John Houseman (baseball)


John Franklin Houseman was a Major League Baseball player. He played in for the Chicago Colts, and in 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.

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.