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base runner

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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

Related formsbase running, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples 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