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The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball, steps on first (to force the batter out), and then throws to the shortstop (6), who tags out a runner. Another possibility is a line drive caught by the first baseman, who throws to the shortstop, who then steps on second base for a second out.
Each circle is 5 feet (1.5 m) in diameter, and the centers of the circles are 74 feet (23 m) apart. A straight line drawn between the centers of the two on-deck circles should pass 10 feet (3 m) behind home plate. [1] [2] In the Official Baseball Rules published by Major League Baseball, the on-deck circle is referred to as the "next batter's box".
Home plate sits in the no-hit zone and is shaped like a 43.18 cm (17.00 in)-square, except that two of its corners are removed such that the edges of home plate touching the foul lines are 30.5 cm (12.0 in), the two adjacent sides are 21.6 cm (8.5 in), and the remaining side (facing 2nd base) is still 43.18 cm (17.00 in). [6]
13 cm = 1.3 dm – body length of a Goliath birdeater; 15 cm = 1.5 dm – approximate size of largest beetle species; 19 cm = 1.9 dm – length of a banana; 26.3 cm = 2.6 dm – length of average male human foot; 29.98 cm = 2.998 dm – distance light in vacuum travels in one nanosecond; 30 cm = 3.0 dm – maximum leg length of a Goliath birdeater
The Green Monster is the highest among the walls in current Major League Baseball fields, and it is the second highest among all professional baseball fields (including minor leagues). As of 2007 it was surpassed by the left field wall of WellSpan Park in York, Pennsylvania, which is approximately 6 inches (15 cm) taller.
There are no rules at all that address the height of fences or other structures at the edge of the outfield. The most famously idiosyncratic outfield boundary is the left-field wall at Boston's Fenway Park, in use since 1912: the Green Monster is 310 feet (94 m) from home plate down the line and 37 feet (11 m) tall. [138]
In baseball, earned run average (ERA) is a statistic used to evaluate pitchers, calculated as the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. A pitcher is men by a baserunner who reached base while batting against that pitcher, whether by hit, base on balls or "walk", or being hit by a pitched ball; [1] an earned run can be charged after the pitcher is relieved if he ...
This is a list of the top 100 players in career earned run average, who have thrown at least 1,000 innings. Ed Walsh [1] [2] holds the major league earned run average record at 1.816. Addie Joss [3] (1.887) and Jim Devlin [4] (1.896) are the only other pitchers with a career earned run average under 2.000.