On This Day in Baseball

August 27

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on August 27

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

  1. 01
    Jim Thome ⭐ HOF b. 1970
    .276 avg, 612 HR 1991–2012 Peoria, USA
  2. 02
    Buddy Bell b. 1951
    .279 avg, 201 HR 1972–1989 Pittsburgh, USA
  3. 03
    Luis Tiant b. 1906
    37-29, 3.57 ERA Havana, Cuba
  4. 04
    Joe Cunningham b. 1931
    .291 avg, 64 HR 1954–1966 Paterson, USA
  5. 05
    Jose Vidro b. 1974
    .298 avg, 128 HR 1997–2008 Mayaguez, P.R.
  6. 06
    Mike Maddux b. 1961
    39-37, 4.05 ERA 1986–2000 Dayton, USA
  7. 07
    James McJames b. 1874
    79-80, 3.43 ERA 1895–1901 Williamsburg County, USA
  8. 08
    Jim King b. 1932
    .240 avg, 117 HR 1955–1967 Elkins, USA
  9. 09
    Patrick Wisdom b. 1991
    .205 avg, 89 HR 2018– Murrieta, USA
  10. 10
    Brian McRae b. 1967
    .261 avg, 103 HR 1990–1999 Bradenton, USA
  11. 11
    William Louden b. 1883
    .261 avg, 12 HR 1907–1916 Pittsburg, USA
  12. 12
    Peanuts Lowrey b. 1917
    .273 avg, 37 HR 1942–1955 Culver City, USA
  13. 13
    Ed Herrmann b. 1946
    .240 avg, 80 HR 1967–1978 San Diego, USA
  14. 14
    Ed Hahn b. 1875
    .237 avg, 1 HR 1905–1910 Nevada, USA
  15. 15
    Jordy Mercer b. 1986
    .256 avg, 66 HR 2012–2021 Taloga, USA
  16. 16
    Cameron Weston b. 2000
    MLB player 2026– Pittsburgh, USA
  17. 17
    Jim York b. 1947
    .075 avg, 1 HR 1970–1976 Maywood, USA
  18. 18
    Bobby Winston b. 1878
    .274 avg, 1 HR Brookland, USA
  19. 19
    Marv Gudat b. 1903
    .250 avg, 1 HR 1929–1932 Goliad, USA
  20. 20
    Tommy Butts b. 1919
    .272 avg, 4 HR Sparta, USA
  21. 21
    Rick Steirer b. 1956
    4-3, 4.86 ERA 1982–1984 Baltimore, USA
  22. 22
    Joe McCabe b. 1938
    .174 avg, 1 HR 1964–1965 Indianapolis, USA
  23. 23
    Willie Smith b. 1967
    MLB player 1994–1994 Savannah, USA
  24. 24
    Don Grate b. 1923
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1946 Greenfield, USA
  25. 25
    Dave Wright b. 1875
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1895–1897 Dennison, USA

Remembered on August 27

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Willie Crawford 1946–2004
    .268 avg, 86 HR 1964–1977
  2. 02
    Johnny Lindell 1916–1985
    8-18, 4.47 ERA 1941–1954
  3. 03
    Claude Jonnard 1897–1959
    14-12, 3.79 ERA 1921–1929
  4. 04
    Henry Wright 1906–1960
    15-19, 4.60 ERA
  5. 05
    Henry Kappel 1863–1905
    .269 avg, 4 HR 1887–1889
  6. 06
    Willie Broadnacks 1905–1967
    2-4, 3.24 ERA
  7. 07
    Bobby Marshall 1880–1958
    .107 avg, 1 HR
  8. 08
    Sig Gryska 1914–1994
    .329 avg, 0 HR 1938–1939
  9. 09
    Em Lindbeck 1934–2008
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1960–1960
  10. 10
    Henry Kohler 1852–1934
    .122 avg, 0 HR 1871–1874
  11. 11
    Alex Remneas 1886–1975
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1915
  12. 12
    Herman Layne 1901–1973
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
  13. 13
    Bill Mizeur 1897–1976
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1924
  14. 14
    Pat Powers 1860–1925
    MLB player
  15. 15
    Charlie Snow 1849–1929
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1874–1874

August 27 in the record

25 baseball figures born on August 27 are listed, led by Jim Thome. Hall of Famers among them: Jim Thome. Birth years range from 1874 (James McJames) to 2000 (Cameron Weston). Next on the August 27 birthday list are Buddy Bell (b. 1951, .279 avg, 201 HR) and Luis Tiant (b. 1906, 37-29, 3.57 ERA). Not every August 27 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Cuba and P.R. Jim Thome (.276 avg, 612 HR) leads the August 27 hitters and Luis Tiant (37-29, 3.57 ERA) the pitchers. Patrick Wisdom and Cameron Weston have no final season listed yet. The August 27 memorial list names 15 figures, beginning with Willie Crawford. Johnny Lindell (1916–1985) and Claude Jonnard (1897–1959) follow Willie Crawford on the list. The earliest August 27 death listed is Henry Kappel in 1905; the most recent is Em Lindbeck in 2008. The August 27 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.