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base on balls

base on balls

the act of a batter receiving four balls and being awarded first base; does not count as an official at bat.

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  • base on balls (n): a statistic charged to a pitcher who throws four balls and allows the batter to be awarded first base.
    Synonyms: base on balls, bases on balls, BB, BB's, walk, walks
  • base on balls (n): a statistic credited to a batter who receives four balls and is awarded first base.
    Synonyms: base on balls, bases on balls, BB, BB's
  • walk (vi): (of a batter) to receive four balls and be awarded first base.
    Synonyms: walk, walked, draw a walk, draws a walk, draw, draws
  • walk (vt): (of a pitcher) to throw four pitches for balls allowing the batter to be awarded first base.
    Synonyms: walk, walked, issue a walk, issues a walk, walk a batter, walks a batter, lose a batter, lost a batter, lose, lost, issue a pass, issues a pass, walk a man, walks a man

Keywords and Synonyms

  • base on balls, bases on balls "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls", walk, walks, four wide ones, free check, free checks, free passage, free passages, free ride, free rides, free transit, free transits, free trip, free trips, Annie Oakley, Annie Oakley's, free pass, free passes, pass, passes, free transportation, free transportations, casualty pass, casualty passes


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