basemann.
/ˈbeɪsmən/, U.S. /ˈbeɪsmən/ Sport.
Each of the fielders who stand near the first, second, and third bases in baseball and softball.
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centre field1835
short stopc1837
base player1842
outfielder1855
short1856
short field1856
baseman1857
left field1857
right field1857
short fielder1857
third baseman1857
right fielder1860
centre1866
infielder1867
scout1870
relayer1910
sacker1914
first base1959
1857 Spirit of Times 28 Nov. 196/1 Logan, as third base, is..probably the best baseman on the club.
1874 H. Chadwick Base Ball Man. 13 The positions in the field are as follows:—Catcher, pitcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, short-stop, left fielder, centre fielder, and right fielder.
1889 N. F. Pfeffer Sci. Ball 33 Runners move up every time the ball is pitched;..the clever baseman will be guided by the action of the man he wants to retire.
1913 J. J. McGraw How to play Baseball (1914) xi. 128 Next, he must learn the hook slide—to my mind the most valuable asset of any base runner. This consists in hooking the bag with one leg and throwing the body away from the baseman covering it.
1917 C. Mathewson Second Base Sloan xi. 145 A dexterous hook-slide that kept him far out of reach of the baseman's sweep.
1939 Life 8 May 53/1 (caption) This girl is tagged out by a second baseman who has just caught ball in glove.
1968 Washington Post 4 July c1/7 The Yankee second baseman charged Mike Epstein's slow hopper up the middle.
2009 I. Kleinman Compl. Physical Educ. Plans for Grades 5 to 12 (ed. 2) iv. xii. 506 Should a baseman stand on base when the pitcher is pitching?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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