He was traded along with Ed Whitson and Fred Breining from the Pirates to the Giants for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts on June 28, 1979.

[1] He was acquired along with Joe Morgan by the Phillies from the Giants for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis and minor-league outfielder C.L.

In Game 3 of the World Series, Holland was pitching in the seventh inning when an error allowed the go-ahead run to score.

The first one on April 20 had him returning to the Pirates along with minor-league left-handed pitcher Frankie Griffin from the Phillies for Kent Tekulve.

In 1989, the age 35-and-older Senior Professional Baseball Association began operation in Florida and Holland was a member of both the St. Petersburg Pelicans and St. Lucie Legends.