On This Day in Baseball

September 27

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on September 27

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

01

Mike Schmidt ⭐ HOF b. 1949

.267 avg, 548 HR 1972–1989 Dayton, USA
02

Dick Hall b. 1930

93-75, 3.32 ERA 1952–1971 St. Louis, USA
03

Whit Wyatt b. 1907

106-95, 3.79 ERA 1929–1945 Kensington, USA
04

Jon Rauch b. 1978

43-40, 3.90 ERA 2002–2013 Louisville, USA
05

Alex Call b. 1994

.241 avg, 22 HR 2022– Burnsville, USA
06

Joe Visner b. 1859

.262 avg, 12 HR 1885–1891 Minneapolis, USA
07

Adrian Del Castillo b. 1999

.234 avg, 13 HR 2024– Miami, USA
08

Vicente Padilla b. 1977

108-91, 4.32 ERA 1999–2012 Chinandega, Nicaragua
09

Angel Zerpa b. 1999

12-9, 4.13 ERA 2021– Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela
10

Drew Gilbert b. 2000

.227 avg, 14 HR 2025– St. Paul, USA
11

Luis Gastelum b. 2001

MLB player 2026– Los Mochis, Mexico
12

Luis Guillorme b. 1994

.248 avg, 5 HR 2018– Caracas, Venezuela
13

Owen Murphy b. 2003

MLB player 2026– Chicago, USA
14

Domingo Gonzalez b. 1999

MLB player 2026– San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
15

Len Matuszek b. 1954

.234 avg, 30 HR 1981–1987 Toledo, USA
16

Jelly Gardner b. 1895

.283 avg, 3 HR Russellville, USA
17

Simeon Woods Richardson b. 2000

14-17, 4.72 ERA 2022– Sugar Land, USA
18

Alan Storke b. 1884

.261 avg, 2 HR 1906–1909 Auburn, USA
19

Mitchell Parker b. 1999

19-29, 5.19 ERA 2024– Albuquerque, USA
20

Carlos Lopez b. 1948

.260 avg, 12 HR 1976–1978 Mazatlan, México
21

Grant Green b. 1987

.248 avg, 4 HR 2013–2017 Fullerton, USA
22

Alphonse Dunn b. 1911

.260 avg, 1 HR Baton Rouge, USA
23

Bo Hart b. 1976

.272 avg, 4 HR 2003–2004 Creswell, USA
24

Bob Veselic b. 1955

MLB player 1980–1981 Pittsburgh, USA
25

William Sloan b. 1886

.312 avg, 1 HR Dayton, USA

Remembered on September 27

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Gates Brown 1939–2013

.257 avg, 84 HR 1963–1975
02

Craig Kusick 1948–2006

.235 avg, 46 HR 1973–1979
03

Joe Berry 1904–1958

.157 avg, 0 HR 1942–1946
04

Andy Coakley 1882–1963

58-59, 2.35 ERA 1902–1911
05

Fred Wilson 1908–1948

4-1, 3.40 ERA
06

Joey Jay 1935–2024

99-91, 3.77 ERA 1953–1966
07

Hal Smith 1902–1992

12-11, 3.77 ERA 1932–1935
08

Lou Nordyke 1876–1945

.245 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
09

Lefty Hopper 1875–1959

.000 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
10

Bienvenido Rodríguez 1927–2014

.242 avg, 1 HR
11

Herman Bell 1915–1970

.186 avg, 0 HR
12

William Sullivan 1864–1911

.200 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
13

Jim Eschen 1891–1960

.238 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
14

Eddie Tiemeyer 1885–1946

.263 avg, 0 HR 1906–1909
15

Garland Lawing 1918–1996

.133 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
16

Earl Smith 1928–2014

.062 avg, 0 HR 1955–1955
17

Red Barbary 1920–2003

.000 avg, 0 HR 1943–1943
18

Johnny Scalzi 1907–1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
19

Monte Pfeffer 1891–1941

.000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
20

Fred Walden 1890–1955

MLB player 1912–1912

September 27 in the record

The birthday list for September 27 has 25 names, headed by Mike Schmidt. Hall of Famers among them: Mike Schmidt. Birth years range from 1859 (Joe Visner) to 2003 (Owen Murphy). Behind Mike Schmidt come Dick Hall (b. 1930, 93-75, 3.32 ERA) and Whit Wyatt (b. 1907, 106-95, 3.79 ERA). Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, and Dominican Republic are also represented among the September 27 births. For September 27, the best-placed batter is Mike Schmidt at .267 avg, 548 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Dick Hall, shows 93-75, 3.32 ERA. Alex Call, Adrian Del Castillo, and Angel Zerpa have no final season listed yet. Remembered on September 27: 20 names, starting with Gates Brown. Craig Kusick (1948–2006) and Joe Berry (1904–1958) follow Gates Brown on the list. William Sullivan (1911) and Joey Jay (2024) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Mike Schmidt is listed first.