Al Holland
[edit] Biography
Born on August 16, 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia, Al Holland (Alfred Willis Holland) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels and New York Yankees over the course of his 10 year career. Holland broke into the bigs on September 5, 1977 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 1.75 ERA in 82.1 innings pitched in 1980, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Al Holland's best season was 1983, when he posted a 2.26 ERA, notched 25 saves and struck out 100 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.71
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 54
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1.75
| 65
| 21
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 82.1
| 71
| 2
| 34
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 47
| 3
| 7
| 5
| 2.41
| 78
| 31
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 100.2
| 87
| 4
| 44
| 11
| 3
| 2
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 58
| 7
| 7
| 3
| 3.33
| 97
| 56
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 129.2
| 115
| 12
| 40
| 6
| 6
| 1
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 68
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 2.26
| 100
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 91.2
| 63
| 8
| 30
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 68
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 3.39
| 61
| 38
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 98.1
| 82
| 14
| 30
| 6
| 1
| 1
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.38
| 47
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 58.2
| 48
| 5
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.50
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.48
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 17
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 56
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2.90
| 62
| 28
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 87
| 70
| 9
| 31
| 9
| 1
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| N
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3.45
| 48
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 62.2
| 53
| 5
| 21
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5.09
| 37
| 29
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.2
| 44
| 5
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.21
| 5
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.1
| 9
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 341
| 10
| 33
| 29
| 2.77
| 457
| 198
| 177
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 574.2
| 478
| 45
| 204
| 51
| 11
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 4.67
| 56
| 43
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 71.1
| 70
| 10
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 384
| 11
| 34
| 30
| 2.98
| 513
| 241
| 214
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 646
| 548
| 55
| 232
| 54
| 12
| 5
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 82.1
| 3
| 15
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 2
| .857
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| P
| 47
| 3
| 100.2
| 7
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| .818
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| P
| 58
| 7
| 129.2
| 2
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 5
| 2
| .923
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 91.2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 98.1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 58.2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 24.1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| P
| 56
| 0
| 87
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOT
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 62.2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| P
| 25
| 1
| 40.2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .500
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 384
| 11
| 646
| 18
| 73
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 74
| 14
| 4
| .892
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 54
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .429
| .600
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 47
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .063
| .118
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 58
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .059
| .059
| .059
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 68
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 68
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 38
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .500
| .800
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 56
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .500
| .800
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| N
| 41
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .500
| .800
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 341
| 72
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .083
| .132
| .139
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 36
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 384
| 72
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .083
| .132
| .139
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 36
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1974).
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 9, 1975).
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 28, 1975).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Ed Whitson and Fred Breining to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts (June 28, 1979).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Joe Morgan to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis and Charles Penigar (December 14, 1982).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Frankie Griffin to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Kent Tekulve (April 20, 1985).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with John Candelaria and George Hendrick to California Angels in exchange for Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later (August 2, 1985); Pittsburgh Pirates received Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by New York Yankees (February 6, 1986).
- Released by New York Yankees (April 4, 1986).
- Signed by New York Yankees (April 10, 1986).
- Released by New York Yankees (August 8, 1986).
- Signed by New York Yankees (April 10, 1987).
- Released by New York Yankees (November 2, 1987).
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