cleanup

1. (baseball) Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter.Examples: "Jones will be batting cleanup in tonight's game."; "The starting lineup for Newark consisted of Johnny Neun leading off at first base; the number two hitter was catcher Norman Kies; batting third and playing second base was Andy Cohen; at cleanup was "The People's Cherce," Dixie Walker; George Selkirk was hitting fifth and playing right field; Bob Barrett was at third base and hitting sixth; Jess Hill was the number seven batter in left field; Red Rolfe batted eighth and played shortstop; and the right-hander, George Miner, was on the mound."; "There it was: McDougald at cleanup, and DiMaggio fifth."countableuncountable