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base on balls

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base on balls
n. pl. bases on balls Baseball Abbr. BB
An advance to first base that is awarded to a batter who takes four pitches that are balls.
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Noun1.base on ballsbase on balls - (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
pass, walk
accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
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