Howard Arthur "Mul" Holland was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons in the majors, each with a different team. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1926, the New York Giants in 1927, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1929.

Playing

Holland played tackle for the Virginia Cavaliers football team. Greasy Neale rated him with the best he ever coached.[1] He was selected All-Southern in 1925.[2]

He also played basketball. After the SoCon tournament, Holland was selected for the 1925 All-Tournament team among tournament champion Jack Cobb.[3]

Holland pitched for the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team and was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in July 1926.[4] He made three appearances in relief, giving up only one run in 6.2 innings.[5] He was released by the Reds and signed by the Giants prior to the 1927 season.[6] He appeared in two games for New York, pitching two scoreless innings and earning one win.[5] He was released on May 14, 1927.[7] He finished the year with the Clarksburg Generals of the Middle Atlantic League, compiling a 9–10 record and a 3.61 earned run average over 147 innings.[5]

In 1929, Holland's football and baseball coach at Virginia, joined the Cardinals coaching staff and recommended signing Holland.[8] He made eight relief appearances for the club, giving up 15 runs in 14.1 innings.[5] He was outrighted to the Houston Buffaloes on August 9, 1929.[9] He pitched in 8 games for Houston, going 0–2 with a 5.70 ERA.[5]

Coaching

In 1926 and 1927, Holland coached the Virginia freshman football team. In 1928, he was named varsity line coach.[10] In 1929, Earl Abell succeeded Neale as Virginia's head football and baseball coach. However, he chose to give his baseball duties to Holland in order to focus on football.[11]

Statistics

References

  1. ^ "Greasy Neale With Tom Meany". Collier's. 128: 72. October 1951.
  2. ^ Norman E. Brown (December 5, 1925). "Flournoy Best Kicker; Hubert The Cleverest Field General". The Daily News. p. 3. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "History of the Early Southern Conference Atlanta Basketball Tournament – 1925".
  4. ^ "Baseball Notes". The Lodi Sentinel. July 20, 1926. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Mul Holland". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Here's 1927 Crop of Rookies for the National League". Evening Tribune. February 14, 1927. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Pitcher Holland Released By Giants". Youngstown Vindicator. May 15, 1927. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  8. ^ Dunn, Steve. "June 18, 1929: Hack Wilson's two homers lift Cubs past Cardinals". SABR. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  9. ^ "Howard Holland Draws Release". The Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal. August 9, 1929. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  10. ^ "Randall at Virginia". The Evening Independent. March 20, 1928. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Earl Abell Named Football and Baseball Coach". University of Virginia Alumni News. XVII (7): 167. March 1929. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
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