baseball words

Justin D. (Taiwan)
Basic vocabulary of the game.
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  1. at-bat
    (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
  2. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  3. base hit
    (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
  4. base on balls
    an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
  5. baseball card
    a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record
  6. baseball club
    a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
  7. baseball diamond
    the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
  8. baseball field
    the baseball playing field
  9. baseball game
    a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
  10. baseball manager
    a coach of baseball players
  11. baseball play
    (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team
  12. baseball player
    an athlete who plays baseball
  13. baseball team
    a team that plays baseball
  14. batter
    strike violently and repeatedly
  15. batting average
    a measure of a batter's performance
  16. batting order
    a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
  17. bunt
    act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
  18. catcher
    the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
  19. center field
    the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
  20. center fielder
    the person who plays center field
  21. designated hitter
    a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher
  22. double play
    the act of getting two players out on one play
  23. doubleheader
    two games played back-to-back
  24. earned run
    a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team
  25. earned run average
    a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness
  26. ERA
    a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness
  27. extra innings
    overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball
  28. fair ball
    (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
  29. farm club
    a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team
  30. fielder
    a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
  31. fielding average
    a measure of a fielder's performance
  32. first base
    the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
  33. first baseman
    (baseball) the person who plays first base
  34. fly ball
    (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
  35. force play
    a putout of a base runner who is required to run
  36. force-out
    a putout of a base runner who is required to run
  37. foul ball
    a baseball struck with the bat that travels out of the field
  38. foul line
    a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
  39. foul out
    baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory
  40. grand slam
    a home run hit while players are on three bases
  41. ground ball
    (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
  42. ground rule
    (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds
  43. grounder
    (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
  44. home plate
    base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
  45. home run
    (baseball) a base hit on which the batter scores
  46. infield
    the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
  47. infielder
    (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
  48. inning
    a division of play during a baseball game
  49. left fielder
    the person who plays left field
  50. left-handed pitcher
    a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
  51. line drive
    (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
  52. little league
    a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age
  53. major league
    the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
  54. major-league team
    a team that plays in a major league
  55. majors
    the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
  56. minor league
    a league of teams that do not belong to a major league
  57. minor-league club
    a team that plays in a minor league
  58. minor-league team
    a team that plays in a minor league
  59. off-speed pitch
    a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
  60. on base
    on first or second or third base
  61. outfield
    the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
  62. outfielder
    (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield
  63. passed ball
    a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not
  64. pinch hitter
    (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
  65. pitcher
    (baseball) the person who does the pitching
  66. pitching change
    replacing a pitcher in baseball
  67. putout
    an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
  68. rbi
    a run that is the result of the batter's performance
  69. relief pitcher
    a pitcher who does not start the game
  70. right fielder
    the person who plays right field
  71. right-handed pitcher
    (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand
  72. run batted in
    a run that is the result of the batter's performance
  73. sacrifice fly
    a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball
  74. scorecard
    (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
  75. second base
    the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
  76. second baseman
    (baseball) the person who plays second base
  77. shortstop
    the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
  78. shutout
    a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
  79. slugger
    a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches
  80. squeeze play
    a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch
  81. starting pitcher
    (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game
  82. strike zone
    (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike
  83. strikeout
    an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
  84. third base
    the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
  85. third baseman
    (baseball) the person who plays third base
  86. triple play
    the act of getting three players out on one play
  87. two-base hit
    a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
  88. wild pitch
    an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base
  89. World Series
    series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship
Created on Sat Jul 18 10:02:50 EDT 2009

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