ˌout-ˈfielder
[out- 1 + fielder.]
The player or fielder who stands in the out-field: see out-field n. 3.
| 1868 H. Chadwick Game of Base Ball 73 The Irvingtons..took an out-fielder from his regular position. 1893 Columbus (O.) Disp. 17 Nov., A deal with the Pittsburgh club for the purchase of Van Haltren, the outfielder. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 18 Feb. 3/1 An out-fielder, running for a catch. 1942 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Apr. 18 Estel Crabtree, Cardinal out⁓fielder, attributed his greatly improved batting in 1941 to constant work with the machine. 1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 69/2 He'd lyricize an outfielder's grace and then demean baseball as a little boy's game. 1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 19 Apr. 4B/3 The A's used Allan Lewis, an outfielder with little hitting ability, as a pinch running specialist the last two World Series. |
So ˌout-ˈfielding vbl. n., the action of fielding in the ‘out-field’; also attrib.; out-ˈfieldsman = out-fielder.
| 1860 in Ball Players' Chron. (1867) 12 Dec. 3/1 The out-fielding was only so-so. 1861 Times 25 May 9/4 Not-withstanding the truly fine bowling and general good out-fielding, Mr. Burbidge and Griffith defended their wickets in a masterly manner. 1881 Daily News 8 July 2/7 Newton's wicket-keeping, and Cave's out-fielding. 1884 I. Bligh in Lillywhite's Cricket Ann. 4 The out-fielding ground was very rough. 1891 W. G. Grace Cricket 268 A brilliant out-fieldsman is worth his place in any eleven for the work he can do there alone. 1973 B. Richards On Cricket x. 98 Outfielding, too, requires concentration. |