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A database of terms that relate to the sport of baseball, a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a 90-foot diamond.
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losing pitcher
Sports; Baseball
The pitcher who is determined to have lost the game for his team. This is not necessarily the pitcher who started the game.
line drive
Sports; Baseball
This is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the filed or right to a fielder without touching the ground. See also Frozen Rope.
knuckleball
Sports; Baseball
A pitch that is thrown more with the knuckles then the fingers. It is a slow moving pitch that tends to move around a lot. Very few pitchers throw knuckleballs because they are so difficult to throw.
