Great looking single signed baseball by former New York Yankee...Al Holland.

Al began his career in 1977 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played with the Pirates 1977, 1985, San Francisco Giants 1979-82, Philadelphia Phillies 1983-85, California Angels 1985 and New York Yankees 1986-87. During his career he played in 384 and recorded a 34-30 career won/loss record. Al registered 78 saves, 513 K's and a 2.98 ERA in 646.0 innings pitched. Al was named to the 1984 NL All-Star team, was awarded the 1983 NL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year award and was a member of the 1983 NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Al signed the sweet spot of this OML Allan H. Selig baseball with a blue ballpoint pen. Al signed this baseball at a paid signing in May 2010.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...

Alfred Willis Holland (born August 16, 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who mostly pitched in the Major Leagues from 1980 to 1986 (as well as a few games in 1977, 1979 and 1987).

Holland finished seventh in the National League Rookie of the Year voting for 1980 but his best season was with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1983 when he won the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award and TSN Fireman of the Year Award while finishing in the top ten in voting for both the Cy Young Award and National League MVP. He then saved Game 1 of the 1983 National League Championship Series and Game 1 of the 1983 World Series. In Game 3 of the World Series, Holland was pitching in the seventh inning when an error allowed the go-ahead run to score. Although Holland struck out four batters in the eighth and ninth innings, he and the Phillies still lost in the last postseason game of his career. They then lost Games 4 and 5 as well to give the Baltimore Orioles the championship.

In 1984, Holland was selected to his only All-Star Game but did not play. The following year, he was traded twice and then hit a low point by being called to testify at the scandalous Pittsburgh drug trials. After admitting to cocaine abuse, he was suspended for sixty days of the 1986 season.

Holland's and ten other players' suspensions were reduced to anti-drug donations and community service but Holland's career was nearly at an end. He was signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees, released by the Yankees, re-signed by the Yankees and then re-released by the Yankees  all in 1986 alone. The Yankees signed him for the third time in 1987 but, after three games, his ERA was at a terrible 14.21. Holland was re-re-released by the Yankees after the season and his major league career was over.

In 1989, the age 35-and-older Senior Professional Baseball Association began operation in Florida and Holland was a member of both the St. Petersburg Pelicans and St. Lucie Legends. The league folded in December 1990.

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