Definition that contains base runner
- home (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
- force a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- lead (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- third the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
- steal a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
- plate (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
- sacrifice (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
- nab tag the base runner to get him out
- wild pitch an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base
- force-out a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base