Baseball Glossary
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Knuckle Ball: A pitch thrown by gripping one of the seams on a ball with fingernails and/or knuckles of the forefinger and middle finger with the thumb another fingers underneath the ball. The ball is pus . . . View Full Definition
Lawrence Welk: A 1-2-3 double play. This occurs when the bases are loaded and the batter hits a ground ball to the pitcher (No. 1 position), who throws it to the catcher (No.2 position) to force out the ru . . . View Full Definition
Leather: Refers to how good a player plays defensively or handles the glove.
Left On Base: Runners stranded on base after three outs.
Line Drive: A ball hit in the air at a low projectory directly to a fielder or through the infield.
Line-Up: A team’s batting order and fielding positions
Live Ball Era: This refers to the period of play beginning after the Dead Ball Era ended in 1920.
Lollipop: A soft pitch or weak throw.
Loogy: A mildly derogatory remark for a left-handed specialist, which is a lefty pitcher who often makes limited appearances to get one or two left-handed hitters out. The acronym stands for Lefty . . . View Full Definition
Lord Charles: A curve ball that breaks from 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock (top to bottom of the strike zone).
Magic Number: This indicates the sum of the number of games that a first place team must plus the number of games that a team ranked lower in the standings must lose in order for the first place team to w . . . View Full Definition
Meatball: An easy pitch to hit, usually right down the middle of the plate.
Mendoza Line: Figurative boundary in the batting averages between those batters hitting above and below .215, Mario Mendoza's career average.
Moon Shot: A home run that is hit particularly high and long.
Mop Up Work: This term refers to a relief pitching appearance where the relief pitcher’s team is down by an insurmountable number of runs.
Mound: Hill the pitcher stands on while pitching.
Mow Em Down: Refers to a pitcher who strikes out a series of hitters in a row.
Mr. Splitee: A split-fingered fastball.
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