Baseball Terms A-Z - Statistics

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Letter Hint Answer % Correct
C Team's relief pitcher who finishes the game closer
93%
E Innings played beyond the 9th inning extra innings
93%
D When two games are played by the same two teams on the same day doubleheader
91%
T When the defense records three outs in one play triple play
88%
L The first batter on the lineup card scheduled to hit leadoff hitter
87%
N When a team fails to record a hit during a game no-hitter
86%
K Ted Lyons and Phil Niekro were known for throwing this no spin pitch knuckleball
84%
W When the home team scores the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning or later walk-off
81%
O Percentage of at-bats where a batter reaches base safely on-base percentage
80%
S Baserunners on second base and/or third base are in this position scoring position
80%
Z A pitcher is "in the ____" when maintaining focus and throwing pitches that get batters out zone
80%
H Another name for the third base position hot corner
77%
G The space between outfielders gap
76%
U A player who can play several different positions utility player
75%
Y Sometimes when a batter hits a home run it is referred to as "going ____" yard
75%
J Happens to a batter when an inside pitch prevents the batter from extending the swing jam
69%
I Regular season games played between AL and NL teams interleague play
67%
P A team wins this after winning the NLCS or ALCS to reach the World Series pennant
66%
Q When a pitcher pitches at least 6 innings while allowing 3 or fewer earned runs quality start
62%
A Double play going from third base to second base to first base around the horn
54%
M A home run that is hit very high and very deep moonshot
52%
R The last game of a series when two teams have evenly split the previous games rubber game
42%
B A slang term for play that is of minor league or unprofessional quality bush league
39%
X This Red Sox HOF first baseman was nicknamed "Double X" since he had two X's in his last name Jimmie Foxx
26%
V A reliever who records wins in late innings by being the pitcher of record in the midst of a comeback vulture
6%
F When a player makes an outstanding defensive play flashing leather
4%
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