On This Day in Baseball

February 27

25 notable birthdays · 13 in memoriam

Born on February 27

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

01

Hilton Smith ⭐ HOF b. 1907

71-38, 2.93 ERA Giddings, USA
02

Matt Stairs b. 1968

.262 avg, 265 HR 1992–2011 Fredericton, CAN
03

Johnny Pesky b. 1919

.307 avg, 17 HR 1942–1954 Portland, USA
04

Anibal Sanchez b. 1984

116-119, 4.06 ERA 2006–2022 Maracay, Venezuela
05

Denard Span b. 1984

.281 avg, 71 HR 2008–2018 Tampa, USA
06

Adrian Morejon b. 1999

32-14, 3.26 ERA 2019– Havana, Cuba
07

John Wockenfuss b. 1949

.262 avg, 86 HR 1974–1985 Welch, USA
08

Yovani Gallardo b. 1986

121-101, 4.06 ERA 2007–2018 La Piedad, México
09

Ron Hassey b. 1953

.266 avg, 71 HR 1978–1991 Tucson, USA
10

Jack Dreyer b. 1999

8-4, 3.06 ERA 2025– Salt Lake City, USA
11

Colson Montgomery b. 2002

.210 avg, 52 HR 2025– Holland, USA
12

Connie Ryan b. 1920

.248 avg, 56 HR 1942–1954 New Orleans, USA
13

Craig Monroe b. 1977

.252 avg, 115 HR 2001–2009 Texarkana, USA
14

Chick Fullis b. 1901

.295 avg, 12 HR 1928–1936 Girardville, USA
15

Bernardo Baró b. 1896

11-19, 5.09 ERA Cárdenas, Cuba
16

Corey Julks b. 1996

.235 avg, 9 HR 2023– Friendswood, USA
17

Gabriel Arias b. 2000

.219 avg, 30 HR 2022– La Victoria, Venezuela
18

Pat McNulty b. 1899

.290 avg, 6 HR 1922–1927 Cleveland, USA
19

Sammy Taylor b. 1933

.245 avg, 33 HR 1958–1963 Woodruff, USA
20

Leo Hannibal b. 1911

5-5, 5.18 ERA Indianapolis, USA
21

Carl Warwick b. 1937

.248 avg, 31 HR 1961–1966 Dallas, USA
22

Cliff Politte b. 1974

22-23, 4.40 ERA 1998–2006 Kirkwood, USA
23

Cy Perkins b. 1896

.259 avg, 30 HR 1915–1934 Gloucester, USA
24

Carlos Triunfel b. 1990

.160 avg, 1 HR 2012–2014 Santiago, D.R.
25

John Hattig b. 1980

.333 avg, 0 HR 2006–2006 Tamuning, Guam

Remembered on February 27

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Duke Snider ⭐ HOF 1926–2011

.295 avg, 407 HR 1947–1964
02

Otis Clymer 1876–1926

.267 avg, 2 HR 1905–1913
03

Barney Wolfe 1876–1953

21-39, 2.96 ERA 1903–1906
04

Jesse Williams 1913–1990

.267 avg, 5 HR
05

Clarence Griffin 1911–1991

.298 avg, 5 HR
06

Pepper Bassett 1910–1981

.248 avg, 8 HR
07

Gerard Lipscomb 1911–1978

.323 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
08

Vern Freiburger 1923–1990

.125 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
09

Dan Tye 1899–1965

.200 avg, 0 HR
10

Bob Spicer 1925–2016

.000 avg, 0 HR 1955–1956
11

Dykes Potter 1910–2002

MLB player 1938–1938
12

Lefty Schegg 1889–1963

.000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
13

Walt Schulz 1900–1928

.000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920

February 27 in the record

The birthday list for February 27 has 25 names, headed by Hilton Smith. The HOF tag marks Hilton Smith. The oldest February 27 birthday on the list is Bernardo Baró's, in 1896; the youngest is Colson Montgomery, born in 2002. The February 27 list continues with Matt Stairs (b. 1968, .262 avg, 265 HR) and Johnny Pesky (b. 1919, .307 avg, 17 HR). Not every February 27 birthday is American-born: the list also covers CAN, Venezuela, Cuba, and México. For February 27, the best-placed batter is Matt Stairs at .262 avg, 265 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Hilton Smith, shows 71-38, 2.93 ERA. Recent names on the February 27 list, Adrian Morejon, Jack Dreyer, and Colson Montgomery, show careers still open. The February 27 memorial list names 13 figures, beginning with Duke Snider. The HOF tag on the February 27 memorial list goes to Duke Snider. Also remembered on February 27: Otis Clymer (1876–1926) and Barney Wolfe (1876–1953). The deaths span 1926, Otis Clymer, to 2016, Bob Spicer. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Hilton Smith is listed first.