The record for August 27 in baseball history — 8 milestones, 22 debuts, 12 final games, 67 births, 25 deaths and 1,354 games played.
Ed Walsh started as the Chicago White Sox held the Boston Red Sox without a hit on August 27, 1911, winning 5–0.
Ed Walsh started as the Chicago White Sox held the Boston Red Sox without a hit on August 27, 1911, winning 5–0.
Monte Pearson threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians on August 27, 1938, winning 13–0.
Del Wilber hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Cincinnati Reds on August 27, 1951.
Rocky Colavito hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Washington Senators on August 27, 1961.
Darrin Fletcher hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Texas Rangers on August 27, 2000.
Barry Bonds hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Colorado Rockies on August 27, 2002.
Jay Bruce hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on August 27, 2010.
Byron Buxton hit three home runs for the Minnesota Twins against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 27, 2017.
Tony Mullane made a major-league debut on August 27, 1881.
Jack Doyle made a major-league debut on August 27, 1889.
James Stafford made a major-league debut on August 27, 1890.
Frank Killen made a major-league debut on August 27, 1891.
Roger Bresnahan made a major-league debut on August 27, 1897.
Jim Weaver made a major-league debut on August 27, 1928.
Ray Herbert made a major-league debut on August 27, 1950.
Oscar Gamble made a major-league debut on August 27, 1969.
Benny Ayala made a major-league debut on August 27, 1974.
Mike Cameron made a major-league debut on August 27, 1995.
Doug Mirabelli made a major-league debut on August 27, 1996.
Jason Johnson made a major-league debut on August 27, 1997.
Abraham Núñez made a major-league debut on August 27, 1997.
Miguel Tejada made a major-league debut on August 27, 1997.
Ramón Castro made a major-league debut on August 27, 1999.
Maicer Izturis made a major-league debut on August 27, 2004.
Chris Iannetta made a major-league debut on August 27, 2006.
Jesse Chavez made a major-league debut on August 27, 2008.
Casey Kelly made a major-league debut on August 27, 2012.
Jorge Soler made a major-league debut on August 27, 2014.
Dan Altavilla made a major-league debut on August 27, 2016.
Tyler Mahle made a major-league debut on August 27, 2017.
Kid Gleason played a final major-league game on August 27, 1912.
Claude Hendrix played a final major-league game on August 27, 1920.
Herb Pennock played a final major-league game on August 27, 1934.
Jumbo Brown played a final major-league game on August 27, 1941.
Tiny Bonham played a final major-league game on August 27, 1949.
Billy Hitchcock played a final major-league game on August 27, 1953.
Cass Michaels played a final major-league game on August 27, 1954.
Spec Shea played a final major-league game on August 27, 1955.
Don Blasingame played a final major-league game on August 27, 1966.
Jim Landis played a final major-league game on August 27, 1967.
Luis Rivera played a final major-league game on August 27, 1998.
Wade Boggs played a final major-league game on August 27, 1999.
Minnesota Twins 8, Toronto Blue Jays 9.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Texas Rangers 20.
San Diego Padres 3, Seattle Mariners 4.
Washington Nationals 2, New York Yankees 11.
Colorado Rockies 0, Houston Astros 4.
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Cleveland Guardians 4.
Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 1.
Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2.
Detroit Tigers 0, Athletics 7.
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1.
Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 12.
Philadelphia Phillies 0, New York Mets 6.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,354 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
67 players were born on August 27; these are the 24 best known.
25 players died on August 27; these are the 24 best known.