Tom DiGiandomenico

Super Sky Point to Bob Horner. He was the NL Rookie of the Year and an All-Star but if you were around back then you know he was more than that. Much more. He was a fixture in the homes of millions of us through the miracle of cable television during those epic childhood summers that seemed like they’d never end. I was a fan for over 40 years but had never met Bob until I interviewed him last December about Dale Murphy’s Hall of Fame case. As you’d expect, Bob was a fierce advocate for his fellow Fulton County basher. How could he not be? They were Murph and Horner. Horner and Murph. The Hall and Oates of the Launching Pad. You know, these sky points all suck to write but this one hurts more than most. The four-homer game, the bad perm, Chief Noc-A-Homa waiting by his teepee for another Horner long ball. I have tweeted a lot about Bob Horner through the years and it’s because he represents to me, and I suspect many of you too, something far bigger than baseball: WTBS coming out of the magic box on top of my 400-pound Zenith, cool air coming through my bedroom window after another afternoon of Wiffle Ball, and Rick Mahler (probably) toeing the rubber at about 7:05 while hoping to keep the Braves in it with smoke and mirrors long enough for Horner and Murph to do some damage. And me sprawled out on green and yellow shag carpet in Kentucky paying 100 times more attention to Skip Caray, Ernie Johnson, and Pete Van Wieren than any of my teachers. Farewell, you sweet slugging bastard. Tell St. Peter you brought your glove for the hot corner and to write you into the cleanup spot. #RIP

1986: Bob Horner was so shocked when Al Newman hit a HR…he decided to hit 4 HRs…in the same game. Last one was off Jeff Reardon. RIP Mr. Horner. From 1976-1986 he SLG’d .508 which was 6th highest in MLB (min 3,000 PAs).

Due to collusion free agent Bob Horner had to play for the Yakult Swallows in Japan in 1987. He hit .327 with 31 home runs in 93 games. If you add his '87 Japan season to his MLB stats his career slg% would be .513, 83rd all-time.

We are saddened by the passing of former Braves third baseman Bob Horner. The first overall pick in the 1978 MLB Draft, Horner made the jump straight to the Majors without playing a single day in the Minors. Just ten days after being drafted, Horner made his MLB debut and homered off future Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven. Horner went on to blast 23 home runs in just 89 games and won NL Rookie of the Year honors. He went on to top the 30-homer mark three times in the next four years and was a National League All-Star in 1982, when he helped lead the Atlanta Braves to a division title. Horner spent 9 of his 10 Major League seasons with the Braves. He made history on July 6, 1986 when he slugged a record-tying 4 home runs in one game. It was the only four-homer game of the 1980s. Horner completed his college career at Arizona State with the most home runs in NCAA history, a mark since broken. He was named MVP of the 1977 College World Series and was the very first winner of the prestigious Golden Spikes Award in 1978. He was 68 years old.

39 years ago tonight, May 26, 1987, legendary Johnny Most called the steal that froze time : 🎙️And now there’s a steal by Bird…underneath to DJ…he lays it in!🎙️ 🏀 NBA Eastern Conference Final Game 5 🗓️ May 26, 1987, ~10:45pm 📍Boston Garden ⛹️ Celtics 108 Pistons 107

Eddie Mathews is the only player to play for all 3 Braves teams in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta

Babe Ruth hit the last three home runs of his career #OTD in 1935, bringing his all-time total to 714. Ruth’s final home run ball is part of the Museum’s permanent collection, and its path to Cooperstown is as unique as the Bambino himself. ow.ly/Paib50Z3PBq

Oil Can Boyd & Rich Gedman

Pete Vuckovich was pitching with a torn rotator cuff. He was throwing in a lot of pain but the Brewers were in a pennant race. He got a cortisone shot, two days later, he threw 11 innings and 173 pitches and beat the Red Sox

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Will Clark hits a colossal opposite-field homer to tie the game for Mississippi State in 1985 with fellow future big league legend Rafael Palmeiro waiting in the on-deck circle Those two guys hitting back to back is wild

Babe Ruth stole home 8 more times than Rickey Henderson

Fifty years ago today, Lou Piniella barreled into Carlton Fisk at home base, sparking a Red Sox-Yankees brawl 😳

28 years ago today: the craziest brawl in baseball history.

Reggie turned 80 yesterday What a tremendous power hitter he was!

It’s officially been 18 years since Jon Lester tossed the last no-hitter in Red Sox history.

The Royals surprised Chad Epperson with his son (who works for the Royals) during the lineup card exchange ❤️ You could tell this moment meant a lot to Epp 🥹

The 1927 New Yankees lineup was absolutely loaded