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Al Holland
Full name Alfred Willis Holland Born August 16, 1952, Roanoke, Virginia First Game: September 5, 1977 ; Final Game: August 9, 1987 Bat: Right Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 207 Named NL Fireman of the Year by The Sporting News (1983) Named NL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year (1983) Ejections: 1981 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1977 PIT N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 PIT N
1979 SF N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1979 SF N
1980 SF N Daily Splits 54 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .600 0.0 1980 SF N
1981 SF N Daily Splits 47 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 .063 .118 .063 0.0 1981 SF N
1982 SF N Daily Splits 58 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .059 .059 .059 0.0 1982 SF N
1983 PHI N Daily Splits 68 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1983 PHI N
1984 PHI N Daily Splits 68 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1984 PHI N
1985 PHI N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1985 PHI N
1985 PIT N Daily Splits 38 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 0.0 1985 PIT N
1985 CAL A 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1985 CAL A
1985 TOT N 41 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 0.0 1985 TOT N
1985 Total 56 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 0.0 1985 Total
1986 NY A 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1986 NY A
1987 NY A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1987 NY A
Total NL ( 8 Years) 341 72 4 6 0 2 0 3 4 0 36 0 12 0 0 3 1 1 0 .083 .132 .139 0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 Total AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 384 72 4 6 0 2 0 3 4 0 36 0 12 0 0 3 1 1 0 .083 .132 .139 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1983 PHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1983 PHI N
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1983 PHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1983 PHI N
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1977 PIT N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 10 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71 - 0.0 1977 PIT N
1979 SF N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 29 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 0.1 1979 SF N
1980 SF N Daily Splits 54 0 0 0 31 7 82.1 71 349 2 21 16 34 8 65 5 4 1 1 3 13 1 3 5 5 3 1.75 - 1.9 1980 SF N
1981 SF N Daily Splits 47 3 0 0 23 7 100.2 87 431 4 31 27 44 11 78 7 5 3 2 0 14 2 5 4 7 5 2.41 3.00 1.3 1981 SF N
1982 SF N Daily Splits 58 7 0 0 10 5 129.2 115 546 12 56 48 40 6 97 4 3 6 1 1 11 3 4 12 7 3 3.33 4.43 0.0 1982 SF N
1983 PHI N Daily Splits 68 0 0 0 53 25 91.2 63 371 8 26 23 30 12 100 5 1 0 0 0 16 5 0 4 8 4 2.26 - 2.4 1983 PHI N
1984 PHI N Daily Splits 68 0 0 0 61 29 98.1 82 404 14 38 37 30 6 61 5 4 1 1 3 14 2 4 4 5 10 3.39 - 0.9 1984 PHI N
1985 PHI N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 21 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 - 0.0 1985 PHI N
1985 PIT N Daily Splits 38 0 0 0 19 4 58.2 48 235 5 22 22 17 6 47 4 3 0 0 1 16 0 5 2 1 3 3.38 - 0.3 1985 PIT N
1985 CAL A Daily Splits 15 0 0 0 6 0 24.1 17 99 4 4 4 10 1 14 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1.48 - 0.4 1985 CAL A
1985 TOT N 41 0 0 0 22 5 62.2 53 256 5 24 24 21 8 48 5 4 0 0 1 17 0 5 2 1 4 3.45 - 0.3 1985 TOT N
1985 Total 56 0 0 0 28 5 87 70 355 9 28 28 31 9 62 6 4 1 0 1 20 0 5 3 1 5 2.90 - 0.7 1985 Total
1986 NY A Daily Splits 25 1 0 0 10 0 40.2 44 177 5 29 23 9 2 37 1 3 0 0 0 6 3 1 4 1 0 5.09 12.00 -0.3 1986 NY A
1987 NY A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 9 37 1 10 10 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.21 - -0.3 1987 NY A
Total NL ( 8 Years) 341 10 0 0 200 78 574.2 478 2396 45 198 177 204 51 457 31 21 11 5 8 85 13 21 31 33 29 2.77 4.00 6.9 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 43 1 0 0 16 0 71.1 70 313 10 43 37 28 3 56 2 3 1 0 0 13 3 1 5 1 1 4.67 12.00 -0.2 Total AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 384 11 0 0 216 78 646 548 2709 55 241 214 232 54 513 33 24 12 5 8 98 16 22 36 34 30 2.98 4.73 6.7 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1983 PHI N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 - 1983 PHI N
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1983 PHI N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 2 1 3.2 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 - 1983 PHI N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1977 PIT N Daily Splits P 2 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1979 SF N Daily Splits P 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
1980 SF N Daily Splits P 54 0 0 82.1 3 15 3 1 0 0 7 1 2 .857
1981 SF N Daily Splits P 47 3 0 100.2 7 11 4 0 0 1 9 2 0 .818
1982 SF N Daily Splits P 58 7 0 129.2 2 22 2 1 0 0 20 5 2 .923
1983 PHI N Daily Splits P 68 0 0 91.2 0 5 0 0 0 2 15 0 0 1.000
1984 PHI N Daily Splits P 68 0 0 98.1 1 8 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 1.000
1985 PHI N Daily Splits P 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1985 PIT N Daily Splits P 38 0 0 58.2 2 5 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 1.000
1985 CAL A Daily Splits P 15 0 0 24.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1985 TOT N P 41 0 0 62.2 2 7 0 1 0 0 7 2 0 1.000
1985 Total P 56 0 0 87 4 9 0 1 0 0 8 2 0 1.000
1986 NY A Daily Splits P 25 1 0 40.2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .500
1987 NY A Daily Splits P 3 0 0 6.1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total (10 Years) Splits P 384 11 0 646 18 73 11 3 0 6 74 14 4 .892
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1983 PHI N Daily Splits P 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1983 PHI N Daily Splits P 2 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9-13-1981 BOX SF N Doug Harvey Call at 1B
Transaction Information
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 C.L. 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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