baseball game

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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!" baseball hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" bobble - the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out" misplay, error - (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ball pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter fastball, heater, hummer, bullet, smoke - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" batting - (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base fielding - (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field catching - (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team pitching - (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team base on balls, pass, walk - (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" fair ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field foul ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air blast - a very long fly ball pop fly, pop-fly, pop-up - a short high fly ball ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground out - (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning" force out, force play, force-out, force - a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force" putout - an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts" strikeout - an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes sacrifice - (baseball) an out that advances the base runners base hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely line drive, liner - (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" plunker, plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly shoestring catch - (baseball) a running catch made near the ground tag - (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) flare - (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield Texas leaguer - (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder at-bat, bat - (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" ball game, ballgame - a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) ball game, ballgame - a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) ball - the game of baseball professional baseball - playing baseball for money hardball - baseball as distinguished from softball perfect game - a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base no-hit game, no-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits 1-hitter, one-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit 2-hitter, two-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits 3-hitter, three-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits