On This Day in Baseball

October 27

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on October 27

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

  1. 01
    Ralph Kiner ⭐ HOF b. 1922
    .279 avg, 369 HR 1946–1955 Santa Rita, USA
  2. 02
    Brad Radke b. 1972
    148-139, 4.22 ERA 1995–2006 Eau Claire, USA
  3. 03
    Patsy Dougherty b. 1876
    .284 avg, 17 HR 1902–1911 Andover, USA
  4. 04
    Pete Vuckovich b. 1952
    93-69, 3.66 ERA 1975–1986 Johnstown, USA
  5. 05
    Martin Prado b. 1983
    .287 avg, 100 HR 2006–2019 Maracay, Venezuela
  6. 06
    Bill Swift b. 1961
    94-78, 3.95 ERA 1985–1998 Portland, USA
  7. 07
    Bip Roberts b. 1963
    .294 avg, 30 HR 1986–1998 Berkeley, USA
  8. 08
    Newt Joseph b. 1896
    .291 avg, 31 HR Montgomery, USA
  9. 09
    Clarence Palm b. 1907
    .291 avg, 52 HR Georgetown, USA
  10. 10
    Mike Lum b. 1945
    .247 avg, 90 HR 1967–1981 Honolulu, USA
  11. 11
    Egyptian Healy b. 1866
    78-136, 3.84 ERA 1885–1892 Cairo, USA
  12. 12
    John Barry b. 1878
    .267 avg, 10 HR 1899–1908 Newburgh, USA
  13. 13
    Al Scheer b. 1888
    .281 avg, 5 HR 1913–1915 Groveport, USA
  14. 14
    Barry Bonnell b. 1953
    .272 avg, 56 HR 1977–1986 Mariemont, USA
  15. 15
    Bryce Johnson b. 1995
    .229 avg, 2 HR 2022– Cypress, USA
  16. 16
    Matt Pushard b. 1997
    MLB player 2026– Bangor, USA
  17. 17
    Niko Kavadas b. 1998
    .168 avg, 4 HR 2024– South Bend, USA
  18. 18
    Joe Mulvey b. 1858
    .261 avg, 28 HR 1883–1895 Providence, USA
  19. 19
    Pumpsie Green b. 1933
    .246 avg, 13 HR 1959–1963 Boley, USA
  20. 20
    Tyler Phillips b. 1997
    11-8, 3.70 ERA 2024– Lumberton, USA
  21. 21
    Ben Paulsen b. 1987
    .271 avg, 16 HR 2014–2016 Plymouth, USA
  22. 22
    Jonathon Niese b. 1986
    69-68, 4.07 ERA 2008–2016 Lima, USA
  23. 23
    T. J. Rivera b. 1988
    .304 avg, 8 HR 2016–2017 Bronx, USA
  24. 24
    Francisco Mejia b. 1995
    .239 avg, 29 HR 2017– Bani, D.R.
  25. 25
    Del Rice b. 1922
    .237 avg, 79 HR 1945–1961 Portsmouth, USA

Remembered on October 27

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Clark Griffith ⭐ HOF 1869–1955
    237-146, 3.31 ERA 1891–1914
  2. 02
    Charlie Jamieson 1893–1969
    .303 avg, 18 HR 1915–1932
  3. 03
    Joe Niekro 1944–2006
    221-204, 3.59 ERA 1967–1988
  4. 04
    Blanch Moody 1912–1940
    4-3, 4.73 ERA
  5. 05
    Ed Levy 1916–2008
    .215 avg, 4 HR 1940–1944
  6. 06
    Jack Hannifin 1883–1945
    .214 avg, 3 HR 1906–1908
  7. 07
    Ben Steiner 1921–1988
    .256 avg, 3 HR 1945–1947
  8. 08
    John Goetz 1937–2008
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1960–1960
  9. 09
    Billy West 1853–1928
    .205 avg, 0 HR 1874–1876
  10. 10
    Pete Magrini 1942–2022
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1966–1966
  11. 11
    Eddie Yount 1915–1973
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1937–1939
  12. 12
    Charlie Wiedemeyer 1914–1979
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
  13. 13
    Frank Loftus 1898–1980
    MLB player 1926–1926
  14. 14
    Bill Bailey 1881–1967
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
  15. 15
    Howard Petway 1884–1918
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Patrick McKenna 1854–1922
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1877–1877
  17. 17
    Bill Henderson 1857–1929
    MLB player
  18. 18
    Martin Mullen 1852–1915
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872

October 27 in the record

The birthday list for October 27 has 25 names, headed by Ralph Kiner. The HOF tag marks Ralph Kiner. Joe Mulvey, born in 1858, is the earliest birth listed, and Niko Kavadas (1998) the latest. Behind Ralph Kiner come Brad Radke (b. 1972, 148-139, 4.22 ERA) and Patsy Dougherty (b. 1876, .284 avg, 17 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Venezuela and D.R. For October 27, the best-placed batter is Ralph Kiner at .279 avg, 369 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Brad Radke, shows 148-139, 4.22 ERA. Recent names on the October 27 list, Bryce Johnson, Matt Pushard, and Niko Kavadas, show careers still open. The October 27 memorial list names 18 figures, beginning with Clark Griffith. The HOF tag on the October 27 memorial list goes to Clark Griffith. The memorial list continues with Charlie Jamieson (1893–1969) and Joe Niekro (1944–2006). The deaths span 1915, Martin Mullen, to 2022, Pete Magrini. Ranking on the October 27 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.