| John Houseman | |
| Position: | Utility player |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Unknown |
| Birth Date: | January 10, 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 11 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago Colts |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 3 |
| Finalteam: | St. Louis Browns |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .253 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 25 |
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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 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.[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]