be knocked out of the box

baseball Of a pitcher, to be taken out of the game for giving up too many hits. The pitcher has had a stellar season so far, but he was knocked out of the box not even halfway through the game against this unbeaten team.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Avery	['eivəri]
Elisheba	i-LISH-ə-bə (English), ee-LISH-ə-bə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Takehiko	tah-ke-hee-ko	Japanese
Ina	EE-nə (English), IE-nə (English), EE-nah (Swedish, Dutch, Limburgish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Limburgish, Croatian
Lockie	LAHK-ee	Scottish
Petko	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian