John Franklin Houseman (January 10, 1870 in the Netherlands – November 4, 1922 in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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) was a
Major League Baseball
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player. He played in for the
Chicago Colts
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, and in for the
St. Louis Browns
The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ...
, 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.
On December 30, 1903, Houseman and fellow player
Charlie Dexter
Charles Dana Dexter (June 15, 1876 – June 9, 1934) was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1896 to 1903.
Professional career
Dexter's career in baseball began in 1889 with the Evansville Cooks, a semiprofessional ball club. He remained wit ...
were in a box watching the show at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago when the
Iroquois Theatre fire
The Iroquois Theatre fire occurred on December 30, 1903, at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the deadliest theater fire and the deadliest single-building fire in U.S. history, resulting in at least 602 deaths.
Thea ...
broke out; they were credited with breaking down a locked door and rescuing a number of people.
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Frank Houseman at Iroquois Theater
1870 births
1922 deaths
19th-century baseball players
Chicago Colts players
St. Louis Browns (NL) players
Major League Baseball second basemen
Major League Baseball players from the Netherlands
Grand Rapids Shamrocks players
Joliet Convicts players
Aurora Indians players
Evansville Hoosiers players
Rock Island-Moline Twins players
Springfield Ponies players
Springfield Maroons players
Johnstown Buckskins players
Richmond Blue Birds players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Atlanta Colts players
Birmingham Reds players
Mobile Blackbirds players
Houston Buffaloes players
Dutch emigrants to the United States
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