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Harry Taylor (1890s First Baseman)
Harry Leonard Taylor (April 4, 1866 – July 12, 1955), was an American professional baseball player who played for the Louisville Colonels and the National League's Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter .... External links 1866 births 1955 deaths Major League Baseball infielders Baseball players from New York (state) Cornell Big Red baseball players Baltimore Orioles (NL) players Louisville Colonels players 19th-century baseball players Elmira (minor league baseball) players Elmira Hottentots players Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York) alumni People from Tioga County, New York New York Supreme Court Justices Cornell Law School alumni Minor league baseball executives Lawyers from Buffalo, New York Sportspeople from Ithaca, New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Baseman
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the first baseman is assigned the number 3. Also called first sacker or cornerman, the first baseman is ideally a tall player who throws left-handed and possesses good flexibility and quick reflexes. Flexibility is needed because the first baseman receives throws from the other infielders, the catcher and the pitcher after they have fielded ground balls. In order for the runner to be called out, the first baseman must be able to ''stretch'' towards the throw and catch it before the runner reaches first base. First base is often referred to as "the other hot corner"—the "hot corner" being third baseman, third base—and therefore, like the third baseman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
