Born: (1957-08-06) August 6, 1957 (age 66) Junction City, Kansas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 16, 1978, for the Atlanta Braves
NPB: 1987, for the Yakult Swallows
Last appearance
NPB: 1987, for the Yakult Swallows
MLB: June 18, 1988, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average
.277
Home runs
218
Runs batted in
685
NPB statistics
Batting average
.327
Home runs
31
Runs batted in
73
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1978–1986)
Yakult Swallows (1987)
St. Louis Cardinals (1988)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1982)
NL Rookie of the Year (1978)
Hit four home runs in one game on July 6, 1986
Golden Spikes Award (1978)
College World Series Most Outstanding Player (1977)
James Robert Horner (born August 6, 1957) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and first baseman who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves.
After a record-setting NCAA College athletic career with the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team, Horner bypassed the minor leagues and moved directly to the major leagues where together with Dale Murphy, he formed a power-hitting tandem for the Atlanta Braves teams of the early 1980s. Known for his powerful hitting, Horner averaged 35 home runs and 109 runs batted per his 162-game average and became the 11th player in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in one game on July 6, 1986.[1] He was named the 1978 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and was a member of the 1982 National League All-Star team.
Horner became a victim of the Major League Baseball collusion scandal of 1986–87 after the courts found that owners had illegally shared information during free agency negotiations seeking to deflate player salaries.[2] He was among hundreds of players and former players who were awarded millions of dollars in lost salary.[2] He played one season in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows, before returning to play one final season in MLB with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1988. A string of injuries prematurely ended Horner's baseball career after just 11 seasons. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of its inaugural class on July 4, 2006.[3]
^"Bob Horner career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^ ab"Braves Throwback Thursday: Bob Horner's Atlanta tenure ends under cloud of collusion". batterypower.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^"Bob Horner at the College Baseball Hall of Fame". mlb.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
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