John Houseman (baseball)

John Houseman
John Houseman
	Utility player
	Born: January 10, 1870; Netherlands
	Died: November 4, 1922 (aged 52); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
	September 11, 1894, for the Chicago Colts
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 1897, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	25
Teams
	Chicago Colts (1894); St. Louis Browns (1897);

John Franklin Houseman (January 10, 1870 in the Netherlands – November 4, 1922 in Chicago) was a Major League Baseball player. He played in 1894 for the Chicago Colts, and in 1897 for the St. Louis Browns, primarily as a second baseman.

Houseman was the first Dutch-born player in the major leagues when he made his debut for the Colts in 1894.^[1]

Iroquois Theatre fire

On December 30, 1903, Houseman and fellow player Charlie Dexter were in a box watching the show at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago when the Iroquois Theatre fire broke out; they were credited with breaking down a locked door and rescuing a number of people.^[2]

Sources

^ "Inside The Netherlands". ESPN.com. January 13, 2006.
^ "Charlie Dexter - Baseball History Daily". baseballhistorydaily.com.

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

External links

Frank Houseman at Iroquois Theater

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[1] "Inside The Netherlands". ESPN.com. January 13, 2006.

[2] "Charlie Dexter - Baseball History Daily". baseballhistorydaily.com.

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