| A | B |
| plate | hard rubbed slab that a baseball player stands beside to bat |
| forties | the years between 1940 & 1949 |
| Louisville slugger | a popular kind of baseball bat |
| field | piece of land used for some special purpose |
| soar | to fly upward |
| cheers | calls out or yells loudly to show that you like something |
| bases | places that are stations or goals in certain games, such as baseball |
| sailed | moved smoothly like a ship with sails |
| threw | sent something through the air by force of your arm |