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Synonyms for base runner


Grammar : Noun



Définition of base runner

  • noun baseball player on base
Example sentences :
  • But for the sake of the team his chief concern must be to advance the base runner.
  • Extract from : « The Minister and the Boy » by Allan Hoben
  • If a base runner can guess just when he is going to pitch, he can get a much better start.
  • Extract from : « Pitching in a Pinch » by Christy Mathewson
  • Merry fancied he saw a signal exchanged between the batter and the base runner.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
  • Such a ball is snapped from the wrist and should be aimed to catch the base runner who is attempting to steal the base.
  • Extract from : « Outdoor Sports and Games » by Claude H. Miller
  • A base runner should never stop trying to make a base until the ball is in the hands of the baseman.
  • Extract from : « Outdoor Sports and Games » by Claude H. Miller
  • As a thrower, fielder and base runner he was in the first class, while as a batsman he was only fair.
  • Extract from : « A Ball Player's Career » by Adrian C. Anson
  • After making his first base, and thereby becoming a “base runner,” he is liable to be put out as follows.
  • Extract from : « Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements » by Various
  • For an instant the third base runner hesitated, fearing a caught fly, and that instant cost his side the game.
  • Extract from : « The Bail Jumper » by Robert J. C. Stead
  • In my mind, I know just how much of a lead every base runner in the National League can take on me with impunity.
  • Extract from : « Pitching in a Pinch » by Christy Mathewson
  • At the same time he must cover his base to stop the base runner from advancing home.
  • Extract from : « Outdoor Sports and Games » by Claude H. Miller

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