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The record for May 27 in baseball history — 3 milestones, 19 debuts, 23 final games, 43 births, 18 deaths and 1,307 games played.

Featured event · 1939

Charlie Gehringer Hits for the Cycle, 1939

Charlie Gehringer hit for the cycle for the Detroit Tigers against the St. Louis Browns on May 27, 1939.

May 27, 1939St. Louis Browns @ Detroit Tigers

Milestones · May 27

1939

Charlie Gehringer Hits for the Cycle, 1939

Charlie Gehringer hit for the cycle for the Detroit Tigers against the St. Louis Browns on May 27, 1939.

1955

Norm Zauchin's Three-Home-Run Game, 1955

Norm Zauchin hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Washington Senators on May 27, 1955.

1975

Lou Brock Hits for the Cycle, 1975

Lou Brock hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Diego Padres on May 27, 1975.

Major-league debuts · May 27

1921

Garland Braxton

Garland Braxton made a major-league debut on May 27, 1921.

1965

Tom Egan

Tom Egan made a major-league debut on May 27, 1965.

1980

Leon Durham

Leon Durham made a major-league debut on May 27, 1980.

1983

Luis Quiñones

Luis Quiñones made a major-league debut on May 27, 1983.

1991

Rich Amaral

Rich Amaral made a major-league debut on May 27, 1991.

1993

Jason Bere

Jason Bere made a major-league debut on May 27, 1993.

1994

Toby Borland

Toby Borland made a major-league debut on May 27, 1994.

1994

Gabe White

Gabe White made a major-league debut on May 27, 1994.

1995

Tim Harikkala

Tim Harikkala made a major-league debut on May 27, 1995.

1996

Justin Thompson

Justin Thompson made a major-league debut on May 27, 1996.

1997

Geremi González

Geremi González made a major-league debut on May 27, 1997.

1997

Brett Tomko

Brett Tomko made a major-league debut on May 27, 1997.

1998

Justin Speier

Justin Speier made a major-league debut on May 27, 1998.

2004

Alex Ríos

Alex Ríos made a major-league debut on May 27, 2004.

2005

Dan Johnson

Dan Johnson made a major-league debut on May 27, 2005.

2006

Jered Weaver

Jered Weaver made a major-league debut on May 27, 2006.

2008

Jay Bruce

Jay Bruce made a major-league debut on May 27, 2008.

2011

Brandon Crawford

Brandon Crawford made a major-league debut on May 27, 2011.

2019

Mitch Keller

Mitch Keller made a major-league debut on May 27, 2019.

Final major-league games · May 27

1893

Sandy Griffin

Sandy Griffin played a final major-league game on May 27, 1893.

1897

Buck Ewing

Buck Ewing played a final major-league game on May 27, 1897.

1915

Frank Delahanty

Frank Delahanty played a final major-league game on May 27, 1915.

1921

Dode Paskert

Dode Paskert played a final major-league game on May 27, 1921.

1926

Tom Sheehan

Tom Sheehan played a final major-league game on May 27, 1926.

1929

Elam Vangilder

Elam Vangilder played a final major-league game on May 27, 1929.

1967

Johnny Klippstein

Johnny Klippstein played a final major-league game on May 27, 1967.

1969

Dick Stuart

Dick Stuart played a final major-league game on May 27, 1969.

1974

Jim Ray Hart

Jim Ray Hart played a final major-league game on May 27, 1974.

1977

Bruce Dal Canton

Bruce Dal Canton played a final major-league game on May 27, 1977.

1980

John Hiller

John Hiller played a final major-league game on May 27, 1980.

1980

Ted Sizemore

Ted Sizemore played a final major-league game on May 27, 1980.

1996

Todd Frohwirth

Todd Frohwirth played a final major-league game on May 27, 1996.

1998

Eddie Williams

Eddie Williams played a final major-league game on May 27, 1998.

2000

Lance Johnson

Lance Johnson played a final major-league game on May 27, 2000.

2002

Mike Trombley

Mike Trombley played a final major-league game on May 27, 2002.

2003

Jason Bere

Jason Bere played a final major-league game on May 27, 2003.

2003

Tripp Cromer

Tripp Cromer played a final major-league game on May 27, 2003.

2005

Raúl Mondesí

Raúl Mondesí played a final major-league game on May 27, 2005.

2012

Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer played a final major-league game on May 27, 2012.

2013

José Contreras

José Contreras played a final major-league game on May 27, 2013.

2021

Drew Butera

Drew Butera played a final major-league game on May 27, 2021.

2022

Justin Grimm

Justin Grimm played a final major-league game on May 27, 2022.

1,307 regular-season games played on May 27

2025

Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers

Toronto Blue Jays 0, Texas Rangers 2.

2025

Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays

Minnesota Twins 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2.

2025

Washington Nationals at Seattle Mariners

Washington Nationals 1, Seattle Mariners 9.

2025

Cincinnati Reds at Kansas City Royals

Cincinnati Reds 7, Kansas City Royals 2.

2025

Athletics at Houston Astros

Athletics 1, Houston Astros 11.

2025

San Francisco Giants at Detroit Tigers

San Francisco Giants 1, Detroit Tigers 3.

2025

Los Angeles Dodgers at Cleveland Guardians

Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Cleveland Guardians 5.

2025

St. Louis Cardinals at Baltimore Orioles

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Baltimore Orioles 4.

2025

New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

New York Yankees 3, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2.

2025

Miami Marlins at San Diego Padres

Miami Marlins 6, San Diego Padres 8.

2025

Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies

Atlanta Braves 0, Philadelphia Phillies 2.

2025

Chicago White Sox at New York Mets

Chicago White Sox 4, New York Mets 6.

These are the 12 most recent of 1,307 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

b. May 27, 1849 · Right fielder who batted .287 across six clubs, 1871 to 1878.

b. May 27, 1862 · Pitcher who batted .238 across eight clubs, 1884 to 1893.

b. May 27, 1882 · Catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1908 to 1908.

b. May 27, 1908 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1934 to 1936.

b. May 27, 1909 · Third baseman who batted .292 with 140 home runs across three clubs, three times an All-Star.

b. May 27, 1913 · Catcher across two clubs, 1939 to 1946.

b. May 27, 1926 · Baseball figure for the New York Giants, 1954 to 1954.

George O'Donnell

b. May 27, 1929 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1954 to 1954.

b. May 27, 1935 · Second baseman who batted .213 across three clubs, 1956 to 1965.

Fred Bruckbauer

b. May 27, 1938 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1961 to 1961.

b. May 27, 1941 · First baseman for the Los Angeles Angels, 1961 to 1961.

b. May 27, 1944 · Left fielder who batted .265 across two clubs, 1968 to 1976.

b. May 27, 1948 · Pitcher who won 110 games with a 3.08 ERA across two clubs, 1967 to 1977.

b. May 27, 1956 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1982 to 1983.

b. May 27, 1963 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1982 to 1994.

Jacob Brumfield

b. May 27, 1965 · Center fielder who batted .257 across four clubs, 1992 to 1999.

b. May 27, 1968 · Hit 521 home runs with a .301 average and 1,667 walks, and was Most Valuable Player in 1993 and again in 1994.

b. May 27, 1968 · Houston's first baseman for fifteen seasons: 449 home runs, 202 stolen bases, and a batting crouch that became his signature.

b. May 27, 1988 · Pitcher across seven clubs, 2012 to 2023.

Garrett Richards

b. May 27, 1988 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2011 to 2022.

b. May 27, 1991 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2014 to 2020.

b. May 27, 1994 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2022 to 2025.

b. May 27, 1996 · Second baseman across three clubs, 2019 to 2023.

b. May 27, 2000 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2025 to 2025.

43 players were born on May 27; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

d. May 27, 1917 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1890 to 1890.

d. May 27, 1937 · Played second base in white organized baseball in the 1880s, before the color line closed, and spent the rest of his career shut out of it.

Walter Carlisle

d. May 27, 1945 · Left fielder for the Boston Red Sox, 1908 to 1908.

d. May 27, 1947 · Got 2,150 hits and 182 triples at first base and played a Federal League season in between.

d. May 27, 1947 · Catcher for the Toledo Maumees, 1890 to 1890.

d. May 27, 1952 · Catcher who batted .219 for the Brooklyn Superbas, 1902 to 1908.

d. May 27, 1953 · Batted over .400 in back-to-back seasons for Cleveland, then was shipped to St. Louis by owners who left the Spiders to lose 134 games.

d. May 27, 1956 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1924 to 1924.

d. May 27, 1963 · Pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves, 1953 to 1957.

Charlie Jackson

d. May 27, 1968 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1915 to 1917.

d. May 27, 1968 · Third baseman across four clubs, 1910 to 1922.

d. May 27, 1968 · Pitcher who won 108 games with a 3.99 ERA across four clubs, 1920 to 1931.

d. May 27, 1971 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1903 to 1908.

d. May 27, 1979 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1920 to 1920.

d. May 27, 1981 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1911 to 1911.

d. May 27, 2014 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1948 to 1955.

d. May 27, 2019 · Got 2,715 hits in twenty-two seasons and is remembered for one ground ball.

d. May 27, 2019 · Designated hitter across four clubs, 1982 to 1988.