Baseball Terms A-Z

How many baseball terms can you identify?

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Last updated: August 29, 2014

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Letter	Hint	Answer
A	Double play going from third base to second base to first base	around the horn
B	A slang term for play that is of minor league or unprofessional quality	bush league
C	Team's relief pitcher who finishes the game	closer
D	When two games are played by the same two teams on the same day	doubleheader
E	Innings played beyond the 9th inning	extra innings
F	When a player makes an outstanding defensive play	flashing leather
G	The space between outfielders	gap
H	Another name for the third base position	hot corner
I	Regular season games played between AL and NL teams	interleague play
J	Happens to a batter when an inside pitch prevents the batter from extending the swing	jam
K	Ted Lyons and Phil Niekro were known for throwing this no spin pitch	knuckleball
L	The first batter on the lineup card scheduled to hit	leadoff hitter
M	A home run that is hit very high and very deep	moonshot
N	When a team fails to record a hit during a game	no-hitter
O	Percentage of at-bats where a batter reaches base safely	on-base percentage
P	A team wins this after winning the NLCS or ALCS to reach the World Series	pennant
Q	When a pitcher pitches at least 6 innings while allowing 3 or fewer earned runs	quality start
R	The last game of a series when two teams have evenly split the previous games	rubber game
S	Baserunners on second base and/or third base are in this position	scoring position
T	When the defense records three outs in one play	triple play
U	A player who can play several different positions	utility player
V	A reliever who records wins in late innings by being the pitcher of record in the midst of a comeback	vulture
W	When the home team scores the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning or later	walk-off
X	This Red Sox HOF first baseman was nicknamed "Double X" since he had two X's in his last name	Jimmie Foxx
Y	Sometimes when a batter hits a home run it is referred to as "going ____"	yard
Z	A pitcher is "in the ____" when maintaining focus and throwing pitches that get batters out	zone

Level 84

Aug 28, 2014

Very good user quiz. You could add a couple of more acceptable answers to avoid redundancy-- shouldn't have to type "play" or "innings" when that word is in the question. I see you got some of those iterations, but not enough.

Level 91

Aug 29, 2014

Scoring position is 2nd and 3rd base not 1st and 2nd base.

Level 66

May 25, 2015

Really good quiz, not too easy or hard. Maybe "Monster" for big home run

Level 73

Jan 16, 2023

I got them all except F and V. Nice quiz.