Gary Holle

Who is Gary Holle?

Gary Charles Holle is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Texas Rangers in 1979.

Prior to playing professionally, he attended Catholic Central High School and then Siena College. While at Siena College, he starred in baseball and basketball, and was eventually elected to the Siena sports Hall of Fame. He was an All-American basketball player, however he chose to pursue a career in baseball instead.

He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 13th round of the 1976 amateur draft. That year, he began his professional career, playing for two teams - the Newark Co-Pilots and the Berkshire Brewers. He hit a combined .320 with 19 home runs, 16 doubles and four triples in 73 games.

In 1977, he played for the Holyoke Millers, hitting .253 with 30 home runs and 25 doubles. He split the 1978 season between the Millers and the Spokane Indians, hitting a combined .277 with 18 home runs and 84 RBI. On December 15, 1978, he was traded by the Brewers with Ed Farmer to the Rangers for Reggie Cleveland. He spent most of 1979 in the minors, spending the first part of the season in the Rangers' chain, hitting .341 in 52 games for the Tucson Toros.