On this day in sports: August 11

1. 1929 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. Source
2. 2002 Born: Marvin Harrison Jr., American football player Source
3. 2003 Died: Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1937) Source
4. 2009 Died: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (born 1921) Source

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