Bob Horner, a third baseman for the Atlanta Braves, died at age 68. He hit a home run in his major league debut and later hit four home runs in a single game, a rare feat. The Braves confirmed his death without additional details. Horner’s four-homer game occurred on July 6, 1986, against the Montreal Expos at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. He hit solo home runs in the second and fourth innings and a three-run homer in the fifth. In the ninth inning, he hit another solo home run off reliever Jeff Reardon. The Expos won 11-8 despite Horner’s six RBIs.
"Bob Horner, a powerful third baseman for the Atlanta Braves who hit a home run in his major league debut and later whacked four home runs in a game, a rarity, has died at 68. The Braves confirmed the death on Tuesday but provided no further details. Horner's death follows those in recent weeks of Bobby Cox, the team's Hall of Fame former manager, and Ted Turner, its former owner."
"Only 10 players including Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt, Lou Gehrig, Gil Hodges and Chuck Klein had slugged four home runs in a game before the 6-foot-1, 195-pound Horner stepped to the plate on July 6, 1986, against the Montreal Expos at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Facing the right-hander Andy McGaffigan, Horner hit solo home runs in the second and fourth innings and a three-run blast in the fifth."
"In the ninth inning, against the reliever Jeff Reardon, Horner hit a line drive solo shot for his fourth homer. You never plan for anything like that to happen in your career, he told reporters afterward, then added, They made some mistakes to me the whole game. His six runs batted in were not enough to beat the Expos, who won 11-8."
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