On June 27 in Baseball History...
1959 - With the players voting, Henry Aaron gets a unanimous vote for the All-Star Game, making him the first player so selected.
1973 - David Clyde, 18 and fresh out of Houston's Westchester high school, makes his eagerly awaited debut with Texas before 35,698, the largest Rangers' crowd of the year. Clyde, the number one pick in the draft, walks the first two Twins he faces, then gets Bob Darwin, George Mitterwald, and Joe Lis on swinging third strikes. Clyde goes five innings and gives up only one hit — a two-run home run — walks seven and strikes out eight. He is the winner, 4-3.
1977 - Willie McCovey smashes two home runs in the sixth inning to pace a 14-9 Giants victory over the Reds. McCovey becomes the first player to twice hit two home runs in one inning, having also done it on April 12, 1973. He also becomes the all-time N.L. leader with 17 career grand slams.
1980 - Jerry Reuss pitches an 8-0 no-hitter for the Dodgers against the Giants at Candlestick Park. Reuss, who strikes out only two but doesn't walk a batter, is deprived of a perfect game when shortstop Bill Russell throws wildly to first base on Jack Clark's easy grounder in the first inning.
1986 - Give him an 'A' for effort. San Francisco second baseman Robby Thompson is caught stealing four times in the Giants' 7-6, 12-inning win over the Reds, establishing a new major league record. Thompson was thrown out by Bo Diaz in the fourth, sixth, ninth and 11th innings.
Baseball Birthdays on June 27...
1861 - Hayes, Jackie
1868 - Daley, Bill
1871 - Smalley, Will
1877 - Durham, Bull
1887 - Benton, Rube
1892 - Ross, George
1893 - Wheatley, Charlie
1894 - Bluhm, Red
1900 - Davenport, Lum
1906 - Terwilliger, Dick
1914 - Bartling, Irv
1915 - Martin, Fred
1918 - White, Fuzz
1921 - Kretlow, Lou
1921 - Behrman, Hank
1923 - Zernial, Gus
1925 - Terwilliger, Wayne
1926 - Jarvis, Roy
1926 - Porto, Al
1929 - Marlowe, Dick
1930 - Trowbridge, Bob
1931 - Coles, Chuck
1932 - Kasko, Eddie
1934 - Hobaugh, Ed
1938 - Plaskett, Elmo
1942 - Breeden, Danny
1943 - Petrocelli, Rico
1953 - Zdeb, Joe
1959 - Johnson, Roy
1960 - Gutierrez, Jackie
1963 - Simmons, Nelson
1966 - Conine, Jeff
1967 - Hanc*ck, Lee
1970 - Edmonds, Jim
1970 - Jordan, Ricardo
1974 - Larkin, Andy
1975 - Ward, Daryle
1976 - Estrada, Johnny
1976 - Woodward, Chris
1977 - Pena, Juan
Baseball Deaths on June 27....
1886 - Creamer, George
1919 - Schlafly, Larry
1921 - Nicol, Hugh
1938 - Donovan, Jerry
1940 - Thompson, Frank
1955 - Agganis, Harry
1962 - Schmutz, Charlie
1964 - Wisterzil, Tex
1966 - Krug, Marty
1979 - Maloney, Pat
1981 - McConnell, Sam
1982 - Morgan, Eddie
1983 - Landrum, Jesse
1983 - Carroll, Doc
1988 - Bullock, Red
1990 - O'Rourke, Joe
1992 - Jelincich, Frank
1992 - Main, Woody
1992 - Amoros, Sandy
1994 - Strange, Alan
1997 - Benge, Ray
2002 - Erickson, Ralph
2005 - Dietz, Dick