Lest We Forget: Bob Horner

June 4, 2026 · 0 comments

Amazon.com: Baseball MLB 1986 Fleer #517 Bob Horner #517 NM Braves : Collectibles & Fine Art One of those unicorns who never played in the minors, Bob Horner — Rookie of the Year in 1978 and an All-Star in 1982, mostly for the Atlanta Braves (1978-86) — died May 29 at the age of 68, which is terrifying to me because I’m older than that. Here’s his obit from The New York Times by Richard Sandomir.

Horner was granted free agency after the ’86 campaign and wound up playing with the Yakult Swallows in Japan in 1987. He returned to the states for one season with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1988 before leaving the game at the age of only 30.

Robert Whiting, author of numerous wonderful books on Japanese baseball, posted this excerpt about Horner from You Gotta Have Wa. Robert W. Cohen thought enough of Horner to rank him #30 in his book, 50 Greatest Players in Braves History.

 

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