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Answer
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A player’s turn batting against a pitcher.
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A
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At bat
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A pitched baseball that is not hit and is not a strike.
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B
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Ball
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Any of the four stations a runner in baseball must touch in order to score.
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B
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Base
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The player whose turn it is to bat.
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B
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Batter
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To hit a baseball lightly so that the ball rolls for a short distance.
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B
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Bunt
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A baseball player who plays behind home plate.
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C
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Catcher
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A hit where the batter makes it safely to second base before the ball can be returned to the infield.
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D
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Double
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A low shelter facing a baseball diamond and containing the players' benches.
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D
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Dugout
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A statistic used to evaluate a pitcher by measuring the number of scoring runs the pitcher allows for every nine innings of pitching.
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E
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Earned run average
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A baseball batted into foul territory.
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F
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Foul ball
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A home run hit while there are players on first, second and third bases, and that scores four runs.
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G
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Grand slam
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A 5-sided rubber slab at one corner of a baseball diamond at which a batter stands when batting and which must be touched by a base runner in order to score.
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H
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Home plate
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A hit in baseball that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run.
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H
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Home run
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The diamond-shaped part of a baseball field bounded by the bases and home plate.
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I
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Infield
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A division of a baseball game that consists of a turn at bat for each team.
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I
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Inning
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A baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove.
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M
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Mitt
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The part of a baseball field beyond the infield and between the foul lines.
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O
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Outfield
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A player positioned in the grassy area beyond the infield.
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O
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Outfielder
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The player who throws the ball to the batter.
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P
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Pitcher
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The unit of scoring, achieved by a player making a complete circuit of the bases before three outs are recorded.
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R
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Run
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An infielder whose position is between second and third base.
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S
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Shortstop
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A baseball pitch that is not hit fair or that passes through a certain area over home plate without being hit and that counts against the batter.
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S
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Strike
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The area over home plate from the midpoint between a batter's shoulders and the top of the uniform trousers -- when the batter is in his stance and prepared to swing at a pitched ball -- and a point just below the kneecap.
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S
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Strike zone
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A hit where the batter makes it safely to third base before the ball can be returned to the infield.
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T
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Triple
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The official who enforces the rules.
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U
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Umpire
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