Basket Catch (1924)

“The rally died when Bancroft made a ‘basket’ catch of Griffith’s high pop fly.” The Boston Herald, May 7, 1924, p22

“‘Spark Plug’ Matthews of the Washington Senators is the only outfielder who bags a majority of the flies that come his way with the ‘kangaroo catch.’ This is a variety of the ‘basket catch,’ the tummy of the player being used to assist his glove in snaring the ball.” The Salt Lake Tribune, July 6, 1924, p16

No earliest use given in Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2009

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