The history of baseball
Dictionary of baseball terms
Safe - Declaration by the umpire that a runner is entitled to the bases for which he was trying.
Shortstop - Defensive player positioned between second and third bases.
Stolen Base - Successfully advancing a base between pitches without the batter hitting the ball or getting a base on balls.
Strike - A strike is called if a batter swings at a pitch and misses, or if the pitch simply passes through the strike zone. The first 2 foul balls that are not caught count as first and second strike. A foul ball that is not caught can never be counted as a third strike.
Strike Out - Out recorded by recording three strikes on the batter.
Strike Zone - The area over home plate between the batters armpits and knees when the batter is positioned to swing. Any pitch that is delivered through this area is called a strike.
Shortstop - Defensive player positioned between second and third bases.
Stolen Base - Successfully advancing a base between pitches without the batter hitting the ball or getting a base on balls.
Strike - A strike is called if a batter swings at a pitch and misses, or if the pitch simply passes through the strike zone. The first 2 foul balls that are not caught count as first and second strike. A foul ball that is not caught can never be counted as a third strike.
Strike Out - Out recorded by recording three strikes on the batter.
Strike Zone - The area over home plate between the batters armpits and knees when the batter is positioned to swing. Any pitch that is delivered through this area is called a strike.