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Glossary of baseball terms
Summary
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.
"Oh and ..." See count.
Official scorekeepers assign a number from 1 to 9 to each position on the field in order to record the outcome of each play in their own shorthand. The number 1 corresponds to the pitcher.
A shout of "One!" indicates the ball should be thrown to first base.
A "one-bagger" is a single.
In the context of pitching, the number 1 is a common sign (and nickname) for the fastball.
An inning in which a pitcher faces only three batters and none safely reaches a base. "Three up, three down."
A double play in which the pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws home to the catcher (2), who retires a runner advancing from third. The catcher then throws to the first baseman (3) to force out the batter. These almost always happen with the bases loaded.
The pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws to the shortstop (6) to force out a runner advancing to second. The shortstop then throws to the first baseman (3) to force out the batter.
The catcher, in scorekeeping shorthand.
A shout of "Two!" indicates the ball should be thrown to second base.
A "two-bagger" is a double.
In the context of pitching, the number 2 is a common sign (and nickname) for a curveball.
See deuces wild.
The first baseman, in scorekeeping shorthand.
A shout of "Three!" indicates the ball should be thrown to third base.
A "three-bagger" is a triple.
In the context of pitching, the number 3 is a common sign (and nickname) for a slider.
The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball and throws to the catcher (2), who retires a runner advancing from third and then throws back to the first baseman to force out the batter. These almost always happen with the bases loaded.
The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball, steps on first (to force the batter out), and then throws to the shortstop (6), who tags out a runner.
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