Hal Dixon | |
Birth Name: | Hal Hayworth Dixon |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1920 |
Birth Place: | Mount Vernon Springs, North Carolina |
Death Place: | Chesnee, South Carolina |
Employer: | National League |
Occupation: | Umpire |
Years Active: | 1953-1959 |
Hal Hayworth Dixon (July 7, 1920 - July 28, 1966) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1953 to 1959. He umpired in the 1959 World Series and the 1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Dixon umpired 989 major league games in his seven seasons.[1]
In 1959, Dixon worked his only World Series. He spent all six games of the series working as the left field or right field umpire.[2] He submitted his resignation after that season when a request for a salary increase was denied.[3] He died from a heart attack on July 28, 1966, at age 46.