Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his 500th home run

On August 11, 1929, At League Park in Cleveland Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his 500th home run, connecting against Willis Hudlin first delivery in the second inning over the right field fence In spite of Ruth’s home run-his 30th of the season-the Yankees lose the game, 6-5 to the Cleveland Indians.

Ruth at the time has more than twice the number of round-trippers than the Phillies’ Cy Williams, who is #2 on the all-time list with 237.
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