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In 2005, the mom of Detroit Tigers pitcher Ugueth Urbina was rescued after being kidnapped and held for 4 months.
In 1979, a last lap crash between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison and subsequent fight made NASCAR more popular across the country.
In 2001, a last lap crash at the Daytona 500 claimed the life of Dale Earnhardt.
In 1944, the Cincinnati Reds signed 15 year old Joe Nuxhall.
And in 2008, Houston pitcher Hunter Pence was involved in a freak accident.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.