Former Braves star Bob Horner, who hit four home runs in a single game, dead at 68

Atlanta Braves awesome Bob Horner, who erstwhile deed 4 location runs successful a azygous game, has died, nan squad announced connected Tuesday. He was 68.

Horner was nan National League Rookie of nan Year successful 1978 and made his first and only All-Star squad successful 1982. The Braves released a connection connected Horner’s decease connected societal media. The squad did not denote a origin of death.

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Atlanta Braves infielder Bob Horner is shown astatine Fulton County Stadium successful Atlanta, Georgia, successful a record photo. (Manny Rubio/USA TODAY Sports)

"Bob Horner built a profession retired of being first. He was nan first wide prime successful nan 1978 draught aft an illustrious collegiate career. He was nan first Braves draftee to skip nan insignificant leagues wholly and debut straight successful nan majors. And he was nan first Atlanta subordinate to ever deed 4 location runs successful a azygous crippled erstwhile he did truthful against nan Montreal Expos successful 1986," nan squad said.

"The National League Rookie of nan Year successful 1978 and an NL All-Star successful 1982, Horner teamed pinch Dale Murphy to shape 1 of nan astir feared powerfulness duos successful nan crippled for astir a decade.

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Bob Horner of nan Atlanta Braves bats against nan Philadelphia Phillies during a Major League Baseball crippled astatine Veterans Stadium successful Philadelphia, Pa., circa 1983. Horner played for nan Braves from 1978 to 1986. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)

"The Atlanta Braves widen sincere sympathies to his wife, Chris, 2 sons, Tyler and Trent, and his galore friends and fans crossed nan game."

Horner played 9 of his 10 years successful nan large leagues pinch nan Braves, spending his last twelvemonth successful nan fields pinch nan St. Louis Cardinals.

He played successful 1,020 games, deed 218 location runs and ne'er struck retired much than 75 times successful a azygous season.

Atlanta selected him pinch nan No. 1 wide prime of nan 1978 MLB Draft retired of Arizona State aft a stellar profession pinch nan Sun Devils. He was later inducted into nan College Baseball Hall of Fame arsenic portion of nan first class.

Atlanta Braves skipper and 3rd baseman Bob Horner celebrates pinch teammate Chris Chambliss aft beating nan Cincinnati Reds connected April 23, 1982, astatine Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium successful Atlanta. (Joe Sebo/AP)

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He was nan 1977 College World Series MVP and won nan first Golden Spikes Award arsenic nan apical subordinate successful assemblage shot successful 1978.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.