UTILITY MAN • FREE-TRANSLATOR.COM • Definition of Utility man

... position it did, both of these model players, in their respective positions, proving to be a great accession to the strength of the club's team. Another valuable acquisition to their team was that noted college player, young Murphy, he proving to be the most valuable utility man in the club, and an equal of Ward in team-work batting. By the closing month of the campaign the team had been trained up to the point of working together in more harmony, besides doing better team-work ...

— Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 • Edited by Henry Chadwick