[1] He started his professional baseball career in 1902 with the Jefferson City Convicts of the Missouri Valley League.

[2][3] Halla made three relief appearances for Cleveland, pitching 12.2 innings and giving up four earned runs.

[1] He began the 1906 season with the Ohio–Pennsylvania League's Sharon Steels but then joined the Western Association's Topeka White Sox after losing four of his first five decisions.

[5] Halla was then purchased by the American Association's Louisville Colonels and stayed with them for the next three seasons.

[2] Halla died in El Segundo, California, in 1947 and was buried in Pacific Crest Cemetery.