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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RBI

Sports; Baseball

see "run batted in"

complete game

Sports; Baseball

When a pitcher is able to start a game and is still pitching when the game ends this is a complete game. It does not happen a lot. Most pitchers last until the 7th or 8th inning and then a relief ...

count or strike count

Sports; Baseball

This refers to the balls and strikes that the umpire is calling on the batter. For example the count might be 1 and 2, which just means that 1 ball and 2 strikes have been called against the batter. ...

curveball

Sports; Baseball

A pitch that curves as it gets close to the batter. The pitcher puts rotation on the ball to make it curve.

cut off man

Sports; Baseball

This is when one fielder throws the ball to one player (the cut off man) and then he relays the ball on to another player. This is usually an outfielder throwing the ball to an infielder and then the ...

home run

Sports; Baseball

A ball that is usually hit over the outfield fence and which is worth one run by itself. It is possible to have an "inside the park" home run but they are very, very rare. This happens more often in ...