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Definition of Outfielders
1. outfielder [n] - See also: outfielder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outfielders
Literary usage of Outfielders
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Basket Ball and Indoor Baseball for Women by Helen Frost, Charles Digby Wardlaw (1920)
"THE outfielders The work of the outfielders depends largely upon the size of the
floor ... Though catching fly balls is the first duty of the outfielders, ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1912)
"Look at the records of the great outfielders now playing the game, ... Cobb had
the greatest number of put-outs of all outfielders in the American League ..."
3. Touching Second: The Science of Baseball by John J. Evers, Hugh S. Fullerton (1910)
"Dozens of outfielders go through entire seasons without missing any ball upon
which they ... Catching flies is the least part of the work of outfielders. ..."
4. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1901)
"Of the outfielders who played regularly Wagner, Pittsburg, did best work. ...
outfielders—White, Syracuse, .993; Noblitt, Providence, .971; Lush, Rochester, ..."
5. Mass Physical Training for Use in the Army and the Reserve Officers by Joseph Edward Raycroft (1920)
"In a game the outfielders should play well back, for a ball hit in front of them is
... outfielders should do most of their practicing on the thing most ..."
6. How to Play Baseball: A Manual for Boys by John Joseph McGraw (1914)
"On a team of any standing the outfielders must compose much of the hitting strength
of the club. Big League managers have discov- ..."
7. Baseball Goes to War by William B. Mead (1998)
"Brownie part-timers in service included outfielders Joe Grace and Glenn (Red)
... The Cardinals lost two of their fine outfielders, Slaughter and Terry ..."
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