Statistics for Baseball Terms A-Z

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Letter	Hint	Answer	% Correct
C	Team's relief pitcher who finishes the game	closer	94%
E	Innings played beyond the 9th inning	extra innings	93%
D	When two games are played by the same two teams on the same day	doubleheader	92%
T	When the defense records three outs in one play	triple play	89%
L	The first batter on the lineup card scheduled to hit	leadoff hitter	88%
N	When a team fails to record a hit during a game	no-hitter	87%
K	Ted Lyons and Phil Niekro were known for throwing this no spin pitch	knuckleball	85%
W	When the home team scores the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning or later	walk-off	83%
O	Percentage of at-bats where a batter reaches base safely	on-base percentage	81%
S	Baserunners on second base and/or third base are in this position	scoring position	81%
Z	A pitcher is "in the ____" when maintaining focus and throwing pitches that get batters out	zone	81%
H	Another name for the third base position	hot corner	77%
U	A player who can play several different positions	utility player	77%
G	The space between outfielders	gap	76%
Y	Sometimes when a batter hits a home run it is referred to as "going ____"	yard	76%
I	Regular season games played between AL and NL teams	interleague play	70%
J	Happens to a batter when an inside pitch prevents the batter from extending the swing	jam	69%
P	A team wins this after winning the NLCS or ALCS to reach the World Series	pennant	68%
Q	When a pitcher pitches at least 6 innings while allowing 3 or fewer earned runs	quality start	64%
A	Double play going from third base to second base to first base	around the horn	56%
M	A home run that is hit very high and very deep	moonshot	51%
R	The last game of a series when two teams have evenly split the previous games	rubber game	44%
B	A slang term for play that is of minor league or unprofessional quality	bush league	40%
X	This Red Sox HOF first baseman was nicknamed "Double X" since he had two X's in his last name	Jimmie Foxx	26%
V	A reliever who records wins in late innings by being the pitcher of record in the midst of a comeback	vulture	6%
F	When a player makes an outstanding defensive play	flashing leather	4%