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February 27
The record for February 27 in baseball history — 50 births and 23 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for February 27 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. February 27, 1882 · Catcher for the Boston Americans, 1905 to 1905.
b. February 27, 1894 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1915 to 1915.
b. February 27, 1896 · Philadelphia Athletics catcher of the 1920s who later mentored Mickey Cochrane and coached for three decades.
b. February 27, 1896 · Right fielder who batted .295 across three clubs, 1916 to 1929.
b. February 27, 1904 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1930 to 1932.
b. February 27, 1907 · Led his league in strikeouts five years running, and spent most of them relieving Satchel Paige after the crowd had seen him.
b. February 27, 1916 · First baseman for the Chicago White Sox, 1943 to 1944.
b. February 27, 1920 · Second baseman who batted .248 across six clubs, 1942 to 1954.
b. February 27, 1936 · Pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics, 1959 to 1959.
b. February 27, 1937 · Center fielder who batted .248 across five clubs, 1961 to 1966.
b. February 27, 1966 · Catcher for the Seattle Mariners, 1991 to 1994.
b. February 27, 1968 · Played for thirteen clubs, hit 265 home runs, and hit more of them off the bench than anyone.
b. February 27, 1974 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1998 to 2006.
b. February 27, 1977 · Left fielder who batted .252 across five clubs, 2001 to 2009.
b. February 27, 1984 · Venezuelan right-hander who threw a no-hitter as a rookie and started a World Series game thirteen years later.
b. February 27, 1984 · Center fielder who batted .281 across five clubs, 2008 to 2018.
b. February 27, 1990 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2015 to 2021.
b. February 27, 1990 · Shortstop across two clubs, 2012 to 2014.
b. February 27, 1996 · Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies, 2023 to 2023.
b. February 27, 1996 · Left fielder across two clubs, 2023 to 2025.
b. February 27, 1996 · Second baseman across two clubs, 2017 to 2020.
b. February 27, 1997 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 2021 to 2022.
b. February 27, 1999 · Pitcher for the San Diego Padres, 2019 to 2025.
b. February 27, 2002 · Shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, 2025 to 2025.
50 players were born on February 27; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. February 27, 1905 · Catcher for the Kansas City Cowboys, 1888 to 1889.
d. February 27, 1906 · Left fielder who batted .224 across five clubs, 1884 to 1890.
d. February 27, 1926 · Right fielder who batted .267 across four clubs, 1905 to 1913.
d. February 27, 1928 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1920 to 1920.
d. February 27, 1934 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1892 to 1896.
d. February 27, 1947 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1911 to 1915.
d. February 27, 1947 · Third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1902 to 1902.
d. February 27, 1960 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1920 to 1921.
d. February 27, 1963 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1912 to 1912.
d. February 27, 1964 · Shortstop across three clubs, 1907 to 1911.
d. February 27, 1975 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1932 to 1937.
d. February 27, 1978 · Second baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1937 to 1937.
d. February 27, 1981 · Catcher who batted .248 across seven clubs, 1935 to 1948.
d. February 27, 1990 · Shortstop who batted .267 across two clubs, 1939 to 1945.
d. February 27, 1990 · First baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1941 to 1941.
d. February 27, 1991 · Left fielder across three clubs, 1933 to 1935.
d. February 27, 1993 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1923 to 1927.
d. February 27, 1996 · Catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1953 to 1954.
d. February 27, 1998 · First baseman for the New York Black Yankees, 1946 to 1946.
d. February 27, 2002 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1938 to 1938.
d. February 27, 2011 · He hit more home runs and drove in more runs in the 1950s than any other player, and his 389 for the Dodgers remain the franchise record.
d. February 27, 2016 · Pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics, 1955 to 1956.
d. February 27, 2022 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1963 to 1971.