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Definition of Basemen
1. baseman [n] - See also: baseman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Basemen
Literary usage of Basemen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Athletic Games for Players, Instructors, and Spectators by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft, William Dean Pulvermacher (1916)
"basemen. — IN GENERAL. — There are three basemen on a team, who act as keepers,
or guards, for the three bases, and try to prevent the batting team from ..."
2. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"The players are divided into two teams, each consisting of three basemen, ...
One of the basemen is captain and stands in the base at the end of the ground ..."
3. An Outline of Physical Education for Primary and Grammar Schools, Junior by Ernst Hermann (1917)
"basemen. The six basemen take their positions inside the base circles. ...
Their position is outside the respective bases of the opposing basemen. ..."
4. A Practical Recreation Manual for Schools by Lebert Howard Weir, Stella Walker Durham, Oregon Dept. of Education (1914)
"The players are divided into two teams each, consisting of three basemen, ...
One of the basemen is captain and stands on the base at the end of the ground ..."
5. Song-roundels and Games by Henry Suder (1904)
"Taking for granted that there are thirteen players to a side, let seven act as
basemen, one as captain, and five as guards. The field of play is divided ..."
6. Athletic Games in the Education of Women by Gertrude Dudley, Frances Kellor (1909)
"basemen—With the exception of first, the business of the baseman is to catch ...
The mistakes most commonly made are: basemen think base-runners are out: if ..."
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