• at third
• allow a run-scoring walk
• alley
• airmail
• across the letters
• advance into scoring position
• aim for the outside corner
• at first base
• advance to third on a balk and ground out by the third batter
• activity in the bull pen

• batter in the hole
• bottom of the ninth
• baseball diamond
• back-to-back homeruns
• batting-practice pitch
• batting cage
• by blanking
• bug the rug
• behind in the count
• backdoor slider

• city series
• caught in a rundown
• catcher's ERA
• Chinese blow
• control
• cut off
• conservative play
• contribute on defense
• come on in the __th inning of a game against ~ with the score __-__
• cross-town series

• down the right field line
• dive
• double-play depth
• designated runner
• dive on to a grounder
• down
• double to left
• decide to try for the big leagues
• dramatic finish
• drop in front of the center fielder

• extra inning
• empty base
• excuse-me hit
• end of tenth
• end 3rd
• end 10th
• end 5th
• end of second
• extra-base hit
• even stance

• free swinger
• first base umpire
• fair ball
• fielding practice
• foul away
• fielding mishap
• first-base umpire
• final game of the first half of the season
• fireman
• fair-weather fan

• grounder to second
• ground out to third
• get knocked out
• go ahead __-__ in the third on one's double-play grounder
• get to bat
• go uptown
• get a clean hit
• grease ball
• get hold of the ball
• go the distance

• high and outside
• hit safely in __ consecutive games
• hitting mechanics
• have a pair of doubles off
• high cheddar
• hitter
• hit a homer on the first pitch
• hit it to deep center field
• hill
• hurler

• inside move
• innings played
• issue
• intentional base on balls
• in the dirt
• infield in
• intentional walk
• in one's first season off the farm team
• in the other team's home stadium
• infielder

• jam
• judge hittable
• judged hittable
• junk-ball
• jammed bags double play
• junk baller
• jammed bags
• jammed bags DP
• jack

• knock it out of the park
• knock a triple over the left fielder's head
• knock it over the fence
• knob
• knubber
• keep the ball down
• knock a run-scoring double to deep right-center field
• knock for six
• keystone
• key-stone combination

• leave on base
• left-handed swing
• low pitch
• low blazer
• Little League World Series
• lead runner
• last .400 batter in baseball's history
• long drive
• loose swing
• left field

• miraculous comeback
• make a nice play
• make a good lead-off batter
• make the team in spring training
• minor leagues
• miss the easy ball
• mop-up guy
• misplay
• miss the tag
• minor-league team

• no-hit no-run
• NP
• nice base-running
• number __ of someone's career
• not yet ready to give up mathematically
• nasty bounce
• not yet ready to give up the pennant race mathematically
• National League Rookie of the Year award
• National League Championship Series
• nasty hop

• OCS
• overarm
• one bound
• opposition caught stealing
• over the right-field fence
• one down
• one-hopper
• over the left fielder's head
• oh for two
• on-deck batter's circle

• pasture
• place ~ on the disabled list
• put the game out of reach
• pitching
• pennant insurance
• payoff pitch
• pitch out
• paint the black
• past the reach of
• place hitter

• quick release
• quadruple-A player
• quick-toss
• quick snap throw
• quality start

• right up there in the standings with one's __-__-__ batting average
• runs produced
• realignment
• RF
• relieve a pitcher
• routine ground ball to the shortstop
• rob someone with
• retire the side
• right after getting on the mound
• reliever

• strand
• SV
• smash a come-from-behind three-run homer
• slugfest
• smack a run-scoring double to deep right-center field
• stretch drive
• skin diamond
• short center-field
• save opportunity
• solo home run

• take a ball
• throwing error in left
• tag someone out
• team with a batting average of .300
• take third on fielder's indifference
• throw out the ceremonial first pitch
• trip to the plate
• throw home
• tag
• trail by __ runs

• underhand throwing
• up with a long count
• up the middle
• underhand delivery
• unemployed ballplayer market
• upstairs
• umpiring crew chief
• umpire-in-chief
• unearned run
• umpiring crew

• velocity of pitching
• veteran slugger
• validator
• vast wasteland of automatic outs
• velocity and location

• with the bases empty
• win one's __th straight game
• walk-off three-run homer
• WS
• winter league
• wind-up position
• with no men on base
• win the Gold Glove award for the __th consecutive year
• winning pitcher
• win the Japan Series for the first time in __ years

• Yankee Clipper
• yank
• yield __ runs in the seventh inning
• yank a pitcher

• zinger
• zone
• Zatopek style

• 5-4-3
• __ consecutive strikeouts
• __th career win
• 1B
• .300 hitter
• 30-30 club
• 20-20 man
• __ seasons straight in the Pacific League cellar
• __ errors a season
• 6-4-3 double play
• __-bagger
• __-day rotation
• 6-4-3
• __ seasons straight in the Central League cellar
• 4-A player
• .300 season
• __-inning tie
• 5-4-3 double play
• 1-2-3 inning
• __th career homer
• 30-30 guy
• __-game losing streak
• 3B
• 40-40
• 30-30
• __-career home runs
• 30-30 player
• .300
• 5-4-3 triple play
• 2B
• __th save of someone's career
• 30-30 man
• 1-2-3
• .300 batting average
• __th-inning stretch
• __ game winning streak
• 0.4
• 40-40 club
• __th pitcher of the game
• __ games over .500