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Bob Horner's Four-Home-Run Game, 1986

DateJul 6, 1986
ScoreExpos 11, Braves 8
TypeMulti homer

Bob Horner hit four home runs in one game for the Atlanta Braves against the Montreal Expos on July 6, 1986. The Atlanta Braves lost 11–8.

The game was played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. The announced attendance was 18,153. The game took 3h 06m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Bob Horner managed it. Andy McGaffigan started for the Montreal Expos. Larry Poncino umpired behind the plate. It is the ninth of 19 four-home-run games the archive records between 1932 and 2025.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, ATL198607060
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:ATL198607060
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