Baseball Glossary
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Plate Appearance: The aggregate of a player's at-bats, walks, sacrifice hits (bunts and flies) and hit by pitches.
Platinum Sombrero: When a batter goes 0 for 5 with 5 strikeouts.
Platter: Home plate.
Play By The Book: To play in accord with the conventional wisdom of the game.
Plunked: To get hit by a pitch (also known as pegged, plugged, nailed, or HBP).
Portsider: A left-handed pitcher. The name comes because the ‘port’ is the left side of a ship (when facing the bow).
Pow Wow: A meeting on the playing field, usually involving several players and a coach who has come on to the field to talk strategy.
Pull Hitter: A batter that generally hits to the same side of the field that he bats. (eg, righthanded pull hitter hits to the left side of the field).
Punch-And-Judy: Said of a hitter who tends to hit well-placed but weakly-hit balls for singles. The first reference was made by former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Walter Alston when asked about a home run b . . . View Full Definition
Punch-Out: A strikeout
Putout: In scoring, a fielder is credited with a putout if he receives the ball to put out a baserunner or a hitter.
Quality Start: A start in which the starting pitcher provides at least six innings pitched and surrenders three or fewer earned runs.
Quick Hook: Refers to a situation where the manager removes a pitcher in the early innings because the hurler is getting shelled.
Quick Return Pitch: An illegal pitch, made with obvious intent to catch the batter off balance.
Rabbit Ears: Term for an umpire who spends too much time and energy listening to the complaints and catcalls from the fans to pay proper attention the game.
Rag Arm: A term for a player (often an outfielder) who has a weak throwing arm.
Rainmaker: A fly ball that is hit very high.
Rally Caps: A term for a superstitious practice among players and fans alike that turn their caps inside out and/or backwards in a close game in the hopes of getting their team hitting.
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