1999 Death Pee Wee Reese, American Athlete 1984 Event Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, and Luis Aparicio inducted into Hall of Fame 1984 Event Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1958 Event Gil Hodges hits his 300th home run and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game 1958 Birthday Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run 1921 Birthday Redd Stewart, Ashland City, Tennessee, guitarist/pianist, Pee Wee King Show 1919 Birthday [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop, Dodgers 1918 Birthday Pee Wee Reese, American Athlete 1914 Birthday Pee Wee King, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, country vocalist, Pee Wee King Song 1872 Birthday Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, hit .432 in 1897