hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

misplay, error - (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ball

pitch, delivery - (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

fastball, heater, hummer, bullet, smoke - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

batting - (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

fielding - (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

catching - (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

pitching - (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team

base on balls, pass, walk - (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"

fair ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field

foul ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field

bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

blast - a long and hard-hit fly ball

ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

out - (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"

putout - an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts"

strikeout - an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes

sacrifice - (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners

base hit, bingle, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

daisy cutter - a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground

line drive, liner - (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"

plunker, plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

shoestring catch - (baseball) a running catch made near the ground

tag - (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)

flare - (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

Texas leaguer - (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder

at-bat, bat - (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats"

ball game, ballgame - a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)

ball game, ballgame - a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)

professional baseball - playing baseball for money

hardball - baseball as distinguished from softball

perfect game - a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base

no-hit game, no-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits

1-hitter, one-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit

2-hitter, two-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits

3-hitter, three-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits

4-hitter, four-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits

5-hitter, five-hitter - a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits

softball game, softball - a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer

rounders - an English ball game similar to baseball