baseman
(ˈbeɪsmən)
[f. base n.1 15 c + man n.1]
Each of the fielders who stand near the first, second, and third bases in baseball.
| 1857 Spirit of Times 28 Nov. 196/1 Logan, as third base, is..probably the best baseman on the club. 1874 Chadwick Base Ball Manual 13 The positions in the field are as follows:—Catcher, pitcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, short-stop, left fielder, centre fielder, and right fielder. 1917 C. Mathewson Sec. Base Sloan xi. 145 A dexterous hook-slide that kept him far out of reach of the baseman's sweep. 1968 Washington Post 4 July C1/7 The Yankee second baseman charged Mike Epstein's slow hopper up the middle. |