Baserunning

/ˈbeɪsrʌnɪŋ/ noun

Definition

In baseball, the skill and strategy of running between bases safely to score runs, including deciding when to advance and avoiding being tagged out.

Etymology

From 'base' (baseball's safe zones) + 'running' (Old English 'rinnan'). The term crystallized in baseball's early standardization in the 1850s-1870s.

Kelly Says

The fastest runner isn't always the best baserunner—you need game sense to know when to take risks, and players like Ty Cobb were legendary for reading pitchers' movements to steal extra bases they had no right to take.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
base running
base run-ning
ARالعربية
الركض حول القواعد
al-raqad ha-rool al-qawa'id
BNবাংলা
base running
base run-ning
CACatalà
correr les bases
kor-rer le-s ba-sehs
CSČeština
běh po zákoutích
beh po za-koo-teech
DADansk
baserunner
ba-se-run-ner
DEDeutsch
Basenlauf
ba-sehn-lauf
ELΕλληνικά
τρέξιμο στις βάσεις
tre-ksi-mo sis ba-sehs
ESEspañol
carrera de bases
ka-rre-rah deh ba-sehs
FAفارسی
دویدن دور پایه ها
do-vidan door paye-ha
FISuomi
juoksu tukikohtiin
joo-ksu tu-ki-koh-tee
FRFrançais
course aux buts
koor-s oh boo
GUGU
base running
base run-ning
HAHA
baserunning
ba-se-run-ning
HEעברית
corsa
kor-sah
HIहिन्दी
बेस रनिंग
beis ra-ning
HUMagyar
alapfutár
a-lap-foo-tar
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlari di sekitar bases
ber-la-ri di se-ta-ra ba-sehs
IGIG
baserunning
ba-se-run-ning
ITItaliano
corsa alle basi
kor-sah ah-le ba-see
JA日本語
走塁
so-rui
KKKK
baserunning
ba-se-run-ning
KMKM
base running
base run-ning
KO한국어
루주행
lu-ju-haeng
MRMR
बेस रनिंग
beis ra-ning
MSBahasa Melayu
lari di sekitar bases
la-ri di se-ta-ra ba-sehs
MYမြန်မာ
base running
base run-ning
NLNederlands
baserunner
ba-se-run-ner
NONorsk
baserunner
ba-se-run-ner
PAPA
baserunning
ba-se-run-ning
PLPolski
bieganie wokół baz
bee-ah-nie-go-wo-kol ba-z
PTPortuguês
corrida de bases
ko-ri-da deh ba-sehs
RORomână
curs pe baze
koors pe ba-ze
RUРусский
бег по базам
beg po ba-zam
SVSvenska
baslöp
ba-sloep
SWKiswahili
baserunning
ba-se-run-ning
TAதமிழ்
பந்தயம்
pan-thay-am
TEతెలుగు
బేస్ రన్యింగ్
beis ran-ying
THไทย
วิ่งฐาน
wing thaan
TLTL
baserunning
ba-se-run-ning
TRTürkçe
taban koşusu
ta-ban ko-shu-su
UKУкраїнська
біг по базам
big po ba-zam
URاردو
بَیس رننگ
base-rung
VITiếng Việt
chạy bases
chay ba-sehs
YOYO
baserunning
ba-se-run-ning
ZH中文
跑垒
pǎo lěi
ZUZU
baserunning
ba-se-run-ning

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