Gary Holman (baseball)

Gary Holman
Gary Holman
	First baseman/Outfielder
	Born: January 25, 1944 (age 80); Long Beach, California
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	June 26, 1968, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
	June 18, 1969, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average	.259
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	9
Teams
	Washington Senators (1968–1969);

Gary Richard Holman (born January 25, 1944) is a retired American

left-handed

, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).

Holman originally signed with the

farm system, and promoted him to their MLB roster in late June 1968 after 60 games in Triple-A. Holman started in 13 games, ten as an outfielder, for the last-place club, and appeared in 30 contests as a backup to the Senators' regular first baseman, Mike Epstein. He collected 25 hits, including five doubles and one triple, and posted a batting average of .294 in 75 games.^[1] As a result, he was named to the 1968 Topps All-Star Rookie team.^{[citation needed}

]

But in

minor leagues

in June, and retired from baseball at season's end.

As a big leaguer, he batted .259 with nine

runs batted in

.