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
Thutmosethoot-MO-sə (English), thoot-MOS (English)Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
Adalheidis-Ancient Germanic
Gaultier-French
Aarti-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Callisto (2)kə-LIS-to (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Oralie-English (Rare)