Statistics for Baseball Slang Terms

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A team's best starting pitcher	Ace	83%
The third baseman's spot	Hot Corner	81%
Umpire	Blue	75%
The batter behind the batter on deck	In the Hole	74%
Left-handed pitcher	Southpaw	69%
When a batter swings and misses the ball	Whiff	68%
Pitcher's mound	Bump	53%
Term for pitcher/catcher combination	Battery	52%
Easy fly ball resulting in an easy out	Can of Corn	49%
Ball hit between two outfielders	Gapper	48%
Another word for the catcher	Backstop	45%
Striking out four times in a game	Golden Sombrero	41%
When a player has a batting average below .200	Mendoza Line	41%
Home plate	Dish	34%
Batted ball that takes a hard, high bounce in infield	Chopper	33%
Pitch that is thrown up around the batter’s head	Chin Music	24%
when a player throws the ball way over the head of the intended player	Airmail	20%
When a player spends only a brief amount of time in the major leagues	Cup of Coffee	19%
Line drive	Frozen Rope	19%
Double play	Twin Killing	11%