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base runner

or base·run·ner

[ beys-ruhn-er ]

/ ˈbeɪs ˌrʌn ər /

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noun Baseball.

a player of the team at bat who is on base or is trying to run from one base to another.

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Origin of base runner

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

OTHER WORDS FROM base runner

base run·ning, noun

Words nearby base runner

base period, baseplate, base price, base rate, base rate fallacy, base runner, bases, Basescu, base speed, base station, base tenant

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Example sentences from the Web for base runner

We will now illustrate more particularly the manner in which the base-runner can be thus put out.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various
A wild pitch is a ball thrown by the pitcher out of the fair reach of the catcher, and on which a base-runner gains a base.
Base-Ball|John M. Ward
That is, a player occupying the second base, when there is no one on the first base, cannot force a base-runner off the third.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various
Beginning with the more mechanical features, the first qualification for a base-runner is the ability to start quickly.
Base-Ball|John M. Ward

A passed ball is a throw by the pitcher which the catcher should stop but fails, and by his failure a base-runner gains a base.
Base-Ball|John M. Ward

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