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Richard Brooks Holder (November 2, 1914 – June 7, 1986) was a Scotch-Irish American professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons, all of which were spent in the minor leagues. Holder joined the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1935 after a short stint that season in the Western League. Over his tenure in the PCL, he played for the San Francisco Seals (1935–1942, 1949–1950), the Hollywood Stars (1943–45), the Oakland Oaks (1946–48) and the Portland Beavers (1951). His career minor league batting average stands at .295 with 2,540 hits, 417 doubles, 117 triples, and 98 home runs in 2,492 games played. Despite being left-handed, Holder was used as a second baseman early in his career, a position that is usually reserved for right-handed players. After the 1937 season, he would appear exclusively as an outfielder. During his playing career, Holder stood at and weighed in at . It has been noted by sports journalist David Halberstam that Holder was a "great hitter with good speed". It was also noted by Halberstam that Holder had difficulty of defense, primarily with catching the ball. In 2004, the PCL enshrined Holder in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. He was one of 12 players that year to be inducted. ==Early and personal life== Holder was born on November 2, 1914 in Rising Star, Texas to John C. and Nora E. Holder, who were of Scotch-Irish descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】1930 United States Census">work=U.S. Census Bureau )〕 In 1920, the Holder family was living in Liberty, Arizona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】1920 United States Census">work=U.S. Census Bureau )〕 By age 15, Brooks Holder was living in Contra Costa County, California with his parents and sibling, Volene L. Holder.〔 Brooks Holder attended high school in Crockett, California, where he played baseball, basketball, and American football.〔 In all three of those sports, he was a league all-star.〔 During the off-seasons of his playing career, Holder found employment as a factory worker in a sugar refinery.〔 In 1951, it was noted in a February edition of ''Baseball Digest'' that Holder worked in a meat packing plant in the San Francisco area. For recreation, Holder enjoyed outdoor activities, which included hunting and fishing.〔 In October 1938, Holder married Arlene Smith of Crockett, California. By 1943, he and his wife had three children. In 1946, Holder's father died in an automobile accident.〔 Holder and his family resided in San Francisco, California during the off-seasons.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brooks Holder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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