Frederick Bidds "Happy" Iott (July 7, 1876 – February 17, 1941) was an

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. He played in

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with the Cleveland Naps in 1903. He was born in

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, and pitched for the town team there. In 1897, he was on the Houlton team that won the state championship. Known as "Happy Jack," Iott played professional baseball in the New England League in 1902 and 1903. In the latter season, he hit .317 for the Fall River Indians and won the league batting title."1903 New England League Batting Leaders"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-01. Iott was then acquired by the major league Cleveland Naps. He played three games for Cleveland from September 16 to September 18 and got 2

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s."Happy Iott Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-01. Iott returned to Fall River in 1904 and also played in the

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before retiring from baseball."Happy Iott Minor League Statistics & History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-01. He died in

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, in 1941.

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1876 births 1941 deaths Major League Baseball center fielders Cleveland Naps players Taunton Herrings players Concord Marines players Fall River Indians players Holyoke Paperweights players Baseball players from Maine People from Houlton, Maine {{US-baseball-outfielder-1870s-stub