On This Day in Baseball

April 27

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on April 27

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

  1. 01
    Rogers Hornsby ⭐ HOF b. 1896
    .358 avg, 301 HR 1915–1937 Winters, USA
  2. 02
    Enos Slaughter ⭐ HOF b. 1916
    .300 avg, 169 HR 1938–1959 Roxboro, USA
  3. 03
    Chris Carpenter b. 1975
    144-94, 3.76 ERA 1997–2012 Exeter, USA
  4. 04
    Corey Seager b. 1994
    .284 avg, 241 HR 2015– Charlotte, USA
  5. 05
    Willie Upshaw b. 1957
    .262 avg, 123 HR 1978–1988 Blanco, USA
  6. 06
    Frank Catalanotto b. 1974
    .291 avg, 84 HR 1997–2010 Smithtown, USA
  7. 07
    J. D. Davis b. 1993
    .257 avg, 72 HR 2017– Elk Grove, USA
  8. 08
    Hi Myers b. 1889
    .281 avg, 32 HR 1909–1925 East Liverpool, USA
  9. 09
    George Winter b. 1878
    83-102, 2.87 ERA 1901–1908 New Providence, USA
  10. 10
    Orber Moreno b. 1977
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2004 Caracas, Venezuela
  11. 11
    Chad Zerbe b. 1972
    .150 avg, 0 HR 2000–2003 Findlay, USA
  12. 12
    Tony Eusebio b. 1967
    .275 avg, 30 HR 1991–2001 Los Llanos, D.R.
  13. 13
    Michael Rucker b. 1994
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2021– Columbus, USA
  14. 14
    Bob Ayrault b. 1966
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1992–1993 South Lake Tahoe, USA
  15. 15
    Johnny Hayes b. 1910
    .255 avg, 12 HR Independence, USA
  16. 16
    Buddy Armour b. 1915
    .281 avg, 3 HR Madison, USA
  17. 17
    Kite Thomas b. 1923
    .233 avg, 7 HR 1952–1953 Kansas City, USA
  18. 18
    Pedro Feliz b. 1975
    .250 avg, 140 HR 2000–2010 Azua, D.R.
  19. 19
    George Archie b. 1914
    .273 avg, 3 HR 1938–1946 Nashville, USA
  20. 20
    Pat Lennon b. 1968
    .265 avg, 2 HR 1991–1999 Whiteville, USA
  21. 21
    Frank Gilmore b. 1864
    12-33, 4.26 ERA 1886–1888 Webster, USA
  22. 22
    Willie Green b. 1894
    .271 avg, 0 HR Chicago, USA
  23. 23
    Jim Eppard b. 1960
    .281 avg, 0 HR 1987–1990 South Bend, USA
  24. 24
    Paul Miller b. 1965
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1991–1993 Burlington, USA
  25. 25
    Jose Fernandez b. 1988
    .267 avg, 2 HR 2018–2018 Cuba

Remembered on April 27

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Harlond Clift 1912–1992
    .272 avg, 178 HR 1934–1945
  2. 02
    Bill Skowron 1930–2012
    .282 avg, 211 HR 1954–1967
  3. 03
    Dick Groat 1930–2023
    .286 avg, 39 HR 1952–1967
  4. 04
    Charlie Abbey 1866–1926
    .281 avg, 19 HR 1893–1897
  5. 05
    Gene Stephens 1933–2019
    .240 avg, 37 HR 1952–1964
  6. 06
    Art Johnson 1919–2008
    7-16, 3.68 ERA 1940–1942
  7. 07
    Chauncey Fisher 1872–1939
    21-26, 5.44 ERA 1893–1901
  8. 08
    Truck Hannah 1889–1982
    .235 avg, 5 HR 1918–1920
  9. 09
    John Burrows 1913–1987
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1943–1944
  10. 10
    Hal Mauck 1869–1921
    8-10, 4.41 ERA 1893–1893
  11. 11
    Brad Lesley 1958–2013
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1982–1985
  12. 12
    Danny Morejon 1930–2009
    .192 avg, 0 HR 1958–1958
  13. 13
    Ernie Neitzke 1894–1977
    .240 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
  14. 14
    Bill Eagle 1877–1951
    .308 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
  15. 15
    Ralph McLeod 1916–2007
    .286 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
  16. 16
    John Kennedy 1926–1998
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
  17. 17
    Marty Karow 1904–1986
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
  18. 18
    Harry Taylor 1907–1969
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
  19. 19
    Paul Kardow 1915–1968
    MLB player 1936–1936
  20. 20
    Lou Manske 1884–1963
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
  21. 21
    Mule Armstrong 1885–1954
    .125 avg, 0 HR
  22. 22
    John McGraw 1890–1967
    MLB player 1914–1914
  23. 23
    Ad Yale 1870–1948
    .077 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
  24. 24
    Bobby Cargo 1868–1904
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
  25. 25
    Herb Worth 1847–1914
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872

April 27 in the record

25 baseball figures born on April 27 are listed, led by Rogers Hornsby. Hall of Famers among them: Rogers Hornsby and Enos Slaughter. From Frank Gilmore in 1864 to Corey Seager in 1994, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The April 27 list continues with Enos Slaughter (b. 1916, .300 avg, 169 HR) and Chris Carpenter (b. 1975, 144-94, 3.76 ERA). Not every April 27 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Venezuela, D.R., and Cuba. Career lines shown range from Rogers Hornsby's .358 avg, 301 HR to Chris Carpenter's 144-94, 3.76 ERA on the mound. Recent names on the April 27 list, Corey Seager, J. D. Davis, and Michael Rucker, show careers still open. 25 baseball figures died on April 27; Harlond Clift is listed first. Bill Skowron (1930–2012) and Dick Groat (1930–2023) follow Harlond Clift on the list. The earliest April 27 death listed is Bobby Cargo in 1904; the most recent is Dick Groat in 2023. Rogers Hornsby tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.