pickoff play (1910)

“Getting the ‘office’ from Thomas that Howard was getting too gay at second, Moser wheeled around and made a ‘pick-off’ play to Wares, covering the bag.” H.M. Walker, “Moser Tries Again, But Angels Find Him Easy,” San Francisco Examiner, September 15, 1910, p11

No earliest use given in 2009 Dickson Baseball Dictionary

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