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Baseball Terms
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What do we call the person who throws the ball?
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pitcher
What shape is the infield area?
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diamond
What is the person who is trying to hit the ball called?
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the batter
What is the place where he stands called?
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the home plate
What is the person who sits behind the home plate and tries to catch the pitched balls called?
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the catcher
What is it called, if the batter hits the ball and runs around the bases and to homeplate.
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a homerun
What is it called if the batter misses the thrown ball?
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a strike
What is it called, if the pitcher's throw is too low, too high or too wide?
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a ball
Who decides if it is 'a strike' or 'a ball'?
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the umpire
What is it called when the pitcher throws four balls and the batter goes to first base?
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a walk
What is one 'round' of play called?
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inning
What happens if the batter has three 'strikes'?
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The batter is out.
What happens if the player is tagged before he reaches the base?
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The player is out.
How many innings are there in a game?
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nine
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