[Ads-l] Antedating of "Base Runner"

[Shapiro, Fred]

base runner (OED 1866)

“…. ‘Redman,’ who, with all his eccentricities, is the best second base player in Hoboken, and one of the most fearless base runners we know of.” The New York Times, October 1, 1865, p8

NOTE: This antedating was found by Ken Liss.

Fred Shapiro

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