Vinny Castilla's Three-Home-Run Game, 2001
DateJul 28, 2001
TeamsHouston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
ScoreAstros 8, Pirates 9
Venue PNC Park
TypeMulti homer
Vinny Castilla hit three home runs in one game for the Houston Astros against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 28, 2001. The Houston Astros lost 9–8.
The game was played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The announced attendance was 32,977. The game took 2h 30m. It was a day game under sunny skies, at 78 degrees.
Vinny Castilla did it twice in all. Bronson Arroyo started for the Pittsburgh Pirates. John Hirschbeck umpired behind the plate. It is the thirteenth of 21 three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, PIT200107281
- Retrosheet event files — event:PIT200107281
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