[2] Williams began his professional baseball career in 1913 at the age of 23, playing for the Regina Red Sox of the Western Canada League.

[8] On April 22, Williams hit 3 home runs with 6 RBI against the Chicago White Sox in a 10-7 victory at Sportsman's Park.

[9] On August 7, 1922, during a game against the Washington Senators, he became the first player in American League history to hit two home runs in one inning.

[2][12] Williams was one of only two players to break Babe Ruth's twelve-year string in which he led the American League in home runs (the other being Bob Meusel).

[12] Also in 1922, Williams also became the first player in major league history to have 30 home runs and 30-plus stolen bases in the same season; a feat which would not be achieved again until Willie Mays accomplished it with the New York Giants in 1956.

[13] Williams explained that he had ordered the bat specially made, but when he received it, he found it to be too heavy, so he plugged it with a lighter wood.

[1][15] In November 1924, it was rumored that the Yankees were trying to trade for Williams, which would have teamed him with Ruth to make one of the most powerful home run combinations in baseball.

[1] As baseball evolved out of the dead-ball era, Williams finished in the top four in the American League in home runs in seven consecutive seasons (1921–1927).

[14] Williams returned to Grants Pass and worked as a police officer before becoming owner and operator of the Owl Club, a restaurant and billiard parlor on G Street.