2003 Death Hal Clement, science fiction writer/educator, Mission of Gravity, dies at 81 1997 Event Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16 1997 Event HAL became operational (2001: A Space Odyssey) 1994 Death Hal Smith, actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77 1993 Death Hal Schumacher, baseball pitcher, dies at 82 1992 Death Hal Roach, producer (Keystone Kops), dies of pneumonia at 100 1992 Event Tom Seaver, R Fingers, Hal Newhouser, and B McGowan enter Hall of Fame 1991 Death Hal Bell, dies at 65 1988 Death Hal Ashby, academy-award winning director, dies of cancer at 59 1987 Death Hal K Dawson, actor (Another Language, Wells Fargo), dies 1986 Death Hal Buckley, actor (John Quincy-OK Crackerby), dies at 49 1985 Death Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery 1983 Event Royals defeat Yankees, 5-4, completing "pine-tar" game (12 minutes). Hal McRae strikes out and Dan Quisenberry retires Yankees in order 1983 Event 65th PGA Championship: Hal Sutton shoots a 274 at Riviera CC LA 1982 Death Hal Hooker, cricket (307 partners with Kippax for last wicket), dies 1980 Event 80th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Hal Sutton 1977 Death Hal Sawyer, TV host (Sawyer Views Hollywood), dies at 62 1973 Death Hal Hastings, orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66 1970 Death Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires), dies at 56 1970 Death Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 1968 Event Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in New York City 1965 Birthday Hal Morris, born in Fort Rucker, Alabama, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1958 Birthday Hal Haenel, born in St. Louis, Missouri, star yachter, Olympics-8th-1988, 92, 96 1958 Birthday Hal Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, professional golfer, 1980 College Player of the Year by 'Golf Magazine', ranked in top-10 Official World Golf Rankings 1986 - 1987 1953 Birthday Hal Lindes, born in Monterey, California, rocker, Dire Straits 1953 Birthday Hal Ketchum, born in Greenwich, New York, country singer, Small Town Saturday Night 1952 Event Hal Newhouser of Tigers wins his 200th game 1944 Event Hal Newhouser is named AL MVP 1942 Birthday Hal Lanier, baseball player 1941 Birthday Hal Daub, born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Representative-R-Nebraska 1981 - 1989 1938 Birthday Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor, Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son 1931 Event Hal Kemp and his Orchestra record Whistles, with Skinnay Ennis 1931 Birthday Hal Linden, Harold Lipshitz, actor, Barney Miller, Blacke's Magic 1929 Birthday Hal Miller, British MP 1925 Birthday Hal Holbrook, born in Cleveland, actor, All the President's Men, Mark Twain 1922 Birthday Hal Clement, American Writer 1921 Birthday Hal David, lyricist, Promises Promises-Grammy 1969 1920 Event Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal 1920 Birthday Hal March, born in San Francisco, California, actor/TV host, $64,000 Question, Outrage 1919 Event NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers 1918 Event Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play" 1916 Birthday Hal Hastings, New York City, orchestra leader, Chevrolet on Broadway 1913 Birthday Hal Dickinson, singer, Modernaires 1911 Birthday Hal Porter, Australia, writer, Tilted Cross, Paper Chase 1910 Birthday Hal Schumacher, baseball player 1906 Event Yankee 1st baseman Hal Chase's 22 put-outs ties record 1906 Event Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game 1903 Event 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09 1899 Birthday Hal Wallis, movie producer, Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park 1898 Birthday Hal Hooker, cricketer, NSW pace bowler of 20's and 30's 1896 Birthday Hal Walker, Ottumwa, Iowa, director, I Married Joan 1892 Birthday Hal Roach, early film director/producer, 1 Million BC 1883 Birthday Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager