This Day In Sports History is a new daily blog post that will feature the most significant sports events that occurred on this date in history. Click here to see what you missed yesterday.1902 - Minor League baseball's most lopsided game: Corsicana defeats Texarkana 51-3, Justin Clark of Corsicana hits 8 home runs in one game.
1928 - At the age of 41, Ty Cobb steals home for the 50th and final time in his career.
1938 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws his second consecutive no-hitter; it was also the first night game ever played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
1938 - Baseball Hall of Famer Billy Williams was born.
1949 - Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus is shot in the chest by an obsessed fan named Ruth Steinhagen; he survives after nearly dying on the operating table, but he is never the same player.
1958 - Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs was born.
1965 - Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny Mclain strikes out a record 14 batters in 6 2/3 innings of relief.
1968 - Baseball Hall of Famer Sam Crawford dies at age 88.
1984 - Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum was born.
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