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Hint	First Letter	Answer	% Correct
The player who throws the ball to the batter.	P	Pitcher	100%
The official who enforces the rules.	U	Umpire	100%
A pitched baseball that is not hit and is not a strike.	B	Ball	95%
Any of the four stations a runner in baseball must touch in order to score.	B	Base	95%
To hit a baseball lightly so that the ball rolls for a short distance.	B	Bunt	95%
A baseball player who plays behind home plate.	C	Catcher	95%
A low shelter facing a baseball diamond and containing the players' benches.	D	Dugout	95%
A baseball batted into foul territory.	F	{Foul} ball	95%
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.	H	{Home} plate	95%
A hit in baseball that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run.	H	Home run	95%
The diamond-shaped part of a baseball field bounded by the bases and home plate.	I	Infield	95%
A baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove.	M	Mitt	95%
The part of a baseball field beyond the infield and between the foul lines.	O	Outfield	95%
A player positioned in the grassy area beyond the infield.	O	Outfielder	95%
The unit of scoring, achieved by a player making a complete circuit of the bases before three outs are recorded.	R	Run	95%
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.	S	Strike	95%
A player’s turn batting against a pitcher.	A	At bat	90%
The player whose turn it is to bat.	B	Batter	90%
A home run hit while there are players on first, second and third bases, and that scores four runs.	G	Grand slam	90%
A division of a baseball game that consists of a turn at bat for each team.	I	Inning	90%
An infielder whose position is between second and third base.	S	Shortstop	90%
A hit where the batter makes it safely to third base before the ball can be returned to the infield.	T	Triple	90%
A hit where the batter makes it safely to second base before the ball can be returned to the infield.	D	Double	85%
A statistic used to evaluate a pitcher by measuring the number of scoring runs the pitcher allows for every nine innings of pitching.	E	Earned run average	80%
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.	S	Strike zone	75%