FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WILLIAMS RIPS HR NUMBER 500
07/21/1975
 
Williams Rips HR Number 500
Friday, July 18th , 1975
At Seattle Municipal Stadium Hank Williams smashed his 500th career home run in a game against Toronto today. The 42-year-old first baseman had a hand in the Seattle Kings 7-3 victory with 1 home run and 1 RBI. For the day he went 1 hit-4 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Williams downplayed his achievement.

"To reach 500 home runs is amazing and something I'll always cherish. I've been fortunate to remain healthy and play at a high level through most of my career."

During his career, Williams has chalked up 2889 hits and a .312 average with 500 home runs and 1680 RBIs.

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