His best season came in 1927, when Holm had a .286 batting average and drove in 66 runs while playing 110 games for St. Louis.

[4] Later, he lived in Lake View, Iowa, and ran a factory that manufactured baseball bats.

[5] Holm was turned down for a managing job with a local baseball team in early 1950 because of concerns about his mental health.

Holm also had a family history of mental illness, as his brother Marcel had committed suicide.

[6] In mid-May 1950, Holm quit his job at a sporting goods store in Spencer, Iowa.

[7] On May 19, at his home in Everly, Iowa, Holm fatally shot Ella, seriously wounded Margaret, and killed himself with a gunshot to the head.

Fred Sindt, who owned the home where the family lived, said that he had a calm conversation with Holm minutes before the shooting.