Base On Balls (Noun)
Meaning
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The batter drew a base on balls with the count full and two outs in the inning.
- He worked the pitcher for a base on balls and eventually scored the winning run.
- The umpire called a base on balls on a close pitch that the catcher thought was a strike.
- The pitcher's wildness resulted in a base on balls to the leadoff hitter.
- The batter's patience paid off when he earned a base on balls to load the bases.