Happy Iott

{{short description|American baseball player (1876-1941)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Happy Iott |image= |position=Center fielder |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date|1876|7|7}} |birth_place=Houlton, Maine, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1941|2|17|1876|7|7}} |death_place=Island Falls, Maine, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 16 |debutyear=1903 |debutteam=Cleveland Naps |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 18 |finalyear=1903 |finalteam=Cleveland Naps |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.200 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=0 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=0 |teams= *Cleveland Naps ({{baseball year|1903}}) }}

'''Frederick Bidds "Happy" Iott''' (July 7, 1876 – February 17, 1941) was an American professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Naps in 1903. He was born in Houlton, Maine, and pitched for the town team there. In 1897, he was on the Houlton team that won the state championship.<ref>[http://www.cary.lib.me.us:81/GenDB/resources/Pioneer/1957-8-15-Centennial_Edition/G_Page06.pdf "Famous Houlton Baseball Team, State Champions 60 Years Ago"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911204112/http://www.cary.lib.me.us:81/GenDB/resources/Pioneer/1957-8-15-Centennial_Edition/G_Page06.pdf |date=2011-09-11 }}, July 15, 1957.</ref>

Known as "Happy Jack," Iott played professional baseball in the New England League in 1902 and 1903. In the latter season, he hit .317 for the Fall River Indians and won the league batting title.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=12921 "1903 New England League Batting Leaders"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-01.</ref> Iott was then acquired by the major league Cleveland Naps. He played three games for Cleveland from September 16 to September 18 and got 2 hits in 10 at bats.<ref name="statistics">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/iottha01.shtml "Happy Iott Statistics and History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-01.</ref>

Iott returned to Fall River in 1904 and also played in the Connecticut State League before retiring from baseball.<ref name="minors">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=iott--001fre "Happy Iott Minor League Statistics & History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-01.</ref> He died in Island Falls, Maine, in 1941.<ref name="statistics"/>

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