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José Ortiz's Three-Home-Run Game, 2001

DateAug 17, 2001
ScoreMarlins 5, Rockies 12
TypeMulti homer

José Ortiz hit three home runs in one game for the Colorado Rockies against the Florida Marlins on August 17, 2001. The Colorado Rockies won 12–5.

The game was played at Coors Field in Denver. The announced attendance was 35,512. The game took 2h 54m. It was a night game under sunny skies, at 85 degrees.

It was the only time José Ortiz managed it. Ryan Dempster started for the Florida Marlins. Andy Fletcher umpired behind the plate. It is the sixteenth of 21 three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, COL200108170
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:COL200108170
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