MLB players born in 1927
105 MLB players on file were born in 1927. Richie Ashburn leads them with 60.2 career WAR. The first born in 1927 to play in the MLB was Carl Scheib, in 1943. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1927 (105)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | — | 1948–1962 | 15 | 2,574 H · 29 HR · 60.2 WAR | — |
| Billy Pierce | P | 1945–1964 | 18 | 211 W · 1,999 SO · 50.0 WAR | — |
| Nellie Fox | — | 1947–1965 | 19 | 2,663 H · 35 HR · 45.6 WAR | — |
| Smoky Burgess | — | 1949–1967 | 18 | 1,318 H · 126 HR · 31.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Adcock | — | 1950–1966 | 17 | 1,832 H · 336 HR · 30.1 WAR | — |
| Johnny Logan | — | 1951–1963 | 13 | 1,407 H · 93 HR · 29.8 WAR | — |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 1950–1961 | 11 | 1,463 H · 199 HR · 25.5 WAR | — |
| Stu Miller | P | 1952–1968 | 16 | 105 W · 1,164 SO · 25.4 WAR | — |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 1950–1964 | 14 | 856 H · 148 HR · 19.2 WAR | — |
| Dick Donovan | P | 1950–1965 | 15 | 122 W · 880 SO · 18.9 WAR | — |
| Bob Nieman | — | 1951–1962 | 12 | 1,018 H · 125 HR · 16.5 WAR | — |
| Granny Hamner | — | 1944–1959 | 16 | 1,529 H · 104 HR · 15.9 WAR | — |
| Johnny Temple | — | 1952–1964 | 13 | 1,484 H · 22 HR · 15.1 WAR | — |
| Danny O'connell | — | 1950–1962 | 10 | 1,049 H · 39 HR · 14.8 WAR | — |
| Bill Henry | P | 1952–1969 | 16 | 46 W · 621 SO · 14.6 WAR | — |
| Vic Power | — | 1954–1965 | 12 | 1,716 H · 126 HR · 13.3 WAR | — |
| Ruben Gomez | P | 1953–1967 | 10 | 76 W · 677 SO · 12.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Harshman | P | 1952–1960 | 8 | 69 W · 741 SO · 11.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Busby | — | 1950–1962 | 13 | 1,113 H · 48 HR · 11.1 WAR | — |
| Art Houtteman | P | 1945–1957 | 12 | 87 W · 639 SO · 10.9 WAR | — |
| Johnny Klippstein | P | 1950–1967 | 18 | 101 W · 1,158 SO · 9.7 WAR | — |
| Dave Hillman | P | 1955–1962 | 8 | 21 W · 296 SO · 6.1 WAR | — |
| Clint Courtney | — | 1951–1961 | 11 | 750 H · 38 HR · 6.0 WAR | — |
| Davey Williams | — | 1949–1955 | 6 | 450 H · 32 HR · 4.5 WAR | — |
| Rip Repulski | — | 1953–1961 | 9 | 830 H · 106 HR · 3.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Greengrass | — | 1952–1956 | 5 | 482 H · 69 HR · 3.7 WAR | — |
| Herm Wehmeier | P | 1945–1958 | 13 | 92 W · 794 SO · 3.6 WAR | — |
| Carl Sawatski | — | 1948–1963 | 11 | 351 H · 58 HR · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Al Aber | P | 1950–1957 | 6 | 24 W · 169 SO · 3.4 WAR | — |
| Dusty Rhodes | — | 1952–1959 | 7 | 296 H · 54 HR · 3.0 WAR | — |
| Luis Arroyo | P | 1955–1963 | 8 | 40 W · 336 SO · 2.8 WAR | — |
| Rocky Bridges | — | 1951–1961 | 11 | 553 H · 16 HR · 2.0 WAR | — |
| Bill Sarni | — | 1951–1956 | 5 | 311 H · 22 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Jim Willis | P | 1953–1954 | 2 | 2 W · 20 SO · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Billy Gardner | — | 1954–1963 | 10 | 841 H · 41 HR · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Bob Kelly | P | 1951–1958 | 4 | 12 W · 146 SO · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Fred Waters | P | 1955–1956 | 2 | 2 W · 14 SO · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Jackie Collum | P | 1951–1962 | 9 | 32 W · 171 SO · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Don Mueller | — | 1948–1959 | 12 | 1,292 H · 65 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Brideweser | — | 1951–1957 | 7 | 156 H · 1 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Al Heist | — | 1960–1962 | 3 | 126 H · 8 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Ben Flowers | P | 1951–1956 | 4 | 3 W · 86 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Virgil Jester | P | 1952–1953 | 2 | 3 W · 25 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Cloyd Boyer | P | 1949–1955 | 5 | 20 W · 198 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Harry Hanebrink | — | 1953–1959 | 4 | 71 H · 6 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Harrington | P | 1953–1956 | 3 | 5 W · 40 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Paul Stuffel | P | 1950–1953 | 3 | 1 W · 6 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Fred Richards | — | 1951 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Gordon Goldsberry | — | 1949–1952 | 4 | 123 H · 6 HR | — |
| Hal Keller | — | 1949–1952 | 3 | 11 H · 1 HR | — |
| Marv Rotblatt | P | 1948–1951 | 3 | 4 W · 30 SO | — |
| Buzz Dozier | P | 1947–1949 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO | — |
| Frank Quinn | P | 1949–1950 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Al Naples | — | 1949 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Al Richter | — | 1951 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bob Dipietro | — | 1951 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Doc Daugherty | — | 1951 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dutch Romberger | P | 1954 | 1 | 1 W · 6 SO | — |
| Tom Kirk | — | 1947 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jack Faszholz | P | 1953 | 1 | 0 W · 7 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Clark | — | 1948 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Romano | P | 1950 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Milt Jordan | P | 1953 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Taylor | P | 1952 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bernie Creger | — | 1947 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Carl Scheib | P | 1943–1954 | 11 | 45 W · 290 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ray Katt | — | 1952–1959 | 8 | 248 H · 32 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Cal Hogue | P | 1952–1954 | 3 | 2 W · 51 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Rocky Krsnich | — | 1949–1953 | 3 | 59 H · 3 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Hal Hudson | P | 1952–1953 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Tom Burgess | — | 1954–1962 | 2 | 29 H · 2 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Antonello | — | 1953 | 1 | 7 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Zick | P | 1954 | 1 | 0 W · 9 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Carlos Bernier | — | 1953 | 1 | 66 H · 3 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dick Rozek | P | 1950–1954 | 5 | 1 W · 26 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Jim Suchecki | P | 1950–1952 | 3 | 0 W · 56 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Billy Shantz | — | 1954–1955 | 2 | 98 H · 2 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Don Hasenmayer | — | 1945–1946 | 2 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Buddy Hicks | — | 1956 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bob Chakales | P | 1951–1957 | 7 | 15 W · 187 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| El Tappe | — | 1954–1962 | 5 | 63 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Ben Taylor | — | 1951–1955 | 3 | 28 H · 3 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Dick Lane | — | 1949 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Danny Schell | — | 1954–1955 | 2 | 77 H · 7 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Irv Medlinger | P | 1949–1951 | 2 | 0 W · 9 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Roger Bowman | P | 1949–1955 | 5 | 2 W · 75 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Dick Smith | — | 1951–1955 | 5 | 25 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Duke Simpson | P | 1953 | 1 | 1 W · 21 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Preston Ward | — | 1948–1959 | 9 | 522 H · 50 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Fanning | — | 1954–1957 | 4 | 24 H · 0 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Johnny Gray | P | 1954–1958 | 4 | 4 W · 75 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Tony Roig | — | 1953–1956 | 3 | 39 H · 0 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Lasorda | P | 1954–1956 | 3 | 0 W · 37 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Miller | P | 1952–1955 | 4 | 6 W · 72 SO · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Jim McDonald | P | 1950–1958 | 9 | 24 W · 158 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Chris Vancuyk | P | 1950–1952 | 3 | 7 W · 103 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Jack Daniels | — | 1952 | 1 | 41 H · 2 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Carlos Paula | — | 1954–1956 | 3 | 124 H · 9 HR · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Dick Welteroth | P | 1948–1950 | 3 | 4 W · 55 SO · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Joe Lonnett | — | 1956–1959 | 4 | 54 H · 6 HR · -1.8 WAR | — |
- Dick Weik 1948–1954
- Bob Talbot 1953–1954
- Tommy Brown 1944–1953
- Owen Friend 1949–1956
- Putsy Caballero 1944–1952
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.