Richard Brooks Holder (November 2, 1914 – June 7, 1986) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons, all of which were spent in the minor leagues.

Over his tenure in the PCL, he played for the San Francisco Seals (1935–1942, 1949–1950), the Hollywood Stars (1943–45), the Oakland Oaks (1946–48), and the Portland Beavers (1951).

His career minor-league batting average stands at .295 with 2,540 hits, 417 doubles, 117 triples, and 98 home runs in 2,492 games played.

Sports journalist David Halberstam noted that Holder was a "great hitter with good speed", but had difficulty on defense, primarily with catching the ball.

[3] By age 15, Brooks Holder was living in Contra Costa County, California, with his parents and sibling, Volene L.

[2] Brooks Holder attended high school in Crockett, California, where he played baseball, basketball, and football.

[1] During the off-seasons of his playing career, Holder found employment as a factory worker in a sugar refinery.

[1][4] In 1951, a February edition of Baseball Digest indicated that Holder worked in a meat packing plant in the San Francisco area.

Holder managed to place third overall on the league's triples leaderboard, finishing just behind Charles Clements (15) Auggie Luther (14).

The Seals brought him in to replace their regular second baseman, Art Garibaldi, who was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

[13] Holder finished the season with a .319 average with 155 hits, 27 doubles, eight triples, and two home runs in 135 games played.

In July 1938, the Associated Press noted that Holder might be signing with a Major League Baseball (MLB) team that season,[14] although nothing ever came of it.

[25] In April of that season, Holder suffered a pulled muscle during a game, which caused him to miss some playing time.

On June 13, just hours after attending the funeral for his father, Holder suited up for the Oaks and hit a home run and a double.

Holder finished with a career batting average of .292 with 2,540 hits, 417 doubles, 117 triples, and 91 home runs in 2,492 games played.

In 2004, he was inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in an inductee class that featured 11 other players, including Vean Gregg, Frank Kelleher, and Fay Thomas.

[31] Sports journalist David Halberstam wrote in his book The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship, that Holder was a "good hitter with great speed".