base-post

Updated: May 17, 2025

There are some basemen who seem to think there is a line beyond which it is forbidden them to go; they act as though they were tied to the base-post by a twenty-foot lariat. Having fielded a ground-hit, the baseman will usually himself run to the base; but sometimes the hit is so slow or so far toward second or he fumbles it so long that there is no time left for him to do this.

John Montgomery Ward - Base-Ball : How to Become a Player, With the Origin, History and Explanation of the Game