be knocked out of the box



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.
See also: box, knock, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Debbora-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
JocelynJAHS-lin (English), JAHS-ə-lin (English)English, French
Dobrogostdaw-BRAW-gawst (Polish)Polish (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Alexander
Slaven-Croatian, Serbian
Trishna-Indian, Hindi