| A | B |
|---|
| out | a fly ball is caught |
| strike | batter misses ball |
| retouch | an act of a runner in returning to a base as legally required |
| overslide | the act of an offensive player when his slide to a base is such that it causes him to lose contact with base |
| balk | an illegal act by the pitcher with a runner on base entitles all runners to advance one base |
| batter | offensive player who takes his position in the batters box |
| battery | the pitcher and the catcher |
| bunt | a batted ball not swung at, but intentionally met with the bat and tapped slowly |
| catch | the act of a fielder in getting square position in his hand or glove of a ball in flight |
| catcher | a fielder who takes his position in back of the home base |
| a dead ball | a ball out of play because of a legally created temporary suspension of play |
| double header | two regularly scheduled or rescheduled games played in immediate succession |
| fair ball | a batted ball that settles on fair ground between home and first base or home and third base |
| fly ball | a batted ball that goes high in the air in flight |
| force play | a runner legally loses his right to occupy a base by reason of the batter becoming a runner |
| forfeit | a game declared ended by the umpire in favor of the offended team |
| ground ball | a batted ball that rolls or bounces close to the ground |
| home team | the team on whose ground the game is played |
| infield fly | a fair fly ball which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort |
| jeopardy | a term indicating that the ball is in play and an offensive player may be put out |
