Clifton Holland

Clifton J. Holland

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 3", Weight 185 lb.

• School Canada College, University of Southern California
• High School San Carlos High School

• Born 1952 in San Carlos, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Clifton Holland played for the USA national baseball team and in the minor leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Holland in the 35th round of the 1970 Amateur Draft, but he didn't sign and went to college. He represented the USA in the 1971 Pan American Games, winning a Silver Medal. He was then drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1972 January Amateur Draft, by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round of the 1972 Amateur Draft secondary phase, by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round of the 1973 Amateur Draft secondary phase and by the Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1974 January Amateur Draft secondary phase, but he didn't sign any of those times. He began his professional career with the independent Portland Mavericks in 1974, and he hit .333/.366/.452 in 81 games while having a 4.20 ERA in 8 games on the mound. He was second in the Northwest League in average, tied Pedro Guerrero for the double lead (23), tied for 8th in steals (23), was 8th in RBI and was 10th in slugging. He joined Jeffrey Leonard and Terrence Jones as the NWL All-Star outfielders. He then recorded a .266/.293/.389 batting line in 65 games for the Mavericks in 1975 with 12 runs allowed in 10 innings, and he also went 7-for-35 with the Appleton Foxes, which affiliated with the Chicago White Sox. Holland's batting line was .269/.317/.365 in 59 games for the Mavericks in 1976, and he went 4-3 with a 1.90 ERA in 17 appearances. He improved to .325/.370/.523 in 45 games in 1977, and he was 2-2 with a 3.81 ERA as a pitcher. That was his last season as a professional player.