This page gathers the 609 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Baseball”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 6 of 6: from “slowball” to “zone”.
- slowball noun A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up.
- slug out verb To hit a ball.
- slugfest noun A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.
- slugger noun A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.
- slugging average noun A statistic which compares the total number of bases achieved by a batter over that batter's number of at bats.
- slugging percentage noun A statistic which compares the total number of bases achieved by a batter over that batter's number of at bats.
- smack out verb To hit a ball very hard.
- small ball noun A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles, and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs.
- smoke noun A fastball.
- smoker noun A fastball.
- snowman noun A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).
- soup bone noun The arm that a player uses to pitch the ball.
- southpaw noun A left-handed pitcher.
- Southsider noun A player or fan of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, which plays its home games on Chicago's south side.
- speedball noun A fastball.
- speedballer noun One who pitches speedballs.
- spitball noun A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels.
- spitballer noun A pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.
- spitter noun Synonym of spitball.
- split noun A split-finger fastball.
- split-finger fastball noun A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may…
- splitter noun A split-finger fastball.
- spring training noun A set of practice and exhibition games for each Major League Baseball team, preceding the start of the regular season, which are used by a…
- square around verb To shift to a position to ready to bunt, i.e. by moving to face the pitcher and hold the bat laterally above the home plate.
- squeeze noun The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- squeeze play noun The tactic of bunting the ball to help a runner at third base score.
- SS noun Initialism of shortstop.
- stand up adj That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
- starter noun A starting pitcher.
- starting pitcher noun A pitcher who is usually used to start a game; a member of a team's rotation. Compare relief pitcher.
- station-to-station noun A strategy in which a team attempts to score runs by stealing bases, bunting, sacrificing, hitting singles and adopting hit-and-run plays…
- steal noun A stolen base.
- stick noun The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- stolen base noun A play where a runner on any base runs to the next base, usually while the pitcher pitches to a batter. Such a runner is liable to be put…
- strand verb To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
- stretch noun A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- strike noun A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting…
- strike out verb Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this…
- strike out looking verb To strike out (a batter) without the batter swinging at the called strike.
- strike rate noun The number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced.
- strike zone noun The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of…
- strikeout noun An instance or the act of striking out.
- striker noun The batter.
- stringer noun A hard-hit ball.
- submarine adj Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.
- submariner noun A pitcher that throws with an underhand motion.
- subway series noun a cross-town playoff battle between the New York Mets and New York Yankees
- suicide squeeze noun A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to…
- SV noun Abbreviation of saves.
- swing for the fences verb To swing at the ball as hard as possible, with the aim of getting a home run.
- swinging bunt noun A ball that travels a short distance as if it were bunted, but was produced by a full or checked swing.
- switch-hit verb To bat both left and right-handed.
- switch-hitter noun A person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter.
- tag verb To hit the ball hard.
- tag up verb Of a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is…
- take verb To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- take sign noun A sign from the third base coach, or whoever the batter receives signals from, telling the batter that no matter what he will not swing at…
- tapper noun A weakly hit ground ball.
- tater noun A home run.
- tattoo verb To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.
- tee off verb To hit the ball very hard, especially for a home run.
- Texas leaguer noun A weakly hit fly ball that drops between the infielders and outfielders for a hit; a blooper, a flare.
- third noun third base
- third base noun The base after second base in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
- three true outcomes noun The three results of a plate appearance that do not involve the fielders: home runs, walks, and strikeouts.
- throw verb To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
- throw out noun A put-out caused by a throw to a base of a fielded ground ball.
- throw someone a curve verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To pitch a curve ball.
- thrower noun The pitcher.
- time of pitch noun The moment when the pitcher begins the motion of pitching the ball and, by the rules of the game, has committed himself to throwing the…
- times on base noun The cumulative total number of times a batter has reached base as a result of a hit, base on balls, or hit-by-pitch.
- toe the rubber verb To prepare to pitch by situating oneself on the rubber strip of the pitcher's mound.
- tool noun A particular skill pertaining to baseball (such as hitting, running, etc.).
- toolsy adj Able to hit for a high batting average and for power, to run the bases well, to throw well, and to field well.
- top noun The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
- total bases noun A statistic that measures a player's hitting. In this statistic, each single counts as one base, each double counts as two bases, each…
- touch base verb To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.
- triple verb To get a three-base hit.
- triple crown noun The feat of leading one's league in three key statistical categories—batting average, home runs, and RBI for hitters; wins, strikeouts, and…
- triple play noun A defensive play in which three outs are recorded.
- turn two verb To complete a double play.
- twi-night adj Of a doubleheader: occurring between the hours of twilight and night.
- twin noun A player who plays for the Minnesota Twins.
- twirl verb To pitch.
- twirler noun A pitcher.
- two for two adj In baseball, meeting two out of two attempts at-bat. Specifically, it means the batter has reached base safely two out of two times.
- two-bagger noun A double (a two-base hit).
- two-seam fastball noun A pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect…
- ugly finder noun A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.
- umpire noun One of the officials who preside over a baseball game.
- up to bat adj Preparing to have or having one's turn to attempt to hit the ball.
- upstairs adj Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.
- utility man noun Alternative form of utilityman.
- value over replacement player noun A statistical measure which evaluates the relative performance of a batter or pitcher compared to a hypothetical replacement player of…
- walk verb To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.
- walk off adj That drives in a run that ends a game.
- warning track noun The dirt or other material on the edge of a baseball or softball field that warns a player that he or she is approaching the fence…
- wave verb To swing and miss at a pitch.
- web noun The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
- webbing noun The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web.
- wheelhouse noun A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
- whiff verb Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- willow noun The baseball bat.
- wind up noun The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
- windmill noun A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.
- worm burner noun A hard-hit ground ball.
- yakker noun A curveball or slider.
- yankee noun A player for the New York Yankees.
- zone noun The strike zone.