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John Houseman (baseball)

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John Houseman
Utility player
Born: (1870-01-10)January 10, 1870
Netherlands
Died: November 4, 1922(1922-11-04) (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 runs0
Runs batted in25
Teams

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

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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

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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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