John Halla

John Arthur Halla (May 13, 1884 – September 30, 1947) was an American professional baseball pitcher from 1902 to 1917. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Naps. Halla was 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighed 175 pounds.

Career A baseball card depicting HallaHalla was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1884.

Halla made three relief appearances for Cleveland, pitching 12.2 innings and giving up four earned runs. That was the only major league experience of his career.

With Topeka, Halla went 10-3 for the rest of the season. In 1907, he stayed with the same club and went 24–9 to set a career-high in victories.

Halla was then purchased by the American Association's Louisville Colonels and stayed with them for the next three seasons. In 1908, Halla had a win-loss record of 23-16 while pitching 336 innings, and in 1909, he went 17–12. He went to the Pacific Coast League for two seasons after that and posted two more losing records.

Halla bounced around various minor leagues until 1917. In his final season, he went 18-15 for the Western League's Lincoln Links. He finished his professional baseball career with 195 wins and 166 losses, all in the minors.

Halla died in El Segundo, California, in 1947 and was buried in Pacific Crest Cemetery.