Former Braves slugging 3rd baseman Bob Horner, who hit 4 homers in a game, dies at 68
AP News • • sports
Key Points:
- Bob Horner, the Atlanta Braves' power-hitting third baseman and 1978 No. 1 overall draft pick, has died at age 68; the Braves announced his passing without disclosing the cause of death.
- Horner hit 218 home runs in a 10-year MLB career, including nine seasons with the Braves, and was known for hitting four homers in a single 1986 game—the only such performance in the majors during that decade.
- He made history by skipping the minor leagues and hitting a home run in his major league debut in 1978, earning National League Rookie of the Year honors that season.
- Horner had a distinguished college career at Arizona State, winning the first Golden Spikes Award and being part of the inaugural class inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
- After leaving the Braves in 1986, Horner played one season in Japan and briefly for St. Louis before retiring in 1989.