John Houseman (baseball)
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Houseman was the first Dutch-born player in the major leagues when he made his debut for the Colts in 1894.[1]
Iroquois Theatre fire
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- 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