Eddie Murray's Slams 500th Career Home Run September 06, 1996 | 0 minutes, 11 seconds read On this day, in 1996 Orioles DH Eddie Murray became the third player in MLB history to have 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, he slammed the 500th homer against the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards. September 6, 1996 Sport: Baseball Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? January 06, 2020 The last baseball Olympics event was last played in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? January 06, 2020 Can you name all 5 events in the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Sports in this article Baseball Tags in this article On This Day SportsEngine