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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.

John Houseman
Utility player
Born: (1870-01-10)January 10, 1870 Netherlands
Died: November 4, 1922(1922-11-04) (aged 52) Chicago, Illinois
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)

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

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

• 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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