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

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

Horner was the National League Rookie of the Year successful 1978 and made his archetypal and lone 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 vocation retired of being first. He was the archetypal wide prime successful the 1978 draught aft an illustrious collegiate career. He was the archetypal Braves draftee to skip the insignificant leagues wholly and debut straight successful the majors. And helium was the archetypal Atlanta subordinate to ever deed 4 location runs successful a azygous crippled erstwhile helium did truthful against the Montreal Expos successful 1986," the squad said.

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

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Bob Horner of the Atlanta Braves bats against the Philadelphia Phillies during a Major League Baseball crippled astatine Veterans Stadium successful Philadelphia, Pa., circa 1983. Horner played for the 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 the game."

Horner played 9 of his 10 years successful the large leagues with the Braves, spending his last twelvemonth successful the majors with the 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 with the No. 1 wide prime of the 1978 MLB Draft retired of Arizona State aft a stellar vocation with the Sun Devils. He was aboriginal inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame arsenic portion of the archetypal class.

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

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

The Associated Press contributed to this report.