On This Day in Baseball

December 27

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on December 27

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

01

Cole Hamels b. 1983

163-122, 3.43 ERA 2006–2020 San Diego, USA
02

Roy White b. 1943

.271 avg, 160 HR 1965–1979 Los Angeles, USA
03

Connie Johnson b. 1922

68-50, 3.68 ERA 1953–1958 Stone Mountain, USA
04

Dean Palmer b. 1968

.251 avg, 275 HR 1989–2003 Tallahassee, USA
05

Jordan Montgomery b. 1992

46-41, 4.05 ERA 2017– Sumter, USA
06

Dylan Floro b. 1990

.000 avg, 0 HR 2016– Merced, USA
07

Rick Porcello b. 1988

150-125, 4.40 ERA 2009–2020 Morristown, USA
08

Addison Reed b. 1988

.000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2018 Etiwanda, USA
09

Jim Leyritz b. 1963

.264 avg, 90 HR 1990–2000 Lakewood, USA
10

Tyler Duffey b. 1990

30-27, 4.57 ERA 2015– Houston, USA
11

Norm Larker b. 1930

.275 avg, 32 HR 1958–1963 Beaver Meadows, USA
12

Spottswood Poles b. 1887

.311 avg, 3 HR 1912– Winchester, USA
13

Joe Mack b. 2002

.235 avg, 13 HR 2026– Williamsville, USA
14

Orville Singer b. 1898

.328 avg, 10 HR Cambridge, USA
15

Bob Evans b. 1910

24-46, 6.00 ERA Richmond, USA
16

Byron Browne b. 1942

.236 avg, 30 HR 1965–1972 St. Joseph, USA
17

Jonah Bride b. 1995

.220 avg, 12 HR 2022– Owasso, USA
18

Tim Elko b. 1998

.134 avg, 4 HR 2025– Wichita, USA
19

Chico Escarrega b. 1949

MLB player 1982–1982 Los Mochis, México
20

Ernie Krueger b. 1890

.263 avg, 11 HR 1913–1925 Chicago, USA
21

Michael Bourn b. 1982

.266 avg, 36 HR 2006–2016 Houston, USA
22

Phil Gagliano b. 1941

.238 avg, 14 HR 1963–1974 Memphis, USA
23

James Sherfy b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2017–2021 Camarillo, USA
24

Jim Tobin b. 1912

105-112, 3.44 ERA 1937–1945 Oakland, USA
25

Tom Thomas b. 1873

.174 avg, 0 HR 1894–1900 Shawnee, USA

Remembered on December 27

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Phil Niekro ⭐ HOF 1939–2020

318-274, 3.35 ERA 1964–1987
02

Al Barlick ⭐ HOF 1915–1995

MLB player
03

Charlie Maxwell 1927–2024

.264 avg, 148 HR 1950–1964
04

Dave Henderson 1958–2015

.258 avg, 197 HR 1981–1994
05

Ivan Calderon 1962–2003

.272 avg, 104 HR 1984–1993
06

Lefty Holmes 1907–1987

18-21, 4.48 ERA
07

Tom Young 1902–1964

.296 avg, 13 HR
08

John Sneed 1861–1898

.268 avg, 4 HR 1884–1891
09

Pop Schriver 1865–1932

.264 avg, 16 HR 1886–1901
10

Cy Swaim 1874–1945

12-22, 4.48 ERA 1897–1898
11

Art Phelan 1887–1964

.236 avg, 8 HR 1910–1915
12

Dick Bokelmann 1926–2019

.000 avg, 0 HR 1951–1953
13

Codie Spearman 1896–1964

.336 avg, 1 HR
14

Julio Rojo 1894–1958

.265 avg, 10 HR
15

Jake Flowers 1902–1962

.256 avg, 16 HR 1923–1934
16

Shirley Petway 1908–1984

.304 avg, 0 HR
17

Juan Jaime 1987–2024

MLB player 2014–2015
18

John Hoffman 1943–2001

.143 avg, 0 HR 1964–1965
19

Hob Hiller 1893–1956

.167 avg, 0 HR 1920–1921
20

Stefan Wever 1958–2022

MLB player 1982–1982
21

Henry Presswood 1921–2014

.308 avg, 0 HR
22

Press Cruthers 1890–1976

.222 avg, 0 HR 1913–1914
23

Ernest Groth 1922–2004

MLB player 1947–1949
24

Ernie Lindemann 1883–1951

.500 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
25

Harry Kingman 1892–1982

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914