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Pickoff, the Glossary

In baseball, a pickoff is an act by a pitcher or catcher, throwing a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who is either leading off or about to begin stealing the next base.^[1]

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Balk

In baseball, a pitcher may commit illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. Pickoff and balk are pitching statistics.

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Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore.

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Base running

In baseball, base running is the act of running from base to base, performed by members of the team at bat. Pickoff and base running are baseball terminology.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. Pickoff and Baseball are baseball terminology.

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Baseball field

A baseball field, also called a ball field or baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played.

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Baseball-Reference.com

Baseball-Reference is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history.

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Bill Wight

William Robert Wight (April 12, 1922 – May 17, 2007) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from through for the New York Yankees (1946–47), Chicago White Sox (1948–50), Boston Red Sox (1951–52), Detroit Tigers (1952–53), Cleveland Indians (1953, 1955), Baltimore Orioles (1955–57), Cincinnati Reds (1958) and St.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston.

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Box score

A box score is a structured summary of the results from a sport competition.

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Bunt (baseball)

A bunt is a batting technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. Pickoff and bunt (baseball) are baseball strategy and baseball terminology.

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Catcher

Catcher is a position in baseball and softball.

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Caught stealing

In baseball, a runner is charged, and the fielders involved are credited, with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or lead off from one base to another without the ball being batted and then is tagged out by a fielder while making the attempt. Pickoff and caught stealing are Catching statistics.

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Charlotte Hornets (baseball)

The Charlotte Hornets were an American minor-league baseball franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Error (baseball)

In baseball and softball statistics, an error is an act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases or allows a plate appearance to continue after the batter should have been put out. Pickoff and error (baseball) are baseball terminology.

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George Brett

George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.

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Greg Smith (pitcher)

Gregory Thomas Smith (born December 22, 1983) is a former American professional baseball pitcher.

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Hal Stowe

Harold Rudolph Stowe (born August 29, 1937) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Head start (positioning)

A head start is a start in advance of the starting position of others in the competition, or simply toward the finish line or desired outcome.

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Infielder

An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field, between first base and third base.

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Inning

In baseball, softball, and similar games, an inning is the basic unit of play, consisting of two halves or frames, the "top" (first half) and the "bottom" (second half). Pickoff and inning are baseball terminology.

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Jeff Nelson (pitcher)

Jeffrey Allan Nelson (born November 17, 1966) is an American sports broadcaster and former baseball relief pitcher who played 15 years in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Jerry Garvin

Theodore Jared Garvin (born October 21, 1955) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched a total of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977 to 1982.

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Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Koji Uehara

is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.

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Kolten Wong

Kolten Kaha Wong (born October 10, 1990) is an American professional baseball second baseman who is a free agent.

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Lead off

In baseball and softball, a lead or lead off is the short distance that a player stands away from their current base. Pickoff and lead off are baseball terminology.

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Lenn Sakata

Lenn Haruki Sakata (born June 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1977 to 1987 and was a member of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series Championship team.

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Little League Baseball

Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization"".

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Live ball (baseball)

In baseball, when the ball is alive (or in play), the game can proceed.

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Mark Buehrle

Mark Alan Buehrle (born March 23, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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MLB.com

MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (a subsidiary of MLB).

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Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.

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Pitching position

In baseball, there are two legal pitching positions: the windup, and the set.

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Retrosheet

Retrosheet is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose website features box scores of Major League Baseball (MLB) games from 1906 to the present, and play-by-play narratives for almost every contest since the 1930s.

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Run out

Run out is a method of dismissal in cricket, governed by Law 38 of the laws of cricket.

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Rundown

In baseball, a rundown, informally known as a pickle, the hotbox, or goose chase is a situation that occurs when the baserunner is stranded between two bases, also known as no-man's land, and is in jeopardy of being tagged out. Pickoff and rundown are baseball plays and baseball terminology.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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Sports Reference

Sports Reference, LLC is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro-Football-Reference.com for American football, and FBref.com for association football (soccer).

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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Steve Busby

Steven Lee "Buzz" Busby (born September 29, 1949) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Kansas City Royals.

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Steve Carlton

Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base unaided by other actions and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. Pickoff and stolen base are baseball terminology.

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Tag out

In baseball and softball, a tag out, sometimes just called a tag, is a play in which a baserunner is out because a fielder touches him with the ball or with the hand or glove holding the ball, while the ball is live and the runner is in jeopardy of being put out – usually when he is not touching a base. Pickoff and tag out are baseball plays and baseball terminology.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickoff

Also known as Fake to third, throw to first, Pick off, Pickoff attempt, Pickoff move.

, 2008 Oakland Athletics season, 2013 World Series, 3,000-hit club.

Pickoff, the Glossary

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See also

Baseball plays

Baseball strategy

Catching statistics

Pitching statistics

References