first baseman

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noun Baseball.

the player whose position is first base.

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Nearby words

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Origin of first baseman

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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Examples from the Web for first baseman

First-baseman started back for it, and the pitcher ran to cover first.
Weatherby's Inning|Ralph Henry Barbour
Billings hit a short grounder to first-baseman who scooped it up and tagged the bag before the batsman was half-way toward it.
Weatherby's Inning|Ralph Henry Barbour
Plucky captain and first-baseman of the Harvard nine looks for a victory over the Tigers.
The Arrival of Jimpson|Ralph Henry Barbour