Baseball

Baseball

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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unearned run

Sports; Baseball

A run that scores because of a fielding error. Because this is an unearned run the run does not count when the pitcher's earned run average is calculated.

utility infielder

Sports; Baseball

A player who can play any of the positions in the infield. He is usually put in the game because one of the other players has been hurt or taken out of the game for some reason.

walk

Sports; Baseball

This is when the pitcher throws four called balls. The batter then gets to go to first base.

walk-off home run

Sports; Baseball

When a player on the Home Team hits a winning home run in the bottom of the 9th inning or during extra innings. If the score is 0-0 and it is the bottom of the 9th and a home team player hits a home ...

walk-off win

Sports; Baseball

Basically the same as a Walk-off Home Run. The Home Team scores a run in the bottom of the 9th or during extra innings, which means the game is over and everyone walks off the field.

warning track

Sports; Baseball

The strip or area of dirt that is in front of the wall in the outfield and this serves as a warning to the outfielders that they are getting close to the wall.

wild pitch

Sports; Baseball

A wild pitch is a pitch so high, so low, or so wide of the plate that the catcher cannot catch the ball with regular effort. Usually results in a passed ball.