11 August 1929 Posted on August 10, 2013 by Staff Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs. Famous Words of Inspiration..."You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile." Brian Tracy — Click here for more from Brian Tracy Related posts: 16 August 1929 17 January 1929 2 August 1939 11 August 1965 11 August 1984