Mul Holland

Howard Arthur "Mul" Holland (January 6, 1903 – February 16, 1969) was an American 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 , the New York Giants in , and the St. Louis Cardinals in .

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

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

Holland pitched for the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team and was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in July 1926. He made three appearances in relief, giving up only one run in 6.2 innings. He appeared in two games for New York, pitching two scoreless innings and earning one win. 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. He made eight relief appearances for the club, giving up 15 runs in 14.1 innings. He was outrighted to the Houston Buffaloes on August 9, 1929. He pitched in 8 games for Houston, going 0–2 with a 5.70 ERA. 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.

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