This date in Braves history: Bob Horner's four home runs

Bob Horner is a name familiar to long-time Braves fans. He was named NL Rookie of the Year in 1978 after hitting 23 home runs with 63 RBI. Although he was perhaps Atlanta's most prolific home run hitter during the 1980s, persistent injuries kept him from realizing his true potential. However, on this day in 1986, he etched his name into MLB's record books.

In the finale of a four-game series against the visiting Montreal Expos, the Braves were trying to salvage a split after winning the opener. The Expos started right-hander Andy McGaffigan, while the Braves tabbed Zane Smith.

Bob Horner opened the scoring with a solo blast in the second inning, but the Expos would tie the score in the third on Mitch Webster's double. Then in the fourth, the Expos broke the tie on Mike Fitzgerald's double and Al Newman's two-run homer.

Horner would get one run back with his second home run, another solo shot in the fourth, but the Expos would score six in the fifth to open up a 10-2 lead.

The Braves, though, would have their own big inning with a five-run fifth, capped by Bob Horner's three-run homer, his third home run of the game.

The Expos, unfortunately, proved to be too much on this day, as they added one last run in the seventh. However, Horner would still have two more shots at history, and in the bottom of the ninth...

Bob Horner became just the 11th player to hit four home runs in a game. The feat has been accomplished five times since then, last occurring in 2012. This was also just the second time the feat happened in a losing effort.