John Houseman Stats

John Houseman was born on Monday, January 10, 1870, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Houseman was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1894, with the Chicago Colts. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Houseman baseball stats page.

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John Houseman



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Birth Name:   John Franklin Houseman
Nickname:   None
Born On:   01-10-1870  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Amsterdam, Netherlands
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-04-1922 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery:   Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-11-1894 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-03-1897
Draft:   Not Applicable

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John Houseman Pitching Stats

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John Houseman Hitting Stats

1894 24 Colts 4 15 5 6 3 1 0 0 4 5 - 3 0 - 1 - .400 .571 .733
1897 27 Browns 80 278 34 68 6 6 0 0 21 28 - - 4 - 7 - .245 .329 .309
2 Years 84 293 39 74 9 7 0 0 25 33 - 3 4 - 8 - .253 .344 .331

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John Houseman Fielding Stats

1894 Colts 2B 1 - - 6 6.0 5 1 4 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00
1894 Colts SS 3 - - 20 6.7 19 7 12 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00
1897 Browns 2B 41 - - 256 6.2 235 106 129 21 10 n/a n/a n/a .918 0.00
1897 Browns 3B 3 - - 13 4.3 11 1 10 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00
1897 Browns OF 33 - - 67 2.0 64 62 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00
1897 Browns SS 5 - - 14 2.8 13 5 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00
2B Totals 42 0 0 262 6.2 240 107 133 22 12 n/a n/a n/a .916 0.00
OF Totals 33 0 0 67 2.0 64 62 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00
SS Totals 8 0 0 34 4.3 32 12 20 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00
3B Totals 3 0 0 13 4.3 11 1 10 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00
2 Years 86 - - 376 4.4 347 182 165 29 14 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00

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John Houseman Miscellaneous Stats

1894 Colts 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 3.8 - - -
1897 Browns 16 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 13.2 - - -
2 Years 18 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 97.7 11.7 - - -

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John Houseman Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1894 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1897 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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