1985
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals
St. Louis Cardinals 0, Kansas City Royals 11.
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October 27
The record for October 27 in baseball history — 23 milestones, 66 births, 29 deaths and 3 games played.
Milestones · October 27
1986
World Series: Boston Red Sox at New York Mets
Boston Red Sox 5, New York Mets 8.
1989
World Series: Oakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants
Oakland Athletics 13, San Francisco Giants 7.
1991
World Series: Atlanta Braves at Minnesota Twins
Atlanta Braves 0, Minnesota Twins 1.
1999
World Series: Atlanta Braves at New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves 1, New York Yankees 4.
2001
World Series: New York Yankees at Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Yankees 1, Arizona Diamondbacks 9.
2002
World Series: San Francisco Giants at Anaheim Angels
San Francisco Giants 1, Anaheim Angels 4.
2004
World Series: Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0.
2006
World Series: Detroit Tigers at St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4.
2007
World Series: Boston Red Sox at Colorado Rockies
Boston Red Sox 10, Colorado Rockies 5.
2008
World Series: Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4.
2010
World Series: Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants
Texas Rangers 7, San Francisco Giants 11.
2011
World Series: Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals
Texas Rangers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 10.
2012
World Series: San Francisco Giants at Detroit Tigers
San Francisco Giants 2, Detroit Tigers 0.
2013
World Series: Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2.
2015
World Series: New York Mets at Kansas City Royals
New York Mets 4, Kansas City Royals 5.
2017
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 5.
2018
World Series: Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
Boston Red Sox 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 6.
2019
World Series: Houston Astros at Washington Nationals
Houston Astros 7, Washington Nationals 1.
2020
World Series: Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers
Tampa Bay Rays 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.
2021
World Series: Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros
Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 7.
2023
World Series: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Texas Rangers 6.
2025
World Series: Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 6.
3 regular-season games played on October 27
1874
Philadelphia Athletics at Hartford Dark Blues
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Hartford Dark Blues 10.
1874
Philadelphia Whites at Boston Red Stockings
Philadelphia Whites 6, Boston Red Stockings 11.
1875
Chicago White Stockings at Hartford Dark Blues
Chicago White Stockings 6, Hartford Dark Blues 17.
Born on this day
b. October 27, 1869 · Right fielder for the Chicago Orphans, 1902 to 1902.
b. October 27, 1876 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1897 to 1899.
b. October 27, 1888 · Right fielder who batted .281 across three clubs, 1913 to 1915.
b. October 27, 1889 · Right fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1911 to 1912.
b. October 27, 1894 · First baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1914 to 1914.
b. October 27, 1895 · Third baseman who batted .263 across two clubs, 1920 to 1926.
b. October 27, 1907 · Catcher who batted .291 across 11 clubs, 1927 to 1946.
b. October 27, 1917 · Left fielder for the Detroit Tigers, 1941 to 1942.
b. October 27, 1919 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1941 to 1951.
b. October 27, 1922 · Caught for St. Louis for eleven years and was an All-Star in 1953.
b. October 27, 1922 · Led or shared the National League home-run title in each of his first seven seasons, for Pittsburgh teams that kept finishing last.
b. October 27, 1945 · Outfielder and pinch hitter who spent twelve of fifteen seasons with Atlanta and hit for the cycle in 1975.
b. October 27, 1952 · Right-hander who won the 1982 American League Cy Young Award for Milwaukee and later played a memorable villain in a baseball film.
b. October 27, 1952 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1974 to 1983.
b. October 27, 1953 · Left fielder who batted .272 across three clubs, 1977 to 1986.
b. October 27, 1961 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1985 to 1998.
b. October 27, 1963 · Left fielder who batted .294 across six clubs, 1986 to 1998.
b. October 27, 1965 · Left fielder for the Kansas City Royals, 1991 to 1991.
b. October 27, 1972 · Pitcher who won 148 games with a 4.22 ERA for the Minnesota Twins, 1995 to 2006.
b. October 27, 1974 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1999 to 2009.
b. October 27, 1983 · Left fielder across two clubs, 2006 to 2010.
b. October 27, 1987 · First baseman for the Colorado Rockies, 2014 to 2016.
b. October 27, 1990 · Catcher who batted .218 across four clubs, 2015 to 2023.
b. October 27, 1995 · Center fielder across two clubs, 2022 to 2025.
66 players were born on October 27; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. October 27, 1915 · Right fielder for the Cleveland Forest Citys, 1872 to 1872.
d. October 27, 1921 · Third baseman who batted .232 across seven clubs, 1883 to 1892.
d. October 27, 1922 · Center fielder for the St. Louis Brown Stockings, 1877 to 1877.
d. October 27, 1928 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1874 to 1876.
d. October 27, 1940 · Pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons, 1940 to 1940.
d. October 27, 1945 · First baseman across three clubs, 1906 to 1908.
d. October 27, 1951 · Catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1917 to 1918.
d. October 27, 1955 · Won 237 games with guile rather than speed, then left the mound for the front office and never came back.
d. October 27, 1959 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1910 to 1914.
d. October 27, 1967 · Third baseman for the New York Highlanders, 1911 to 1911.
d. October 27, 1969 · Left fielder who batted .303 for Cleveland across fourteen seasons and won a World Series in 1920.
d. October 27, 1973 · Catcher who batted .279 across four clubs, 1924 to 1934.
d. October 27, 1977 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1927 to 1928.
d. October 27, 1978 · Won 155 games for Connie Mack and gave up more home runs to Babe Ruth than any other pitcher.
d. October 27, 1979 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1934 to 1934.
d. October 27, 1980 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1926 to 1926.
d. October 27, 1984 · Catcher across two clubs, 1938 to 1946.
d. October 27, 1988 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1945 to 1947.
d. October 27, 2006 · Knuckleball pitcher who won 221 games over twenty-two seasons, and whose combined total with brother Phil is the most by any pair of brothers.
d. October 27, 2008 · First baseman across two clubs, 1940 to 1944.
d. October 27, 2008 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1960 to 1960.
d. October 27, 2010 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1958 to 1958.
d. October 27, 2013 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1947 to 1953.
d. October 27, 2022 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1966 to 1966.
29 players died on October 27; these are the 24 best known.