAuliffe 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 .204 Salmon ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 G. Brown lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .100 Blair cf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .292 I. Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 F. Robinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Stanley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Powell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Northrup cf,lf 4 2 3 3 0 1 .346 Rettenmund lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Kaline rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .347 B. Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Cash 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .333 Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .341 Freehan c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Etchebarren c 3 1 1 1 0 2 .235 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Dobson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lolich p 4 0 1 1 0 3 .182 Buford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .419 Hardin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 1 9 Totals 31 5 7 5 5 6 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 14,800 Left on Base: Orioles 4, Tigers 8 DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 0 Errors: Belanger, G. Brown Doubles: Northrup 2 (4) Home Runs: Etchebarren (1), Northrup (3) Stolen Bases: G. Brown (1) Sacrifice Hits: Freehan (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(1-1) 5.1 6 4 2 3 4 1 26 2.42 Jackson 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.45 Hardin 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 13.50 Richert 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.91 Totals 8 7 5 3 5 6 1 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(2-2) 9 5 1 1 1 9 1 32 3.82 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 9 1 32 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger popped to second; Blair singled to left; F. Robinson flied out to center; Powell popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); G. Brown lined to left; Northrup homered; Kaline walked; Cash struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund flied out to center; B. Robinson struck out; Johnson singled to left [Johnson out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren homered; Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out to center; Blair singled to left [Blair to second (error by G. Brown)]; F. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Lolich struck out; McAuliffe popped to second; G. Brown singled; G. Brown stole second; Northrup doubled [G. Brown scored]; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund walked; B. Robinson forced Rettenmund (third to second); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Cash walked; Freehan struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (first unassisted) [Cash to second]; Brinkman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren struck out; Dobson struck out; Belanger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Lolich struck out; McAuliffe reached on an error by Belanger [McAuliffe to second]; G. Brown grounded out (second to first) [McAuliffe to third]; Northrup doubled to left [McAuliffe scored (unearned)]; Kaline singled to left [Northrup scored (unearned)]; Cash grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4. ORIOLES 6TH: Blair singled to left; F. Robinson lined to center; Powell lined to center; Rettenmund lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Freehan singled to left; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Freehan to second]; Brinkman walked; JACKSON REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Lolich struck out; McAuliffe popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4. ORIOLES 7TH: B. Robinson flied out to center; Johnson struck out; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: I. BROWN BATTED FOR G. BROWN; I. Brown grounded out (second to first); Northrup struck out; Kaline popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4. ORIOLES 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED I. BROWN (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BUFORD BATTED FOR JACKSON; Buford struck out; SALMON BATTED FOR BELANGER; Salmon grounded out (third to first); Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: SALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HARDIN REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Cash walked; Freehan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cash to second]; Rodriguez was walked intentionally; Brinkman forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second) [Cash to third]; Lolich singled to right [Brinkman to third, Cash scored]; RICHERT REPLACED HARDIN (PITCHING); McAuliffe flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 5. ORIOLES 9TH: F. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell flied out to center; Rettenmund grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 5.

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