[Ads-l] Antedating of "Center Fielder"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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Center fielder (OED 1865)

“C.F., center fielder” (in list of abbreviations following a pair of box scores). “Base Ball,” Rocky Mountain News (Denver), April 29, 1862, p3

NOTE: This antedating was found by Ken Liss.

Fred Shapiro


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