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third baseman

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noun Baseball.

the player whose position is third base.

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Origin of third baseman

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Examples from the Web for third baseman

Historical Examples of third baseman

  • Fleetwood, the Hartford third-baseman, took his turn at the stick.

    Frank Merriwell's Reward

    Burt L. Standish

  • Ken imagined what the third-baseman would have said if the coach had not been present.

  • Ken had tried with all his might to feel friendly toward the third-baseman.

  • But he rapped the next like a bullet at Griffith, the third-baseman.

  • He dismissed the third-baseman and his scheming from mind, and believed Reddy as he had believed Arthurs.