Trader Horne

Berlyn Dale Horne
(Sonny)

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 155 lb.

• Debut April 24, 1929
• Final Game July 11, 1929
• Born April 12, 1898 in Bachman, OH USA
• Died February 3, 1983 in Franklin, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Trader Horne was with the Chicago Cubs, a pennant-winning team, for the first part of the 1929 season. As a pitcher he went 1-1 and as a hitter he hit .400 (2-for-5).

In 1936, he was with the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League, and formed part of a singing quartet with Vince DiMaggio, among others. They sang "Those Wedding Bells are Breaking Up that Old Gang of Mine", according to a reminiscence by George Myatt.

Further Reading

• Dan Fields: "Trader Horne", in Gregory H. Wolf, ed.: Winning on the North Side: the 1929 Chicago Cubs, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 90-94. ISBN 978-1-933599-89-2

Related Sites

• Trader Horne at the SABR Bio Project