base runner

Example Sentences

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In 13 of his 17 outings, he’s allowed at least one base runner via hit or walk.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Verlander didn’t allow another base runner until Rojas got him in the ninth.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Seattle didn’t have another base runner until the ninth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

It was the third time in franchise history the Brewers allowed only one base runner in a single game.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023

The words "any motion calculated to deceive a base runner," refer to pretended movements to deliver outside of those referred to in the first portion of the rule.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 by Chadwick, Henry