1952
Born August 16, 1952
Roanoke, VA, USA
Al Holland Notable
b. August 16, 1952 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1977, 1985, San Francisco Giants 1979–1982, Philadelphia Phillies 1983–1985, California Angels 1985, New York Yankees 1986–1987
Al Holland played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1977 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1987.
He went 34 and 30 with a 2.98 earned run average, pitching 646 innings in 384 games. He struck out 513. Across 384 games he batted .083, with 6 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1984.
He was born in Roanoke, VA, USA on August 16, 1952. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1984 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1982 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 1983 |
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 1 | 1983 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | SFG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | SFG | 54 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1981 | SFG | 47 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .063 |
| 1982 | SFG | 58 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .059 |
| 1983 | PHI | 68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | PHI | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | CAL/PHI/PIT | 56 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 |
| 1986 | NYY | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 384 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 | .083 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 |
| 1979 | SFG | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0.00 |
| 1980 | SFG | 5 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 82.1 | 71 | 16 | 34 | 65 | 1.75 |
| 1981 | SFG | 7 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 100.2 | 87 | 27 | 44 | 78 | 2.41 |
| 1982 | SFG | 7 | 3 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 129.2 | 115 | 48 | 40 | 97 | 3.33 |
| 1983 | PHI | 8 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 25 | 91.2 | 63 | 23 | 30 | 100 | 2.26 |
| 1984 | PHI | 5 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 29 | 98.1 | 82 | 37 | 30 | 61 | 3.39 |
| 1985 | CAL/PHI/PIT | 1 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 87.0 | 70 | 28 | 31 | 62 | 2.90 |
| 1986 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 40.2 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 37 | 5.09 |
| 1987 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14.21 |
| Career | — | 34 | 30 | 384 | 11 | 78 | 646.0 | 548 | 214 | 232 | 513 | 2.98 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Al Holland
Al Holland made a major-league debut on September 5, 1977.
1987
Final major-league game: Al Holland
Al Holland played a final major-league game on August 9, 1987.
Image: Dennis Desprois / San Francisco Giants, public domain