base on balls



base on balls

In baseball, the term used when a batter reaches first base after taking four pitches outside the strike zone (known as "balls"). A: "Oh, Robertson's on first?" B: "Yeah, base on balls."
See also: ball, base, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eugene[ju:'ʒein]
Cerridwen-Welsh
Aemilia-Ancient Roman
Eleftheria-Greek
AnsonAN-sənEnglish
Barlow['ba:ləu]