On This Day in Baseball

June 27

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on June 27

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

01

Jim Edmonds b. 1970

.284 avg, 393 HR 1993–2010 Fullerton, USA
02

Yordan Alvarez b. 1997

.300 avg, 212 HR 2019– Las Tunas, Cuba
03

Rico Petrocelli b. 1943

.251 avg, 210 HR 1963–1976 Brooklyn, USA
04

Gus Zernial b. 1923

.265 avg, 237 HR 1949–1959 Beaumont, USA
05

Jeff Conine b. 1966

.285 avg, 214 HR 1990–2007 Tacoma, USA
06

Rube Benton b. 1890

150-144, 3.09 ERA 1910–1925 Clinton, USA
07

Jim Johnson b. 1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2018 Johnson City, USA
08

Daryle Ward b. 1975

.263 avg, 90 HR 1998–2008 Lynwood, USA
09

Fred Martin b. 1915

12-3, 3.78 ERA 1946–1950 Williams, USA
10

Nick Martini b. 1990

.248 avg, 14 HR 2018– Crystal Lake, USA
11

Jonah Heim b. 1995

.222 avg, 81 HR 2020– Buffalo, USA
12

Bob Trowbridge b. 1930

13-13, 3.95 ERA 1956–1960 Hudson, USA
13

Jake Miller b. 2001

MLB player Suffern, USA
14

A. J. Schugel b. 1989

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2017 Winter Haven, USA
15

Cecil Kaiser b. 1920

3-1, 4.21 ERA Wytheville, USA
16

Juan Peña b. 1977

MLB player 1999–1999 Santo Domingo, D.R.
17

Johnny Estrada b. 1976

.277 avg, 42 HR 2001–2008 Hayward, USA
18

Oscar Salazar b. 1978

.269 avg, 14 HR 2002–2010 Maracay, Venezuela
19

Jackie Hayes b. 1861

.233 avg, 10 HR 1882–1890 Brooklyn, USA
20

Yacksel Rios b. 1993

.000 avg, 0 HR 2017– Caguas, P.R.
21

Les Pearson b. 1909

.321 avg, 2 HR East St. Louis, USA
22

Joe Connolly b. 1894

.268 avg, 3 HR 1921–1924 San Francisco, USA
23

Nelson Simmons b. 1963

.261 avg, 11 HR 1984–1987 Washington, USA
24

Rodolfo Fernández b. 1911

2-4, 7.41 ERA Guanabacoa, Cuba
25

Ricardo Jordan b. 1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1995–1998 Boynton Beach, USA

Remembered on June 27

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Dick Dietz 1941–2005

.261 avg, 66 HR 1966–1973
02

Sandy Amoros 1930–1992

.255 avg, 43 HR 1952–1960
03

Bo Mitchell 1912–1939

9-16, 3.98 ERA
04

Square Moore 1900–1960

16-28, 4.48 ERA
05

Bob Harvey 1918–1992

.313 avg, 9 HR
06

Larry Schlafly 1878–1919

.240 avg, 5 HR 1902–1914
07

Tex Wisterzil 1888–1964

.260 avg, 0 HR 1914–1915
08

Harry Agganis 1929–1955

.261 avg, 11 HR 1954–1955
09

Charlie Schmutz 1891–1962

1-3, 3.52 ERA 1914–1915
10

Anthony Young 1966–2017

15-48, 3.89 ERA 1991–1996
11

Marty Krug 1888–1966

.278 avg, 4 HR 1912–1922
12

Joe Atkins 1922–1970

.314 avg, 1 HR
13

Adrian Devine 1951–2020

26-22, 4.21 ERA 1973–1980
14

Ed Mickelson 1926–2025

.081 avg, 0 HR 1950–1957
15

Frank Jelincich 1917–1992

.125 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
16

Jesse Landrum 1912–1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
17

Elmer Sexauer 1926–2011

MLB player 1948–1948
18

Alex Garbowski 1922–2008

MLB player 1952–1952
19

Sam McConnell 1895–1981

.182 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
20

Ralph Carroll 1891–1983

.091 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
21

Joe O'Rourke 1904–1990

.000 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
22

Jesse Shipp 1881–1922

.000 avg, 0 HR

June 27 in the record

Leading the June 27 birthdays is Jim Edmonds, first of 25 players shown. Birth years range from 1861 (Jackie Hayes) to 2001 (Jake Miller). Next on the June 27 birthday list are Yordan Alvarez (b. 1997, .300 avg, 212 HR) and Rico Petrocelli (b. 1943, .251 avg, 210 HR). Not every June 27 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Cuba, D.R., Venezuela, and P.R. For June 27, the best-placed batter is Jim Edmonds at .284 avg, 393 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Rube Benton, shows 150-144, 3.09 ERA. The span for Yordan Alvarez, Nick Martini, and Jonah Heim ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on June 27: 22 names, starting with Dick Dietz. The memorial list continues with Sandy Amoros (1930–1992) and Bo Mitchell (1912–1939). Deaths on the list run from Larry Schlafly's in 1919 to Ed Mickelson's in 2025. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Jim Edmonds is listed first.