base runner
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The right-hander pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one base runner on a walk and striking out three.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Verlander didn’t allow another base runner until Rojas got him in the ninth.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Northeast Seattle had another prime scoring opportunity in the eighth, thanks in part to Little League’s extra-inning base runner rule.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
It was the third time in franchise history the Brewers allowed only one base runner in a single game.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
When their side goes to the bat the players must immediately return to and seat themselves upon the players' bench and remain there until the side is put out, except when batsman or base runner.
From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 by Henry Chadwick