Baseball, the Glossary
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.[1]
Table of Contents
410 relations: A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, Abbott and Costello, Academy Awards, African Americans, Alan Schwarz, Alexander Cartwright, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, American Civil War, American Film Institute, American football, American League, Artificial turf, Assist (baseball), Aston Villa F.C., At bat, Babe Ruth, Balk, Ball Four, Ballpark, Barry Bonds, Base on balls, Base running, Baseball (ball), Baseball at the 1912 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the Summer Olympics, Baseball awards, Baseball bat, Baseball cap, Baseball card, Baseball clothing and equipment, Baseball Digest, Baseball field, Baseball glove, Baseball in Japan, Baseball in South Korea, Baseball in the Dominican Republic, Baseball in the United States, Baseball in Venezuela, Baseball metaphors for sex, Baseball positions, Baseball rules, Baseball scorekeeping, ... Expand index (360 more) »
- 1846 introductions
- Ball and bat games
- Sports originating in England
- Summer Olympic sports
- Turf sports
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, intended for the Amusement of Little Master Tommy and Pretty Miss Polly with Two Letters from Jack the Giant Killer is the title of a 1744 children's book by British publisher John Newbery.
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Abbott and Costello
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work in radio, film, and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s, and the highest-paid entertainers in the world during the Second World War.
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Academy Awards
The Academy Awards of Merit, commonly known as the Oscars or Academy Awards, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.
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African Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
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Alan Schwarz
Alan Schwarz (born July 3, 1968) is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and author, formerly at The New York Times, best known for writing more than 100 articles that exposed the National Football League's cover-up of concussions and brought the issue of brain injuries in sports to worldwide attention.
Alexander Cartwright
Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. (April 17, 1820 – July 12, 1892) was a founding member of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club in the 1840s.
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States.
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American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. Baseball and American football are culture of the United States, sports originating in the United States and team sports.
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American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.
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Artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass, used in sports arenas, residential lawns and commercial applications that traditionally use grass.
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Assist (baseball)
In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball.
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Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England.
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At bat
In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher.
Babe Ruth
George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
Balk
In baseball, a pitcher may commit illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk.
Ball Four
Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues is a book by Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Bouton, edited by Leonard Shecter and first published in 1970.
Ballpark
A ballpark, or baseball park, is a type of sports venue where baseball is played.
Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Base on balls
A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. Baseball and base on balls are baseball terminology.
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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. Baseball and base running are baseball terminology.
Baseball (ball)
A baseball is the ball used in the sport of baseball.
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Baseball at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport.
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Baseball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Baseball was again a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics after a 24-year absence.
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Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
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Baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport at the Tokyo games.
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Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport.
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Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the seventh time.
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Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics marked the debut of baseball as an official medal sport at the Olympics.
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Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 13 to August 23.
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Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Baseball was featured at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Baseball at the Summer Olympics
Baseball at the Summer Olympics unofficially debuted at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, and was first contested as a demonstration sport at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
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Baseball awards
Professional baseball leagues, amateur-baseball organizations, sportswriting associations, and other groups confer awards on various baseball teams, players, managers, coaches, executives, broadcasters, writers, and other baseball-related people for excellence in achievement, sportsmanship, and community involvement.
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Baseball bat
A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher.
Baseball cap
A baseball cap is a type of soft hat with a rounded crown and a stiff bill projecting in front.
Baseball card
A baseball card is a type of trading card relating to baseball, usually printed on cardboard, silk, or plastic.
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Baseball clothing and equipment
; Bat: A rounded, solid wooden or hollow aluminum bat.
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Baseball Digest
Baseball Digest is a baseball magazine resource, published in Orlando, Florida, by Grandstand Publishing, LLC.
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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 glove
A baseball glove or mitt is a large glove worn by baseball players of the defending team, which assists players in catching and fielding balls hit by a batter or thrown by a teammate.
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Baseball in Japan
Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872 and is Japan's most popular participatory and spectator sport.
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Baseball in South Korea
Baseball is believed to have been introduced to Korea in 1905 by American missionaries during the Korean Empire, after which it gradually attained prominence.
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Baseball in the Dominican Republic
Baseball is the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic.
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Baseball in the United States
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of baseball in the United States.
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Baseball in Venezuela
Baseball is Venezuela's leading sport.
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In American slang, baseball metaphors for sex are often used as euphemisms for the degree of physical intimacy achieved in sexual encounters or relationships.
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Baseball positions
In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Baseball and baseball positions are baseball terminology.
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Baseball rules
Throughout the history of baseball, the rules have frequently changed as the game continues to evolve.
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Baseball scorekeeping
Baseball scorekeeping is the practice of recording the details of a baseball game as it unfolds.
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Baseball statistics
Baseball statistics include a variety of metrics used to evaluate player and team performance in the sport of baseball.
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Baseball World Cup
The Baseball World Cup (BWC) was an international baseball tournament for national teams around the world, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF).
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Baseball5
Baseball5 (B5) is an internationally played safe haven game with many of the same rules as baseball and softball, which is governed alongside those sports by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Baseball and baseball5 are ball and bat games and team sports.
Bat-and-ball games
Bat-and-ball games (or safe haven games) are field games played by two opposing teams. Baseball and Bat-and-ball games are ball and bat games.
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Batting (baseball)
In baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing pitcher and trying to produce offense for one's team. Baseball and batting (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Batting average (baseball)
In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats.
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Batting helmet
A batting helmet is worn by batters in the game of baseball or softball.
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Batting order (baseball)
In baseball, the batting order or batting lineup is the sequence in which the members of the offense take their turns in batting against the pitcher.
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Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer.
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Bill James
George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential.
Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail (branded the Black Country Mail in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
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Black Sox Scandal
The Black Sox Scandal was a game-fixing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for payment from a gambling syndicate, possibly led by organized crime figure Arnold Rothstein.
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Box score (baseball)
A box score is a chart used in baseball to present data about player achievement in a particular game.
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Branch Rickey
Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive.
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Brännboll
Brännboll, known as rundbold in Denmark, Brennball in Germany, and sharing the names slåball and brentball with longball in Norway, is a bat-and-ball game similar to longball, played at amateur level throughout Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Germany. Baseball and Brännboll are ball and bat games.
Breaking ball
In baseball, a breaking ball is a pitch that does not travel straight as it approaches the batter; it will have sideways or downward motion on it, sometimes both (see slider).
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
Brooklyn Dodgers
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays, next year in 1884 becoming a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890.
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Bull Durham
Bull Durham is a 1988 American romantic comedy sports film.
Bullpen
In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. Baseball and bullpen are baseball terminology.
Bunt (baseball)
A bunt is a batting technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. Baseball and bunt (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Calico Joe
Calico Joe is John Grisham's first baseball novel.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.
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Caribbean
The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.
Caribbean Series
The Caribbean Series (Spanish: Serie del Caribe) is an annual club tournament contested by professional baseball teams in Latin America.
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Carroll & Graf Publishers
Carroll & Graf Publishers was an American publishing company based in New York City, New York, known for publishing a wide range of fiction and non-fiction by both new and established authors, as well as issuing reprints of previously hard-to-find works.
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Casey at the Bat
"Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888" is a mock-heroic poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer.
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Catch (baseball)
In baseball, a catch occurs when a fielder gains secure possession of a batted ball before it bounces, and maintains possession until they voluntarily or intentionally release the ball. Baseball and catch (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Catcher
Catcher is a position in baseball and softball.
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.
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Center fielder
A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field.
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Centerfield (song)
"Centerfield" is the title track from John Fogerty's album Centerfield, his first solo album after a nine-year hiatus.
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Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America.
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Central League
The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.
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Changeup
A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball and fastpitch softball.
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner's or Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing American authors including Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon Holmes, Don DeLillo, and Edith Wharton.
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Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
Chico Carrasquel
Alfonso Carrasquel Colón, better known as Chico Carrasquel (January 23, 1926 – May 26, 2005), was a Venezuelan professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Clockwise
Two-dimensional rotation can occur in two possible directions or senses of rotation.
Closer (baseball)
In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading. Baseball and closer (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Coach (baseball)
In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team.
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Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver.
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Commissioner of baseball
The commissioner of baseball is the chief executive officer of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the associated Minor League Baseball (MiLB) – a constellation of leagues and clubs known as "organized baseball".
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Comparison of baseball and cricket
Baseball and cricket are the best-known members of a family of related bat-and-ball games. Baseball and Comparison of baseball and cricket are ball and bat games.
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In baseball, a contact hitter is a hitter who does not strike out often. Baseball and contact hitter are baseball terminology.
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Coors Field
Coors Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Denver, Colorado.
Corkball
Corkball is a "mini-baseball" game featuring a ball, which is stitched and resembles a miniature baseball. Baseball and Corkball are ball and bat games and team sports.
Covering a base
In baseball and softball, part of the infielders' and pitcher's jobs is to cover bases. Baseball and Covering a base are baseball terminology.
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Cowhide
Cowhide is the natural, unbleached skin and hair of a cow.
Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series (SNB) is a domestic baseball competition in Cuba.
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Curveball
In baseball and softball, the curveball is a type of pitch thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball, causing it to dive as it approaches the plate.
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
Damon Runyon
Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American journalist and short-story writer.
Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent (born April 2, 1948) is an American writer and editor.
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Dead ball
Dead ball is a term in many ball sports in which the ball is deemed temporarily not playable, and no movement may be made with it.
Dead-ball era
In major league baseball, the dead-ball era refers to a period from about 1900 to 1920 in which run scoring was low and home runs were rare in comparison to the years that followed.
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Demonstration sport
A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to promote it, rather than as part of standard medal competition.
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Designated hitter
The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. Baseball and designated hitter are baseball terminology.
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Dick Young (sportswriter)
Richard Leonard Young (October 17, 1917 – August 30, 1987) was an American sportswriter best known for his direct and abrasive style, and his 45-year association with the New York ''Daily News''.
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Dominican Professional Baseball League
The Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana or LIDOM) is a professional baseball winter league consisting of six teams spread across the Dominican Republic; it is the highest level of professional baseball played in the Dominican Republic.
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Doping in baseball
Doping in baseball has been an ongoing issue for Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Double (baseball)
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. Baseball and double (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Double play
In baseball and softball, a double play (denoted as DP in baseball statistics) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play. Baseball and double play are baseball terminology.
In the sport of baseball, a doubleheader is a set of two games played between the same two teams on the same day. Baseball and doubleheader (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Dugout (baseball)
In baseball, the dugout is a team's bench and is located in foul territory between home plate and either first or third base. Baseball and dugout (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).
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East Asia
East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including the countries of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Eastern Colored League
The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Clubs, more commonly known as the Eastern Colored League (ECL), was one of the several Negro leagues, which operated during the time organized baseball was segregated.
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Encyclopædia Britannica
The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Ernest Thayer
Ernest Lawrence Thayer (August 14, 1863 – August 21, 1940) was an American writer and poet who wrote the poem "Casey" (or "Casey at the Bat"), which is "the single most famous baseball poem ever written" according to the Baseball Almanac, and "the nation’s best-known piece of comic verse—a ballad that began a native legend as colorful and permanent as that of Johnny Appleseed or Paul Bunyan.".
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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. Baseball and error (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Escapism
Escapism is mental diversion from unpleasant aspects of daily life, typically through activities involving imagination or entertainment.
ESPN
ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.
ESPN.com
ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.
Extra innings is the extension of a baseball or softball game in order to break a tie. Baseball and Extra innings are baseball terminology.
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Fantasy baseball
Fantasy baseball is a game in which the participants serve as owners and general managers of virtual baseball teams.
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Fantasy sport
A fantasy sport (also known less commonly as rotisserie or roto) is a game, often played using the Internet, where participants assemble imaginary or virtual teams composed of proxies of real players of a professional sport.
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Farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery club is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point, usually in an association with a major-level parent team. Baseball and farm team are baseball terminology.
Fastball
The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball.
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, less than one mile from Kenmore Square.
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams is a 1989 American sports fantasy drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, based on Canadian novelist W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel Shoeless Joe.
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Fielder's choice
In baseball, fielder's choice (abbreviated FC) refers to a variety of plays involving an offensive player reaching a base due to the defense's attempt to put out another baserunner, or the defensive team's indifference to his advance. Baseball and fielder's choice are baseball terminology.
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Fielding percentage
In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball.
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First baseman
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.
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First-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket.
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Force play
In baseball, a force play is a situation in which a base-runner is compelled (or forced) to vacate their starting base and attempt to advance to the next base. Baseball and force play are baseball terminology.
Foul tip
In baseball, a foul tip is defined as "a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher and is legally caught.
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Louis,; 31 January 170731 March 1751) was the eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain.
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Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team.
Gary Gillette
Gary Gillette is a baseball writer, author, and editor.
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George J. Gaskin
George J. Gaskin (February 1863 – December 14, 1920) was one of the most popular singers in the United States during the 1890s and an early American recording artist.
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Glossary of baseball terms
This is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including illustrative examples for many entries. Baseball and Glossary of baseball terms are baseball terminology.
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Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball
This is an alphabetical list of common English-language idioms based on baseball, excluding the extended metaphor referring to sex, and including illustrative examples for each entry.
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Grand slam (baseball)
In baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners ("bases loaded"), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. Baseball and grand slam (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Grantland
Grantland was a sports and pop-culture blog owned and operated by ESPN.
Grantland Rice
Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880July 13, 1954) was an American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.
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Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.
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Green Monster
The Green Monster is a popular nickname for the left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.
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Ground out (baseball)
A ground out is a method of putting out a batter in baseball. Baseball and ground out (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Hank Aaron
Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976.
Henry Chadwick (writer)
Henry Chadwick (October 5, 1824 – April 20, 1908) was an English-American sportswriter, baseball statistician and historian, often called the "Father of Baseball" for his early reporting on and contributions to the development of the game.
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History of baseball in the United States
The history of baseball in the United States dates to the 19th century, when boys and amateur enthusiasts played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules using homemade equipment.
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Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches or passes first base after hitting the ball into fair territory with neither the benefit of an error nor a fielder's choice.
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Hit and run (baseball)
A hit and run is a high risk, high reward offensive strategy used in baseball. Baseball and hit and run (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Hit by pitch
In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is an event in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB). Baseball and hit by pitch are baseball terminology.
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken (Unami: Hupokàn) is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. Baseball and home run are baseball terminology.
Honkbal Hoofdklasse
The Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Dutch for Major League Baseball) is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.
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Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston.
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In flight
In baseball, the rules state that a batted ball is considered in flight when it has not yet touched any object other than a fielder or his equipment. Baseball and in flight are baseball terminology.
Infield
Infield is a sports term whose definition depends on the sport in whose context it is used.
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.
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). Baseball and inning are baseball terminology.
Innings pitched
In baseball, the statistic innings pitched (IP) is the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that have been put out while the pitcher is on the pitching mound in a game.
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Inside-the-park home run
In baseball, an inside-the-park home run is a rare play in which a batter rounds all four bases for a home run without the baseball leaving the field of play. Baseball and inside-the-park home run are baseball terminology.
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Intentional base on balls
In baseball, an intentional base on balls, usually referred to as an intentional walk and denoted in baseball scorekeeping by IBB, is a walk issued to a batter by a pitcher with the intent of removing the batter's opportunity to swing at the pitched ball.
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Interleague play
Interleague play in Major League Baseball refers to regular-season baseball games played between an American League (AL) team and a National League (NL) team. Baseball and Interleague play are baseball terminology.
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International Association for Professional Base Ball Players
The International Association for Professional Base Ball Players, commonly known as the International Association, was the name for two separate Canadian-American professional baseball leagues that first operated during 1877–1878 (plus an additional two seasons under a different name) and later operated during 1888–1890.
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International Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is the former worldwide governing body of baseball.
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International Softball Federation
right The International Softball Federation (ISF) is the former international governing body for the sport of softball with its world headquarters and training centre at Plant City, Florida.
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Italian Baseball League
The Italian Baseball League (IBL, Campionato italiano di baseball), officially known as the Serie A, is the top-level baseball league in Italy.
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Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Japanese High School Baseball Championship
The of Japan, commonly known as, is an annual nationwide high school baseball tournament.
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Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament
The National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (選抜高等学校野球大会 senbatsu kōtō gakkō yakyū taikai) of Japan, commonly known as "Spring Kōshien" (春の甲子園 haru no kōshien) or "Senbatsu" (センバツ), is an annual high school baseball tournament.
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Jayson Stark
Jayson Stark (born July 19, 1951) is an American sportswriter and author who covers baseball for The Athletic.
Jerry Ross (composer)
Jerry Ross (born Jerold Rosenberg; March 9, 1926 – November 11, 1955) was an American lyricist and composer whose works with Richard Adler for the musical theater include The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees, winners of Tony Awards in 1955 and 1956, respectively, in both the "Best Musical" and "Best Composer and Lyricist" categories.
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Jim Bouton
James Alan Bouton (March 8, 1939 – July 10, 2019) was an American professional baseball player.
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
John Grisham
John Ray Grisham Jr. (born February 8, 1955) is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers.
John Newbery
John Newbery (9 July 1713 – 22 December 1767), considered "The Father of Children's Literature", was an English publisher of books who first made children's literature a sustainable and profitable part of the literary market.
Kōshien baseball tournament
In Japan, Kōshien (甲子園) generally refers to the two annual baseball tournaments played by high schools nationwide culminating at a final showdown at Hanshin Kōshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
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Ken Burns
Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Kenesaw Mountain Landis (November 20, 1866 – November 25, 1944) was an American jurist who served as a United States federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death.
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Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York
The New York Knickerbockers were one of the first organized baseball teams which played under a set of rules similar to the game today.
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Knickerbocker Club
The Knickerbocker Club (known informally as The Knick) is a gentlemen's club in New York City that was founded in 1871.
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Knickerbocker Rules
The Knickerbocker Rules are a set of baseball rules formalized by William R. Wheaton and William H. Tucker of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club in 1845. Baseball and Knickerbocker Rules are ball and bat games.
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Koshien Stadium
, commonly referred to as simply Koshien Stadium, is a baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
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Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
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Lapta (game)
Lapta (лапта́) is a Russian folk game of the bat-and-ball type, first known to be played in the 14th century. Baseball and Lapta (game) are ball and bat games and team sports.
Lauri Pihkala
Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala (born Gummerus, 5 January 1888 – 20 May 1981) was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball.
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Lawrence Ritter
Lawrence Stanley Ritter (May 23, 1922 – February 15, 2004) was an American writer who wrote on economics and baseball.
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League Park
League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Left fielder
In baseball, a left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder who plays defense in left field.
Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente
Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC) is the main professional baseball league in Puerto Rico; it is colloquially referred to as the Puerto Rican Winter League.
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List of baseball films
This is a list of films about baseball, featuring notable films where baseball plays a central role in the development of the plot.
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List of organized baseball leagues
Organized baseball leagues include.
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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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London Mets
The London Mets Baseball and Softball Club are a British baseball club who field several teams in the British Baseball Federation league system, including 2 teams in the top tier National Baseball League, the synonymously-nicknamed Mets and the London Capitals.
Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Macmillan Inc.
Macmillan Inc. was an American book publishing company originally established as the American division of the British Macmillan Publishers.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.
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Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
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Major League Baseball postseason
The Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason is the annual playoff tournament held to determine the champion of MLB in the United States and Canada.
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Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager (commonly referred to as the manager) is the equivalent of a head coach who is responsible for overseeing and making final decisions on all aspects of on-field team strategy, lineup selection, training and instruction.
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Mexican Pacific League
The Mexican Pacific League (or LMP) is a ten team professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico.
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Michael Lewis
Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) Gale Biography In Context.
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Mike Trout
Michael Nelson Trout (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper and also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely read.
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Minnie Miñoso
Saturnino Orestes "Minnie" Armas Arrieta Miñoso (November 29, 1924 – March 1, 2015), nicknamed "the Cuban Comet", was a Cuban professional baseball player.
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Minor League Baseball
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), including teams affiliated with MLB clubs.
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Minute Maid Park
Minute Maid Park, nicknamed "The Juice Box", is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States.
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane.
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Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos (Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal.
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Montreal Royals
The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team in Montreal, Quebec, during 1897–1917 and 1928–1960.
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Morris Raphael Cohen
Morris Raphael Cohen (Мо́рыс Рафаэ́ль Ко́эн; July 25, 1880 – January 28, 1947) was an American judicial philosopher, lawyer, and legal scholar who united pragmatism with logical positivism and linguistic analysis.
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Mrs. Robinson
"Mrs.
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National Association of Base Ball Players
The National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) was the first organization governing American baseball (spelled as two words in the 19th century).
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.
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National League (baseball)
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league.
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National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in Washington, D.C. It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history.
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National sport
A national sport is a physical activity or sport that is culturally significant or deeply embedded in a nation, serving as a national symbol and an intrinsic element to a nation's identity and culture.
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Negro American League
The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues created during the time organized American baseball was segregated.
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Negro league baseball
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans.
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Negro National League (1920–1931)
The first Negro National League (NNL) was one of the several Negro leagues that were established during the period in the United States when organized baseball was segregated.
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Negro National League (1933–1948)
The second Negro National League was one of the several Negro leagues that were established during the period in the United States when organized baseball was segregated.
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New Scientist
New Scientist is a popular science magazine covering all aspects of science and technology.
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New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area, broadly referred to as the Tri-State area and often also called Greater New York, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, encompassing.
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New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.
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New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
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Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area.
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Newsweek
Newsweek is a weekly news magazine.
Nippon Professional Baseball
is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan.
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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Official scorer
In the game of baseball, the official scorer is a person appointed by the league to record the events on the field, and to send the official scoring record of the game back to the league offices.
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Oină
Oină is a Romanian traditional bat-and-ball game, similar in many ways to baseball. Baseball and Oină are ball and bat games and team sports.
Olympic sports
Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games.
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On-base percentage
In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) measures how frequently a batter reaches base. Baseball and on-base percentage are baseball terminology.
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On-base plus slugging
On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
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On-deck
In baseball, on-deck refers to being next in line to bat. Baseball and on-deck are baseball terminology.
Out (baseball)
In baseball, an out occurs when the umpire rules a batter or baserunner out. Baseball and out (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Outfield
The outfield, in cricket, baseball and softball is the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield.
Outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Pace of play
In baseball, pace of play refers to the length of time between in-game action, specifically the length of time a pitcher takes between their pitches. Baseball and pace of play are baseball terminology.
Pacific League
The, or, or the, due to sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.
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Pacific Rim
The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
Parque Los Berros
Parque Los Berros, in Xalapa, Veracruz, is located a short distance to the southeast of the center of town, in the neighbourhood of the Stadium.
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Partnership (cricket)
A partnership is a term used in cricket, that usually refers to the two batters and the runs they score together, including extras.
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Pesäpallo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball, was played as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.
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Pete Palmer
Pete Palmer (born January 30, 1938) is an American sports statistician and encyclopedia editor.
Peter Gammons
Peter Gammons (born April 9, 1945) is an American media personality and recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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Philip K. Wrigley
Philip Knight Wrigley (December 5, 1894 – April 12, 1977) was an American chewing gum manufacturer and a Major League Baseball executive, inheriting both of those roles as the quiet son of his much more flamboyant father, William Wrigley Jr.
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Physical education
Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys.
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Pickoff
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. Baseball and pickoff are baseball terminology.
Pitch (baseball)
In baseball, the pitch is the act of throwing the baseball toward home plate to start a play. Baseball and pitch (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Pitch clock
A pitch clock (also known as a pitch timer) is used in various baseball leagues to limit the amount of time a pitcher uses before he throws the ball to the hitter and/or limit the amount of time the hitter uses before he is prepared to hit. Baseball and pitch clock are baseball terminology.
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.
Pitchout
In baseball or softball, a pitchout is a ball that is intentionally thrown high and outside the strike zone with the purpose of preventing a stolen base, thwarting a hit and run, or to prevent a run-scoring play on a suicide squeeze play.
Plate appearance
In baseball, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting.
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Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 to 1963.
Position player
In baseball, a position player is a player who on defense plays as an infielder, outfielder, or catcher.
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Prime time
Prime-time, or peak-time, is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television shows.
Professional baseball
Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system.
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Pull hitter
In baseball, a pull hitter is a batter who usually hits the ball to the side of the field from which they bat. Baseball and pull hitter are baseball terminology.
Putout
In baseball statistics, a putout (PO) is awarded to a defensive player who (generally while in secure possession of the ball) records an out by one of the following methods.
Racial integration
Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation), leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely bringing a racial minority into the majority culture. Baseball and racial integration are culture of the United States.
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Red Smith (sportswriter)
Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith (September 25, 1905 – January 15, 1982) was an American sportswriter.
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Relief pitcher
In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection, high pitch count, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions.
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Result (cricket)
The result in a game of cricket may be a "win" for one of the two teams playing, or a "tie".
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Richard Adler
Richard Adler (August 3, 1921 – June 21, 2012) was an American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several Broadway shows.
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Right fielder
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field.
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Ring Lardner
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre.
Robert Coover
Robert Lowell Coover (born February 4, 1932) is an American novelist, short story writer, and T. B. Stowell Professor Emeritus in Literary Arts at Brown University.
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Roberto Clemente
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder.
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Roger Angell
Roger Angell (September 19, 1920 – May 20, 2022) was an American essayist known for his writing on sports, especially baseball.
Roger Kahn
Roger Kahn (October 31, 1927 – February 6, 2020) was an American author, best known for his 1972 baseball book The Boys of Summer.
Rounders
Rounders is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams. Baseball and Rounders are ball and bat games, sports originating in England and team sports.
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured. Baseball and run (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Run batted in
A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). Baseball and run batted in are baseball terminology.
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Running out the clock
In sports strategy, running out the clock (also known as running down the clock, stonewalling, killing the clock, chewing the clock, stalling, time-wasting (or timewasting) or eating clock) is the practice of a winning team allowing the clock to expire through a series of preselected plays, either to preserve a lead or hasten the end of a one-sided contest.
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Sabermetrics
Sabermetrics (originally SABRmetrics) is the original or blanket term for sports analytics, the empirical analysis of baseball, especially the development of advanced metrics based on baseball statistics that measure in-game activity.
Sacrifice bunt
In baseball, a sacrifice bunt (also called a sacrifice hit) is a batter's act of deliberately bunting the ball, before there are two outs, in a manner that allows a baserunner to advance to another base. Baseball and sacrifice bunt are baseball terminology.
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Sacrifice fly
In baseball, a sacrifice fly (sometimes abbreviated to sac fly) is defined by Rule 9.08(d): "Score a sacrifice fly when, before two are out, the batter hits a ball in flight handled by an outfielder or an infielder running in the outfield in fair or foul territory that.
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Safe (baseball)
In baseball, a baserunner is safe when he reaches a base without being put out by various ways. Baseball and safe (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís is a city and municipality (municipio) in the Dominican Republic.
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Save (baseball)
In baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain circumstances. Baseball and save (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Schenectady, New York
Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat.
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Scientific American
Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.
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Scoring position
In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when they are on second or third base. Baseball and scoring position are baseball terminology.
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Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are experienced talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports, and they determine whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization.
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Second baseman
In baseball and softball, second baseman, abbreviated 2B, is a fielding position in the infield, between second and first base.
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Seitz decision
The Seitz decision was a ruling by arbitrator Peter Seitz (1905–1983) on December 23, 1975, which declared that Major League Baseball (MLB) players became free agents upon playing one year for their team without a contract, effectively nullifying baseball's reserve clause.
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Shoeless Joe (novel)
Shoeless Joe is a 1982 magic realist novel by Canadian author W. P. Kinsella that was later adapted into the 1989 film Field of Dreams, which was nominated for three Academy Awards.
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Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel.
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Single (baseball)
In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by hitting a fair ball (thus becoming a runner) and getting to first base before a fielder puts him out. Baseball and single (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Slider (pitch)
In baseball, a slider is a type of breaking ball, a pitch that moves or "breaks" as it approaches the batter.
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Slugging percentage
In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. Baseball and slugging percentage are baseball terminology.
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Snow baseball
Snow baseball is a winter sport based on baseball that is played on snow.
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Society for American Baseball Research
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball, primarily through the use of statistics.
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Softball
Softball is a popular variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball on a smaller field and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) permitted. Baseball and Softball are ball and bat games, sports originating in the United States and team sports.
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
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South-West Oxford
South-West Oxford is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Oxford County.
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Spitball
A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of a foreign substance such as saliva or petroleum jelly.
Sport
Sport is a form of physical activity or game.
In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as a sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time live commentary of a game or event, traditionally delivered in the present tense.
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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.
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Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
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Squeeze play (baseball)
In baseball, the squeeze play (a.k.a. squeeze bunt) is a maneuver consisting of a sacrifice bunt with a runner on third base. Baseball and squeeze play (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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St. Louis Cardinals
The St.
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Starting pitcher
In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team.
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Statistics
Statistics (from German: Statistik, "description of a state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data.
Stickball
Stickball is a street game similar to baseball, usually formed as a pick-up game played in large cities in the Northeastern United States, especially New York City and Philadelphia. Baseball and Stickball are ball and bat games, sports originating in the United States and team sports.
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. Baseball and stolen base are baseball terminology.
Stoolball is a sport that dates back to at least the 15th century, originating in Sussex, southern England. Baseball and Stoolball are ball and bat games and team sports.
Stoop ball
Stoop ball (also spelled "stoopball") is a game that is played by throwing a ball against a stoop (stairs leading up to a building) on the pavement in front of a building.
Strike zone
In baseball, the strike zone is the volume of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike even if the batter does not swing. Baseball and strike zone are baseball terminology.
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat.
Surrey
Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.
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. Baseball and tag out are baseball terminology.
Tag up
In baseball, to tag up is for a baserunner to retouch or remain on their starting base (the time-of-pitch base) until (after) the ball is first touched by a fielder.
Team sport
A team sport is a type of sport where the fundamental nature of the game or sport requires the participation of multiple individuals working together as a team, and it is inherently impossible or highly impractical to execute the sport as a single-player endeavour. Baseball and team sport are team sports.
Tee-ball
Tee-ball (also teeball, tee ball or T-ball) is a team sport based on a simplified form of baseball or softball. Baseball and tee-ball are ball and bat games.
Test cricket
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at the international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Atlantic
The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.
The Boys of Summer (book)
The Boys of Summer is a 1972 non-fiction baseball book by Roger Kahn.
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The Glory of Their Times
The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It is a 1966 book, edited by Lawrence Ritter, telling the stories of early 20th century baseball.
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The Hardball Times
The Hardball Times (abbreviated as THT) is a website which publishes news, original comments and statistical analysis of baseball each week Monday through Friday, in addition to the Hardball Times Annual book which features essays by leading sabermetric personalities.
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The Japan Times
The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.
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The Natural
The Natural is a 1952 novel about baseball by Bernard Malamud, and is his debut novel.
The Natural (film)
The Natural is a 1984 American sports film based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson, and starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky and Richard Farnsworth.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.
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The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American sports drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan.
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The Sporting News
The Sporting News is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium.
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The Trentonian
The Trentonian is a daily newspaper serving Trenton, New Jersey, USA, and the surrounding Mercer County community.
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The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. is Robert Coover's second novel, published in 1968.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.
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Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
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Timeless Test
A timeless Test is a match of Test cricket played under no limitation of time, which means the match is played until one side wins or the match is tied, with theoretically no possibility of a draw.
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Tommy Milone
Tomaso Anthony Milone (born February 16, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto.
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Total bases
In baseball statistics, total bases is the number of bases a player gains with hits.
Total chances
In baseball statistics, total chances (TC), also called chances offered, represents the number of plays in which a defensive player has participated.
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Trade card
A trade card is a small card, similar to a visiting card, formerly distributed to advertise businesses.
Trading card
A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text (attacks, statistics, or trivia).
Triple (baseball)
In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. Baseball and triple (baseball) are baseball terminology.
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Triple play
In baseball, a triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the act of making three outs during the same play. Baseball and triple play are baseball terminology.
Umpire (baseball)
In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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University of California Press
The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.
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University of Illinois Press
The University of Illinois Press (UIP) is an American university press and is part of the University of Illinois system.
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University of Massachusetts Press
The University of Massachusetts Press is a university press that is part of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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University of Nebraska Press
The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) was founded in 1941 and is an academic publisher of scholarly and general-interest books.
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University of North Carolina Press
The University of North Carolina Press (or UNC Press), founded in 1922, is a not-for-profit university press associated with the University of North Carolina.
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USA Today
USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.
Utility player
In sports, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently.
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Variations of baseball
In sports, the term diamond sports refers to recreational (often scaled down) variants of baseball, a bat-and-ball sport.
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Vaudeville
Vaudeville is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century.
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional, or LVBP) is the top-level professional baseball league in Venezuela.
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Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.
Vice Media Group LLC is a Canadian-American digital media and broadcasting company.
Vitilla
Vitilla is a popular variation of stickball played primarily in the Dominican Republic and areas in the United States with large Dominican populations. Baseball and Vitilla are ball and bat games and team sports.
W. P. Kinsella
William Patrick "W.
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W. W. Norton & Company
W.
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Walks plus hits per inning pitched
In baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched.
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Warning track
The warning track is the part of the baseball field that is closest to the wall or fence and is made of a different material than the field.
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WBZ (AM)
WBZ (1030 AM) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, and owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios and offices are located on Cabot Road in the Boston suburb of Medford.
Western League (1885–1900)
The Western League was the name of several minor league baseball leagues that operated between 1885 and 1900.
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WGY (AM)
WGY (810 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York, carrying a news/talk format which is simulcast full-time over WGY-FM.
Who's on First?
"Who's on First?" is a comedy routine made famous by American comedy duo Abbott and Costello.
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Wicket
In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings.
Wiffle ball
Wiffle ball is a scaled back variation of baseball that was developed in 1953 in Fairfield, Connecticut. Baseball and Wiffle ball are ball and bat games.
Wild card (sports)
A wild card (also wildcard or wild-card and also known as an at-large berth or at-large bid) is a tournament or playoff berth awarded to a team or individual that does not directly qualify.
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Wiley (publisher)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley, is an American multinational publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials.
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William Wheaton
William Rufus Wheaton (May 7, 1814 – September 11, 1888) was an American lawyer and politician.
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Win–loss record (pitching)
In baseball and softball, a win–loss record (also referred to simply as a record) is a statistic that indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") credited to a pitcher.
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Winning percentage
In sports, a winning percentage or '''Copeland score''' is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won.
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Wins Above Replacement
Wins Above Replacement or Wins Above Replacement Player, commonly abbreviated to WAR or WARP, is a non-standardized sabermetric baseball statistic developed to sum up "a player's total contributions to his team".
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Women in baseball
Women have a long history in American baseball and many women's teams have existed over the years.
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Women's baseball
Women's baseball is played in several countries.
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World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic (WBC), also referred to as the Classic, is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the sport's global governing body, and organized in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the world governing body for the sports of baseball, softball, and Baseball5.
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World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a ballpark on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.
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Xalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa, officially Xalapa-Enríquez, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality.
117th IOC Session
The 117th International Olympic Committee Session was held for the first time in Singapore from 2 to 9 July 2005.
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1890 National League of Baseball of Great Britain
The 1890 National League of Baseball of Great Britain was the first, and to date only, professional baseball championship for the national baseball title of Great Britain.
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1919 World Series
The 1919 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 1919 season.
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1922 World Series
The 1922 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1922 season.
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1936 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
The first elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936.
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1981 Major League Baseball strike
The 1981 Major League Baseball strike was the first work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike that resulted in regular season games being cancelled.
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1981 World Games
The 1981 World Games were the first World Games, an international multi-sport event, and were held in Santa Clara, California, United States.
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1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics (Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth and longest work stoppage in Major League Baseball (MLB) history, as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 22 years.
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2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (label) and officially branded as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
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2006 World Baseball Classic
The 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball.
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2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and officially branded as Beijing 2008, were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China.
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2011 Baseball World Cup
The 2011 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 39th international Men's amateur baseball tournament.
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2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.
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2020 Major League Baseball season
The 2020 Major League Baseball season began on July 23 and ended on September 27 with only 60 games amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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See also
1846 introductions
Ball and bat games
- Alak dolak
- Baseball
- Baseball genres
- Baseball5
- Bat and trap
- Bat-and-ball games
- Brännboll
- British baseball
- Comparison of baseball and cricket
- Corkball
- Cricket
- Danish longball
- Elle (sport)
- Fuzzball (sport)
- Golf
- Hailes (ball game)
- Indian Ball
- Knickerbocker Rules
- Knurr and spell
- Lapta (game)
- Massachusetts Game
- Matball
- Miniature golf
- Oină
- Old cat
- Palant
- Pesäpallo
- Podex
- Rounders
- Schlagball
- Softball
- Splatter Up
- Stickball
- Stoolball
- Tee-ball
- Town ball
- Vigoro
- Vitilla
- Wiffle ball
Sports originating in England
- Association football
- Badminton
- Bandy
- Baseball
- Bowls
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling
- Darts
- Devon wrestling
- English billiards
- Eton fives
- Extreme ironing
- Ferret-legging
- Field hockey
- Fives
- Grice hockey
- History of tennis
- Indoor cricket (UK variant)
- Lancashire wrestling
- Miniten
- Netball
- Rackets (sport)
- Rallycross
- Rounders
- Rugby fives
- Rugby league
- Rugby union
- Scoring the Hales
- Shin-kicking
- Squash (sport)
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Touchtennis
- Underwater hockey
- Walking football
- Water polo
Summer Olympic sports
- Archery
- Association football
- Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cheerleading in Australia
- Competition climbing
- Cycle sport
- Diving (sport)
- Equestrianism
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Judo
- Karate
- Modern pentathlon
- Olympic weightlifting
- Open water swimming
- Rowing (sport)
- Rugby sevens
- Sailing (sport)
- Shooting sports
- Skateboarding
- Sport of athletics
- Surfing
- Swimming (sport)
- Synchronized swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Wrestling
Turf sports
- Association football
- Australian rules football
- Baseball
- Cricket
- Golf
- Gridiron football
- Rugby football
- Rugby league
- Rugby union
- Tennis
References
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