 On May 15, 1951, Williams became the 11th player in major league history to hit 300 career home runs.On May 21, Williams passed Chuck Klein for 10th place, on May 25 Williams passed Rogers Hornsby for 9th place, and on July 5 Williams passed Al Simmons for 8th place all-time in career home runs.After the season, manager Steve O'Neill was fired, with Lou Boudreau replacing him.