Goldie Holt

Golden Desmond Holt

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7 1/2", Weight 165 lb.

• Born March 22, 1902 in Enloe, TX USA
• Died June 11, 1991 in Sherman Oaks, CA USA

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Biographical Information

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.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1938	Ponca City Angels	Western Association	84-54	1st	Chicago Cubs	League Champs
1939	St. Joseph Angels	Western Association	66-72	5th	Chicago Cubs
1940	Yakima Pippins	Western International League	79-67	2nd	none	Lost in 1st round
1941	Yakima Pippins	Western International League	70-64	3rd	none
1942	San Jose Owls	California League	35-32	2nd	none	League suspended operations on June 28
1946	Kansas City Blues	American Association	7-7	--	New York Yankees		replaced Bill Meyer (41-38) on July 5 Replaced by Burleigh Grimes (19-37) on July 16
1947	Beaumont Exporters	Texas League	60-94	7th (t)	New York Yankees
1954	Pueblo Dodgers	Western League	79-74	4th	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lost in 1st round
1955	Pueblo Dodgers	Western League	79-71	2nd	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lost in 1st round
1956	Macon Dodgers	South Atlantic League	64-76	5th	Brooklyn Dodgers
1957	Macon Dodgers	South Atlantic League	53-101	8th	Brooklyn Dodgers
1958	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	32-45	--	Los Angeles Dodgers	--	replaced by Bobby Bragan (36-40) on July 1