first baseman

noun Baseball.

the player whose position is first base.

Origin of first baseman

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby first baseman

first and foremost, first and last, first axiom of countability, first balkan war, first base, first baseman, first blood, first blush, first cause, first chamber, first class

Example sentences 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