Baseball Lingo - It's A Thing. How Many Of These Words Do You Know?

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Are you on the winning team?

Are you a fan of baseball lingo? If so, see well you remember the meaning of some of the sport's weirdest terms!

Michelle Nati
 Nov 09, 2018

1 of 18Choose Your Answer:

Where is the "keystone sack" located on a baseball diamond?
Home
Third base
Second base

2 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What is the term for striking out four times in a game?
Golden sombrero
Silver beret
Bronze chapeau

3 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What does "AB" mean?
At base
Attention batter
At bat

4 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What does the abbreviation "A" stand for?
Attacks
Advantage
Assists

5 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What is also known as the "hot corner"?
Home plate
Third base
Second place

6 of 18Choose Your Answer:

A batter with an average below .200 is said to be below what?
The Mendoza Line
The Mariachi Throw
The Mantle Peak

7 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What does "IRS" stand for in baseball?
Internal Relief Strikes
Inherited Runners Stuck
Inherited Runners Stranded

8 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What does "DP" stand for?
Double positions
Double plays
Double pitches

9 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What is the term for an easy fly ball to catch?
A can of corn
A bowl of peas
A pound of tomatoes

10 of 18Choose Your Answer:

Which umpire position is known as the "rocking chair"?
On the pitchers mound
Third base
Behind home plate

11 of 18Choose Your Answer:

" H" is short for what word?'
Home
Hardball
Hits

12 of 18Choose Your Answer:

When a baseball pitcher has "cheese," what does he have?
An underhanded throw
A curved pitch
An overpowering fastball

13 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What does the term "twin killing" mean in baseball lingo?
Two foul balls
A double play
Two strikes

14 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What is a "tape measure job"?
A foul ball
A strikeout
A long home run

15 of 18Choose Your Answer:

Who was the baseball player known as Mr. October?
Reggie Jackson
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays

16 of 18Choose Your Answer:

When does a "set-up" man enter the game?
In the seventh inning
In the first inning
In overtime

17 of 18Choose Your Answer:

What is the term for a hard-hit ball?
A Baltimore chop
A Boston Blast
A Sacramento slice

18 of 18Choose Your Answer:

When a batter holds the baseball bat out and tries to barely tap the ball its called a:
Bunt
Bounce
Foul
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