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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"
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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The Dodgers failed to capitalize on 10 walks - the Cardinals were issued nine bases on balls - but lost no ground in the NL West.
True, he didn't have many clues about sport, but he made up for it by yelling enthusiastically on bases on balls and drop-kicks.
His philanthropy was unbounded, and if he had money to distribute instead of bases on balls he would probably flood the country with public libraries.
 
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