On This Day in Baseball

January 27

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on January 27

Most accomplished baseball figures with this birthday, ranked by career impact.

  1. 01
    Bryan Reynolds b. 1995
    .270 avg, 155 HR 2019– Baltimore, USA
  2. 02
    Bibb Falk b. 1899
    .314 avg, 69 HR 1920–1931 Austin, USA
  3. 03
    John Lowenstein b. 1947
    .253 avg, 116 HR 1970–1985 Wolf Point, USA
  4. 04
    Willie Jefferson b. 1904
    22-24, 3.94 ERA Clearview, USA
  5. 05
    Al Wickland b. 1888
    .270 avg, 12 HR 1913–1919 Chicago, USA
  6. 06
    Phil Plantier b. 1969
    .243 avg, 91 HR 1990–1997 Manchester, USA
  7. 07
    Charlie Duffee b. 1866
    .267 avg, 35 HR 1889–1893 Mobile, USA
  8. 08
    Esmerlyn Valdez b. 2004
    .232 avg, 17 HR 2026– San Juan La Maguana, Dominican Republic
  9. 09
    David Villar b. 1997
    .200 avg, 15 HR 2022– Atlanta, USA
  10. 10
    Christian Koss b. 1998
    .239 avg, 7 HR 2025– Riverside, USA
  11. 11
    Hyeseong Kim b. 1999
    .271 avg, 4 HR 2025– Goyang, South Korea
  12. 12
    Angel Martínez b. 2002
    .237 avg, 32 HR 2024– Santo Domingo, D.R.
  13. 13
    Tyler Tolbert b. 1998
    .283 avg, 4 HR 2025– Birmingham, USA
  14. 14
    Tim Beckham b. 1990
    .246 avg, 63 HR 2013–2022 Griffin, USA
  15. 15
    Lucas Spence b. 2003
    .218 avg, 4 HR 2026– Chicago Heights, USA
  16. 16
    Drew Cavanaugh b. 2002
    .229 avg, 1 HR 2026– Troy, USA
  17. 17
    Otis Clymer b. 1876
    .267 avg, 2 HR 1905–1913 Pine Grove, USA
  18. 18
    Rusty Meacham b. 1968
    23-17, 4.43 ERA 1991–2001 Stuart, USA
  19. 19
    Fred Heimach b. 1901
    62-69, 4.46 ERA 1920–1933 Camden, USA
  20. 20
    Bill Burns b. 1880
    30-52, 2.72 ERA 1908–1912 San Saba, USA
  21. 21
    Bob Emslie b. 1859
    44-44, 3.19 ERA 1883–1885 Guelph, CAN
  22. 22
    Bert Inks b. 1871
    27-46, 5.52 ERA 1891–1896 Ligonier, USA
  23. 23
    Eric Wedge b. 1968
    .233 avg, 5 HR 1991–1994 Fort Wayne, USA
  24. 24
    Matt Foster b. 1995
    MLB player 2020– Valley, USA
  25. 25
    Elijah Jones b. 1882
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1907–1909 Oxford, USA

Remembered on January 27

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Joe Vosmik 1910–1962
    .307 avg, 65 HR 1930–1944
  2. 02
    Dale Long 1926–1991
    .267 avg, 132 HR 1951–1963
  3. 03
    Chuck Hinton 1934–2013
    .264 avg, 113 HR 1961–1971
  4. 04
    Emil Frisk 1874–1922
    8-10, 4.15 ERA 1899–1907
  5. 05
    Bob Steele 1894–1962
    16-38, 3.05 ERA 1916–1919
  6. 06
    Gene Clines 1946–2022
    .277 avg, 5 HR 1970–1979
  7. 07
    Bob Bowman 1931–2017
    .249 avg, 17 HR 1955–1959
  8. 08
    Matt Turner 1967–2019
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1993–1994
  9. 09
    Al Schweitzer 1882–1969
    .238 avg, 3 HR 1908–1911
  10. 10
    Ramon Aviles 1952–2020
    .268 avg, 2 HR 1977–1981
  11. 11
    Bob Kammeyer 1950–2003
    MLB player 1978–1979
  12. 12
    Reggie Sanders 1949–2002
    .273 avg, 3 HR 1974–1974
  13. 13
    Art Madison 1871–1933
    .289 avg, 0 HR 1895–1899
  14. 14
    Butch McCord 1925–2011
    .260 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    John Fitzgerald 1924–1998
    .214 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Lonnie Blair 1929–1992
    MLB player
  17. 17
    Bing Devine 1916–2007
    MLB player
  18. 18
    Squire Potter 1902–1983
    MLB player 1923–1923
  19. 19
    Larry Battam 1876–1938
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
  20. 20
    John Coleman 1860–1915
    MLB player 1890–1890
  21. 21
    Bill McCauley 1869–1926
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
  22. 22
    Ambrose Davis 1863–1909
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  23. 23
    John Mullin 1856–1909
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1876–1876

January 27 in the record

Leading the January 27 birthdays is Bryan Reynolds, first of 25 players shown. From Bob Emslie in 1859 to Esmerlyn Valdez in 2004, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The January 27 list continues with Bibb Falk (b. 1899, .314 avg, 69 HR) and John Lowenstein (b. 1947, .253 avg, 116 HR). Dominican Republic, South Korea, D.R., and CAN are also represented among the January 27 births. Bryan Reynolds (.270 avg, 155 HR) leads the January 27 hitters and Willie Jefferson (22-24, 3.94 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark January 27 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Bryan Reynolds, Esmerlyn Valdez, and David Villar. The January 27 memorial list names 23 figures, beginning with Joe Vosmik. The memorial list continues with Dale Long (1926–1991) and Chuck Hinton (1934–2013). The deaths span 1909, Ambrose Davis, to 2022, Gene Clines. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Bryan Reynolds is listed first.