Goldie Holt
Golden Desmond Holt
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 7 1/2", Weight 165 lb.
Biographical Information[edit]
Goldie Holt was a minor league 2B/3B/OF who collected 1929 hits in 2011 games between 1924-1947.
Holt coached for the Kansas City Blues in 1944 and 1946. He was also an interim manager for the Blues in 1946. Holt was a Pittsburgh Pirates coach from 1948 to 1950. In 1951, he started a three-year stint as a scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was a Chicago Cubs coach from 1961 to 1965. Finally, he returned to scouting for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969-1973.
He taught Charlie Hough how to throw the knuckleball.
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